By Stevie Connor.
Dance-pop singer-songwriter, Rêve releases a special French version and lyric video of title track “Saturn Return” out via Universal Music Canada, 31 East and Astralwerks. This version is a heartfelt homage to the Rêve’s beloved Montréal fans and the city she grew up in.
Rêve shares, “Montréal holds a special place in my heart, and the support from my fans there has been incredible and full of passion. Releasing a French version of the song ‘Saturn Return’ is my way of expressing gratitude and love to the amazing people, culture and community who have embraced me and my music from the beginning. I hope that it connects us beyond languages and gives space to let everyone ‘take in the old with the new’.”
Known for her infectious dance-pop hits, Rêve maintains her artistic exploration of dance music with this French rendition showcasing her bond with the city of Montréal, allowing fans to experience the song in a new way.
The full-length debut album, Saturn Return, features 13 lyrically driven songs that are equal parts emotional catharsis and crystalline pop confection while paying tribute to dance music, past, present and future.
After performing various festivals in North America including mainstage at Pride Toronto, Pride Montréal and opening for Pitbull at the Calgary Stampede, Rêve announced her National debut headline tour in 2024.
CANADIAN TOUR DATES:
March 14 – Vancouver, BC (Celebrities)
March 15 – Calgary, AB (Commonwealth)
March16 – Edmonton, AB (Starlite)
March 19 – Winnipeg, MB (Park Theatre)
March 28 – Montréal, QC (Theatre Fairmount)
March 29 – Toronto, ON (The Opera House)
March 30 – Waterloo, ON (Maxwell’s)
Montréal-born, Toronto-based singer-songwriter Briannah Donolo aka Rêve (“dream” in French) was discovered when her performance of the national anthem at a Canadiens de Montréal game went viral. The last few years have seen her develop her sound with the likes of Joel Stouffer (Carly Rae Jepsen, Dragonette), among others.
Rêve intends to create the soundscape that lives in her mind: playful, pop, and R&B influenced dance music that draws its inspirations from the heydays of 90s sophisticated Euro sound. Her major-label signing with Universal Music Canada acts as the first collaboration with Montreal production duo Banx & Ranx (Dua Lipa, Sean Paul, BLACKPINK and more), also co-signed to UMC. Rêve has flourished and cemented herself as one of this generation’s most promising dance-pop singer-songwriters. Since making her label debut in 2021, Rêve has amassed over 155 million combined global streams across an already bustling repertoire of hits.
These include her debut track “Still Dancing” to the irresistible “SKIN 2 SKIN”, the flirtatious “Tongue” which was used during Canada’s Drag Race episode that she was a guest judge. The #1 US Dance radio hit with “Whitney” which peaked top 5 at Canadian radio, #5 song overall on Canadian radio and #1 Cancon song overall in 2023, as well as announced as part of Just Dance 2024. Rêve’s multi-platinum and award-winning track “CTRL + ALT + DEL”, was featured on Canada’s Drag Race.
Rêve has garnered awards such as SOCAN Dance Music Award in 2022, SOCAN Breakthrough Award in 2023 and JUNO Dance Recording of the Year in 2023. The latest releases including club anthem, “Big Boom”, free spirited single “Contemporary Love” and empowering track “Breaking Up With Jesus” have all been featured on Jack Saunders Show from BBC Radio 1. The infectious radio single, “Contemporary Love” peaked at #11 at Canadian Top 40 radio. Rêve is the #6 artist at radio in 2023, the #1 Cancon artist overall for 2023.
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French Version
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