Yoann Lemoine
Yoann Lemoine (French pronunciation: [jɔan ləmwan]; born 16 March 1983), known professionally as Woodkid, is a French music video director, graphic designer and singer-songwriter.[5][6] His most notable works include his music video direction for Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream", Taylor Swift's "Back to December", Lana Del Rey's "Born to Die" and Harry Styles's "Sign of the Times".
Yoann Lemoine
Woodkid
16 March 1983
Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, Rhône-Alpes, France
- Music video director
- graphic designer
- singer-songwriter
Vocals
2006–present
Green United Music
Lemoine is also a chamber pop musician.[7] On 28 March 2011, he released his first EP Iron EP.[8] On 18 March 2013, he released his first album titled The Golden Age, which is an autobiographical record.[9] He released his second album S16 on 16 October 2020, more than seven years later, following some single releases.
Life and career[edit]
Early life[edit]
Yoann Lemoine was born in Poland to a mother of Polish-Jewish origin, then they moved later on in his life to Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, near Lyon.[10] He studied illustration and animation at the Émile Cohl school, where he completed his diploma with honors. He then left for the UK to follow a silk screen printing process course at Swindon College. In 2004, Yoann moved to Paris. After a brief experience at H5, he joined Luc Besson's crew and worked on the project Arthur and the Invisibles for a year. In 2006, Yoann directed a series of roughs for Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette.[11][12]
Directing and awards[edit]
In June 2010, he received 5 Lions for his AIDS Awareness campaign Graffiti at the Cannes Lions Advertising festival.[47]
Lemoine's films are produced by Iconoclast.[48]
In 2012, Lemoine received the award for Best Director of the Year at the MVPA Awards in Los Angeles[49] and was nominated for 6 MTV Video Music awards for his videos for Lana Del Rey, Drake, and Rihanna.[50]
