Michel Lemieux
| Michel Lemieux | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 13, 1959 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec |
| Genres | rock, experimental |
| Occupation(s) | Multimedia artist, singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1970s-present |
| Associated acts | Victor Pilon, La La La Human Steps, Cirque du Soleil |
Michel Lemieux (born February 13, 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a Canadian multimedia artist from Quebec, whose career has incorporated work in theatrical design, installation art, film, video, dance and music. First coming to prominence in the early 1980s as a performance artist whose work explored the integration of new media technologies into experimental pop music in a manner similar to Peter Gabriel and Laurie Anderson, more recently he has concentrated primarily on creating, designing, directing and producing multimedia theatrical presentations for events, theatrical companies and other artists.
A 1979 graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, Lemieux composed music for dance and theatrical troupes including La La La Human Steps, and did performance art work in Montreal before breaking through to wider success with his 1984 show Solide Salade. The show, a complex performance piece which incorporated film and video projections, music, dance and visual and lighting design, had a successful sold-out run in Montreal before touring venues across North America, Europe and Japan.
In 1986, Lemieux performed the show at Expo 86, and signed to the record label Audiogram, with whom he released a self-titled album of songs from Solide Salade. He won the CASBY Award for Most Promising Male Vocalist, was nominated for the Juno Award for Most Promising Male Vocalist at the Juno Awards of 1986, and garnered two Prix Félix nominations for Best English-Language Pop/Rock Album and Best Video ("Romantic Complications").
In 1988, he premiered his new show Mutations at the arts festival of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, and released the album Taming the Power Inside. He toured Mutations across Canada, and at World Expo 88 in Australia.Taming the Power Inside was again a Félix nominee for Best English Pop/Rock Album.
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