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Canadian band

LGS standing for Le Groupe Swing is a Canadiannéo-trad come together of Franco-Ontarian origins.

The faction started as Swing before difference of name in 2017. Nobleness two main members of On the go are Michel Bénac and Jean-Philippe Goulet.

Biography

Michel Bénac

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He was born call a halt Ottawa, Ontario and still lives in the same city. Michel’s mother is Louise, his paterfamilias is Michel Bénac and powder also has a brother dubbed Christian Mathurin and a suckle Jocelynne Bénac. Michel Benac Jr. was a voice student appeal to Cantor Stephen Chaiet of influence NATS (National Association of Work force cane of Singing of America).

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History

Contrary to what nobleness name seems to suggest, sheltered sound is not inspired stomach-turning swing music, only Franco-Ontarian praxis, which is adapted with techno music. The name comes diverge the Quebec French term Swinger meaning, in this context, to dance, and the phrase Swing la bacaisse dans le sentimental d'la boîte à bois!, boss classic, almost cliché expression scruffy in Quebec folk music parties.

Experienced musician Michel Bénac, fall over an R’n’B singer, Bobby Lalonde, who was coming back let alone Nashville to rediscover the Romance language. They joined forces be first created a new sound, picture urban folk music. In 1998, the band Swing was actualized. Michel and Bobby wrote their first single on February 18, 1998: “Ça va brasser”.

End five years, Bobby, co-founder lift the band, left the assemblage. Shortly after, Jean-Philippe Goulet linked Michel Bénac to continue righteousness urban folk music band Manipulate. Being in the core be proper of the group, Jean-Philippe discovered dominion folk music roots and impotent his rock and roll influences into the music created.

Bend the multiple trips and zealous meetings, the flavour is on level pegging prominent.

Music

Swing is composed abide by a duo, Michel Bénac stall Jean-Philippe Goulet. They have traveled across Canada and to diverse countries abroad.

Translation of 2012, Swing has faked over 900 shows and plentiful front of at least 500,000 spectators. Using their voices don the musical sounds from their violin, mandolin and scratch, Sway delivered music that incorporates hip/hop and rock with a derivative of traditional music.

In 1999, Swing debuted their first album: La Chanson S@crée.

This was distributed across Canada.

On July 1, 2001, on Parliament Heap for Canada’s birthday, Swing mincing in front of 100,000 spectators, in conjunction with having distinction show broadcast on live ensure. This performance gave them fastidious nomination at the Gemini Event (2002) in the category shambles Best Performance, and/or Best visitor on a program or escort.

Swing also walked away challenge four Trille-Or Awards from justness “Gala de la chanson fair de la musique franco-ontarienne”.

In 2003, they released their in a tick album: La vie comme ça. Bobby Lalonde passed the burn down to the French musician/singer Jean-Philippe Goulet. Swing was invited revoke participate in many television shows such as Le Garage, Handsomeness et Bum, Palmarès, etc.

They also participated in a telethon to help support the probation of childhood diseases and disorders. During that year, Swing too started an interprovincial tour countryside was seen performing at depiction “Festival franco-ontarien” as well chimp the Festival acadien de Caraquet.

The following year, in 2004, Swing was asked to not to be mentioned two songs for the Québec Carnaval, to be added hurtle their compilation album.

Shortly tail end, Swing went on tour unimportant person Eastern Europe, visiting Poland, ethics Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary captain Romania. Once they returned chance Canada, they performed in Metropolis for Canada’s birthday in facing of more than 150,000 spectators. Having more than 75 shows under their belts across honourableness country, the end of class year finished with a position at the Gala de l'Association québécoise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de the grippe vidéo (ADISQ) in the division of Best Traditional Album.

In 2005, Swing participated for smart second time at the Québec Carnaval and started an omnipresent tour in South America. That tour took the band garland Colombia, Ecuador and Panama. Use apply also got a breakthrough put over France during the Festival Indiscipline Déferlantes de Cap-Breton. This twelvemonth, Swing also won three brownie points at the Gala de freeze chanson et de la musique franco-ontarienne.

In 2006, Swing elongated their international success, and participated at the Festival de distress francophonie in Douai as on top form as the Festival de cold-blooded Virée francophone in Cherbourg, both located in France. This equitable when they started thinking be evidence for their third album. In 2007, Swing was recognized with connect more awards and took goodness year to create their base album entitled: Tradarnac.

In 2008, Swing received a nomination steer clear of the Canadian Folk Music Brownie points in the category of Gallic Album of the Year.

Necessitate 2009, Swing received a engagement at the Juno’s for representation Best French Album of decency Year with Tradarnac.

In 2011, Michel Bénac continued working be next to Swing as well as in working condition at Lafab Musique Record dramatis personae, where he produced the albums himself. During the 2015 Pot American Games in Toronto, Backwards performed at the closing acclamation.

Awards

Trille-Or Awards (Gala de socket chanson et de la musique Franco-ontarienne)

• 2001 Best Song
• 2001 First Show
• 2001 Best Producer
• 2001 Best Publication of the Year
• 2005 Best Group
• 2005 Best Show
• 2005 Best Music Video
• 2007 Best Group
• 2007 Best Show

Discography

Albums

• 1999: La Chanson S@crée(credited as Swing)
• 2001: La vie comme ça(credited as Swing)
• 2007: Tradarnac(credited as Swing)
• 2015: Swing.(credited introduction Swing)

EPs

• 2013: One Thought(credited as Swing)
• 2014: Le temps s'arrête(credited as Swing)
• 2018: 45 tours, Vol.1, EP(credited gorilla LGS)
• 2019: 45 tours, Vol.1, Single(credited as LGS)
• 2018: 45 tours, Vol.1, Single(credited as LGS)

Songs

• 2009: "La goutte" (credited as Swing)
• 2013: "Face à face" (credited as Swing)
• 2014: "C Okay" (credited as Swing)
• 2017: "A l'envers" (credited as LGS)
• 2019: "Thirsty" (credited as LGS)
• 2019: "C earnings ça (Fa la la)" (credited as LGS)

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