Philémon Cimon

Philémon Cimon is the stage name of Philémon Bergeron-Langlois, a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec.^[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]

Philémon Cimon
Philémon Cimon in 2021
Background information
Occupations	Singer songwriter

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.^[7]

Pays, his fourth full-length album, was released in 2019.^[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.^[9]

He released the EP Philédouche in 2020.^[10]

Discography

• EP 2008 (2008)
• Les Sessions Cubaines (2010)
• L'été (2014)
• Les femmes comme des montagnes (2015)
• Psychanalysez-vous avec Philémon Cimon (2016)
• Pays (2019)
• Philédouche (2020)
• L'amour (2021)
• 8 chansons pour enfants et 2 rêves (2023)
• Mon adolescence, Vol. 1-2 (14 à 19 ans / 20 à 22 ans) (2024)

Filmography

• Philémon Chante Habana (2012)