Biography
Mixing English synth-pop and French songs, Paupière is a "neo-romantic" band. Now led by Julia Daigle (visual artist) and Pierre-Luc Bégin (Polipe, We Are Wolves), they are a glamorous and flamboyant Montreal duo with an underground sensuality that creates a pop that is both naïve and profound. If one can hear echoes of Human League, Deux or Depeche Mode, their intertwined voices sing of the adolescent and hedonistic romanticism of the 80's as much as contemporary disenchantment.
With their two EPs (Jettatura & Jeunes instants) and first album (À jamais privé de réponses), Paupière have made their mark on the Montreal and Quebec scene (Osheaga, Francos de Montréal, M pour Montréal, Coup de Coeur Francophone, Le Festif!, FME) and have generated strong interest from major media (Le Devoir, Ici Musique, Le Journal de Montréal). Paupière represents a modern, proud and limitless francophonie. In recent years, the group has toured in Europe, New York and Seoul, South Korea. In France, they've received support from such media as France Inter, RFI, TV5 Monde and Radio Nova. Their music has also been featured in the Netflix hit Riverdale.
Mixing English synth-pop and French songs, Paupière is a "neo-romantic" band. Now led by Julia Daigle (visual artist) and Pierre-Luc Bégin (Polipe, We Are Wolves), they are a glamorous and flamboyant Montreal duo with an underground sensuality that creates a pop that is both naïve and profound. If one can hear echoes of Human League, Deux or Depeche Mode, their intertwined voices sing of the adolescent and hedonistic romanticism of the 80's as much as contemporary disenchantment.
With their two EPs (Jettatura & Jeunes instants) and first album (À jamais privé de réponses), Paupière have made their mark on the Montreal and Quebec scene (Osheaga, Francos de Montréal, M pour Montréal, Coup de Coeur Francophone, Le Festif!, FME) and have generated strong interest from major media (Le Devoir, Ici Musique, Le Journal de Montréal). Paupière represents a modern, proud and limitless francophonie. In recent years, the group has toured in Europe, New York and Seoul, South Korea. In France, they've received support from such media as France Inter, RFI, TV5 Monde and Radio Nova. Their music has also been featured in the Netflix hit Riverdale.
