Lucie Idlout facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lucie Idlout
Idlout performing at Westfest in 2008
Background information
Birth name	Tatanniq Lucie d'Argencourt
Born	1972/1973 (age 52–53)
Genres	Rock music
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Vocals, rhythm guitar
Years active	20
Labels	Sun Rev Records

Lucie Idlout (born Tatanniq Lucie d'Argencourt) is a talented Canadian Inuk singer, songwriter, and actress. She comes from Iqaluit, a city in Nunavut, Canada. Lucie is the daughter of Leah Idlout-Paulson and the granddaughter of the famous Joseph Idlout.

Lucie's Music Journey

Early Albums and Important Meanings

Lucie Idlout released her first full album, E5-770, My Mother’s Name, in 2004. The title of this album is very special. It honors her mother and brings attention to a difficult time in Canadian history. For many years, the Canadian government used "disc numbers" to identify Inuit people instead of their names. E5-770 was the disc number given to Lucie's mother. This policy was in place from 1941 to 1978.

A song from this album, "Birthday", was featured in the movie Crime Spree. Lucie was already getting attention for her music. However, when she opened for the famous band The White Stripes in Iqaluit on June 27, 2007, even more people started to notice her amazing talent.

Swagger and "Angel Street"

Her second album, Swagger, came out 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" became very important. It inspired the Mayor of Iqaluit, Elisapee Sheutiapik, to start a special campaign. This campaign aimed to raise awareness about family violence in Canada. As part of the campaign, cities across Canada were asked to name a street "Angel Street". By 2014, several cities had joined, including Iqaluit, St. John's, Edmonton, Regina, Fredericton, Yellowknife, and Kamloops.

Other Creative Works

In the fall of 2009, Lucie recorded a new song called "Road to Nowhere". This song was for a show called Great Canadian Song Quest on CBC Radio 2. She has also created music for films and television shows. For example, she wrote the music for filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk's movie Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change. In 2012, Lucie also appeared as a guest star in the CBC TV show Arctic Air.

Filmmaker Shane Belcourt has said that Lucie Idlout influenced his 2007 film Tkaronto. Lucie is a close friend of Shane's sister, Christi Belcourt. In 2017, Lucie also appeared in a documentary film by Alan Zweig called There Is a House Here.

Discography

• E5-770, My Mother’s Name (2004)
• Swagger (2009)

See also

In Spanish: Lucie Idlout para niños