Bon Iver

US indie folk band

Formed in 2006

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Bon Iver ( BONE ee-VAIR) is an American indie folk band founded in 2006 by singer-songwriter Justin Vernon in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Vernon had originally formed Bon Iver as a solo project, but it eventually became a band consisting of Vernon (vocals, guitar), Sean Carey (drums, keyboards, vocals), Michael Lewis (vocals, baritone guitar, guitar, violin, saxophone), Matthew McCaughan (drums, bass, vocals), Andrew Fitzpatrick (guitar, keyboards, vocals), and Jenn Wasner (guitar, keyboards, vocals).

Vernon released Bon Iver's debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago, independently in July 2007. The majority of the album was recorded while Vernon spent three months isolated in a cabin in western Wisconsin. In 2012, the band won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album for their eponymous album Bon Iver. They released their third album 22, A Million to critical acclaim in 2016. Their fourth album, I, I, was released in 2019. The album was nominated at the 2020 Grammy Awards for Album of the Year. Their fifth and most recent album, Sable, Fable, was released in 2025.

The name "Bon Iver" derives from the French phrase bon hiver (pronounced [bɔn‿ivɛʁ]; 'good winter'), taken from a greeting on 1990s TV series Northern Exposure.

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Bon Iver est un groupe d’électro-folk indie américain fondé en 2006 par l’auteur-compositeur-interprète Justin Vernon. Il s’agissait initialement d’un projet solo.

Puis le groupe s’est élargi avec l’arrivée de nouveaux membres au fil des années : Justin Vernon (chant, guitare), Sean Carey (batterie, claviers, chant), Michael Lewis (chant, guitare baryton, guitare, violon, saxophone), Matthew McCaughan (batterie, basse, chant), Andrew Fitzpatrick (guitare, claviers, chant) et Jenn Wasner (guitare, claviers, chant).

Le nom « Bon Iver » est dérivé de l'expression française « bon hiver », tirée d'un épisode de la série américaine Northern Exposure (Bienvenue en Alaska en France) dont Justin Vernon est fan.

Le groupe a notamment remporté en 2012 un Grammy Award du Meilleur nouvel artiste et du Meilleur album de musique alternative pour son album éponyme Bon Iver.

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