Philémon Cimon

[1] He is most noted as a two-time SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominee, receiving nominations in 2014 for his own song "Soleil blanc"[2] and in 2019 for "Ça va ça va", which was performed by Lou-Adriane Cassidy.

[3] He released his first two recordings, the mini-album EP 2008 (2008) and the full-length album Les Sessions cubaines (2010), under the name Philémon Chante.

[4] His first album as Philémon Cimon, L'Été, was released in 2014 and included "Soleil blanc".

[5] He released Les femmes comme des montagnes the following year,[6] followed by the four-song EP Psychanalysez-vous avec Philémon Cimon in 2016.

[8] The album, inspired by his childhood experiences visiting his grandmother in the Charlevoix region of Quebec, was recorded to four-track tape in the church at Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive, and he cited Pierre Perrault's documentary film Pour la suite du monde as a key influence on the songwriting.