Lucie Idlout facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Lucie Idlout
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Idlout performing at Westfest in 2008
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tatanniq Lucie d'Argencourt |
| Born | 1972/1973 (age 51–52) |
| Genres | Rock music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, rhythm guitar |
| Years active | 20 |
| Labels | Sun Rev Records |
Lucie Idlout (born Tatanniq Lucie d'Argencourt, 1972/1973) is a talented Canadian Inuk singer-songwriter and actress. She comes from Iqaluit, Nunavut. Lucie is the daughter of Leah Idlout-Paulson and the granddaughter of Joseph Idlout, a famous Inuk hunter.
Lucie Idlout has released several music collections called EPs. Her first full album, E5-770, My Mother’s Name, came out in 2004. The album's title is a special tribute to her mother. It reminds people of a time when the Canadian government used numbers instead of names to identify Inuit people. This policy was in place from 1941 to 1978. E5-770 was the number given to Lucie's mother.
A song from this album, "Birthday", was even featured in a movie called Crime Spree. Lucie was already getting attention from people in Canada and around the world. But she became even more well-known when she opened a concert for the famous band The White Stripes. This big event happened in her hometown of Iqaluit on June 27, 2007.
Her Music and Important Messages
Lucie's second album, Swagger, was released in February 2009. This album includes a song called "Lovely Irene". Later, this song was changed and recorded again with a children's choir from Iqaluit. It was then renamed "Angel Street".
The song "Angel Street" inspired Iqaluit's Mayor, Elisapee Sheutiapik. She started a campaign to raise awareness about families needing help in Canada. She asked cities across Canada to name a street "Angel Street" to support this cause. By 2014, many cities had named Angel Streets. These included Iqaluit, St. John's, Edmonton, Regina, Fredericton, Yellowknife and Kamloops.
Other Projects and Acting
In the fall of 2009, Lucie recorded a new song called "Road to Nowhere". This song was for the Great Canadian Song Quest on CBC Radio 2. She has also written music for films and TV shows. For example, she created the music for filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk's film Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change.
In 2012, Lucie Idlout appeared as a guest star in the CBC TV show Arctic Air. She played a throat singer in the episode. Filmmaker Shane Belcourt also said that Lucie Idlout influenced his 2007 film Tkaronto. Lucie is a close friend of Shane's sister, Christi. In 2017, Lucie was featured in a documentary film by Alan Zweig called There Is a House Here.
Discography
- E5-770, My Mother’s Name (2004)
- Swagger (2009)
