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Woodkid
Lemoine performing live in 2014
Lemoine performing live in 2014
Background information
Born
Yoann Lemoine

(1983-03-16) 16 March 1983
Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, Rhône-Alpes, France
Genres
Occupations
  • Music video director
  • graphic designer
  • singer-songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2006–present
LabelGreen United Music

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.[4][5] His most notable works include his music video direction for Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream", Taylor Swift's "Back to December", Drake's "Take Care", Lana Del Rey's "Born to Die" and Harry Styles's "Sign of the Times".

Lemoine is also a chamber pop musician. On 28 March 2011, he released his first EP Iron. On 18 March 2013, he released his first album titled The Golden Age, which is an autobiographical record. He released his second album S16 on 16 October 2020, more than seven years later, following some single releases. His third album, a collaboration with Hideo Kojima for the 2025 video game Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, was released on 13 June 2025. He has also composed for the series Arcane as well as the film Desierto.

Life and career

Early life

Yoann Lemoine was born on 16 March 1983 in Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, Rhône-Alpes, France.[a] He was born to a mother of Polish-Jewish origin, and a father who worked in advertising.[6][11] He studied illustration and animation at the Émile Cohl School, graduating with honors. He later moved to the United Kingdom to take a course in silk-screen printing at Swindon College.[b] 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.[15][16]

2011–2019: Beginnings, The Golden Age, and other ventures

His first musical project is about the transition from childhood to adulthood and his countryside background. The songs can be described as 'organic' and wooden. The project is about a kid, who starts organic and later turns himself into marble.[17] One explanation as to why Woodkid became a musician is that guitarist Richie Havens gave him a ukulele during a video shoot he was directing.[18] Woodkid released the Iron EP on 28 March 2011.[17] For the music video for the single "Iron" (composed by Woodkid), he collaborated with English model Agyness Deyn.[19] The song was featured in trailers for Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed: Revelations[20] and the film Hitchcock as well as the TV series Teen Wolf.

On 6 October 2011, during a live performance in Brussels, he performed a cover of the Katy Perry song "Teenage Dream"[21] (whose official video he directed). On 15 October 2011, he sang on stage with Lana Del Rey in New York City.[22][23] He co-created the video for her song "Born to Die".[24] He performed at the London Jazz Festival on 15 November 2012.[25]

The French couture brand Dior Homme's fall-winter 2013 collection, "A Soldier on My Own", was inspired by Woodkid's "Iron", and is named after a phrase in the lyrics. The song was used as the soundtrack of the show.[26]

On 15 December 2012, Woodkid announced he was beginning recording of his debut album, to be named The Golden Age.[27] It was released on 18 March 2013 through independent label, Green United Music. Woodkid released the official album cover through a video he created himself on 14 December 2012[28] and released the album's corresponding track listing one week later on 21 December on his official Facebook page.[29]

Woodkid performing at the Melt Festival, 2013.

"Run Boy Run" was directed by Woodkid himself[30] and was used in several O2 and Science Channel adverts (those voiced by Sean Bean).[31][32] It was also used in the teaser trailers for the BBC's series The Musketeers, in January 2014.[33] The music video for "Run Boy Run" was nominated for Best Short Form Music Video at the 2013 Grammy Awards. The song was also used in the trailer for the game Dying Light. "Run Boy Run" and "I Love You" were featured on the soundtrack of the 2014 film Divergent. During his Golden Age tour, Woodkid performed at the London Brixton Academy with the BBC Concert Orchestra[34] in November 2013,[35] and was invited by the Montreux Jazz Festival to perform for the second time with the Sinfonietta de Lausanne at the Stravinsky Auditorium.[36] The Golden Age tour performances were marked by a well-coordinated light show and visual projections that included imagery from his music videos.[37] The song is also used in the Umbrella Academy, in connection to Number 5, and the episode was also called Run Boy Run.

In January 2014, Woodkid was invited to give a performance and talk about the New York minimalist movement with Philip Glass by the Opéra and Museum of Modern Art of Saint-Étienne.[38] In February 2014, Woodkid received the award for best stage performer at the French equivalent of the Grammy Awards, Les Victoires de la Musique.[39] In 2014, Woodkid worked as creative director for Pharrell Williams' 24 Hours of Happy music video concept, seen more than 600 million times on YouTube.[40][41] He also served as creative director of the video campaign for John Legend's album Love in the Future, produced by Kanye West, including videos for "Who Do We Think We Are", directed by Paul Gore[42] and "Made to Love", directed by Daniel Sannwald.[43]

In April 2014, Woodkid performed at Coachella.[44] On 26 June 2014, Woodkid opened the Montreal International Jazz Festival with a free outdoor concert to an audience of 100,000+.[45] In July 2014, Ubisoft released its second cinematic trailer for Assassin's Creed Unity, where "The Golden Age" was played. In August 2014, Woodkid performed at the FM4 Frequency Festival in Austria. In December 2014, Woodkid performed at Wonderfruit in Thailand. He also directed Pharrell Williams's Coachella show, featuring Jay Z, Gwen Stefani, Usher, Pusha T, Busta Rhymes, and Puff Daddy.[46] The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps featured "Run Boy Run" as part of their 2015 repertoire, entitled "Game On".

On 15 July 2016, Woodkid performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival at a special "Woodkid and Friends" evening with a nearly all acoustic set. He was accompanied by the Sinfonietta de Lausanne orchestra and a choir of children from the Montreux Choral Festival. Among his friends who also performed at this event were Son Lux, The Shoes, Ed Droste, Thomas Bloch, and actress Elle Fanning singing for the first time live on a stage.[47] On 16 September 2016, Woodkid promoted Mykki Blanco's debut album on his Facebook page. He is featured on the single "High School Never Ends" and helped produce the album. In March 2017, the second episode of 13 Reasons Why aired, featuring "Run Boy Run". In February 2019, the second episode of The Umbrella Academy aired, which also featured "Run Boy Run" and used the song as the episode's namesake. In May 2022, the fifth episode of The Pentaverate aired, which also featured "Run Boy Run".

2019–present: S16, Arcane and Death Stranding

On 7 May 2019, Woodkid released the EP Woodkid For Nicolas Ghesquière – Louis Vuitton Works One, featuring Jennifer Connelly and Moses Sumney. On 12 December 2019, Woodkid announced the production of his second album and that it was set to release in 2020. On 24 April 2020, Woodkid released "Goliath", the first single from his upcoming album.[48] The album, titled "S16", was released on 16 October 2020.[49]

In 2021, Woodkid teamed up with Paris 2024 to compose a new song called "Prologue", this song was featured in the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and the 2020 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony and was released on digital platforms on 8 August of that year.

In 2021, Woodkid contributed the original song "Guns for Hire" to the soundtrack of the first season of Arcane.[50][51] He returned for the second season in 2024 with "To Ashes and Blood", featured in the season's third episode.[50][52] Woodkid was one of only two artists to return from the first season's soundtrack, and developed the song in tandem with the series' animation during production. The track also incorporated a fictional language created specifically for the project.[52]

In 2022, Woodkid collaborated with French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer on her twelfth studio album, L'Emprise. He was a principal contributor to the album's music and visual design, composing and producing seven of its twelve main tracks.[53][54] He also created the digital avatar of Farmer featured on the album's cover and booklet.[53]

In 2025, Woodkid served as a co-composer for Hideo Kojima's video game Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. His song "To the Wilder" was featured in the game's trailer.[55][56] Originally approached to write a single song, Woodkid's involvement expanded into a three-year collaboration that resulted in him becoming one of the game's co-composers.[4][57] His compositions were deeply integrated into the game's development, with the music and game content evolving together throughout production.[5] The 16-track soundtrack album, titled Woodkid for Death Stranding 2, was released on 13 June 2025 and features collaborations with actress Elle Fanning and Bryce Dessner of The National.[58] For the game, he composed procedural music whose individual elements could be dynamically recombined based on the player's actions, creating different musical variations during gameplay.[57][59] Woodkid also makes a cameo appearance in the game.[60] He and Ludvig Forssell were nominated for Best Score and Music at The Game Awards 2025 for their work on the Death Stranding 2 soundtrack album.[61]

Personal life

In a 2014 interview with Interview Magazine, Woodkid explained that growing up as a gay kid made him want to leave the countryside for the city, where he could find people like him. He also said he had long been fascinated by America "in a positive and negative way," which motivated his move to the United States.[17]

In November 2021, Woodkid condemned a video published by Génération Z, a youth support group backing presidential candidate Éric Zemmour, for using his song "Iron" "in a totally illegal manner".[62] Calling it a "propaganda video," the artist stated on social media that he "clearly intend[ed] to initiate proceedings" against the organization.[62][63] The following month, Le Figaro reported that he had decided to pursue legal action against the group.[63]

His 2012 single "Run Boy Run" has been described as "a rousing anthem dealing with transformation and the pursuit of personal freedom, about a misfit who must break free from rigid societal norms." Woodkid has said that the song was inspired by his experiences as a gay man. In 2024, during the United States presidential election campaign, he criticized Donald Trump for using "Run Boy Run" in campaign rallies and videos without authorization. Woodkid described the track as "a LGBT+ anthem wrote by me, a proud LGBT+ musician," and urged his label not to be complicit.[64][65]

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
FRA
[66]		 AUT
[67]		 BEL
(FL)
[68]		 BEL
(WA)
[69]		 GER
[70]		 NLD
[71]		 SWI
[72]		 UK
[73]		 US
[74]		 US
Rock
[75]
The Golden Age
  • Released: 18 March 2013
  • Label: Green United Music
  • Format: CD, DL, LP, streaming
 21363482343813338
S16
  • Released: 16 October 2020[79]
  • Label: Green United Music
  • Format: CD, DL, LP, streaming
 13
[80]		391381430—5———
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Soundtracks

Title Album details
Desierto (Original Motion Picture Score)
  • Released: 8 April 2016[81]
  • Label: CG Cinema, Green United
  • Format: CD, digital download
Those About To Die (Original Series Soundtrack)
Woodkid for Death Stranding 2
  • Released: 13 June 2025[83]
  • Label: Milan Records
  • Format: LP, streaming, digital download

Extended plays

Title Album details Charts
FRA
[66]
Iron EP[84]
  • Released: 28 March 2011
  • Label: Green United / Island Universal
  • Format: CD, digital download, vinyl
 110
Run Boy Run (Remixes)
  • Released: 21 May 2012
  • Label: Green United / Island Universal
  • Format: CD, digital download, vinyl
 31
Ellis EP[85]
(with Nils Frahm)
  • Released: 8 July 2016
  • Label: Erased Tapes
  • Format: Digital download
 —
Woodkid for Nicolas Ghesquière – Louis Vuitton Works One[86]
(with Jennifer Connelly and Moses Sumney)
  • Released: 7 May 2019
  • Label: Island Records
  • Format: Digital download
 —

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
FRA
[66]		 AUT
[67]		 BEL
(FL)
[68]		 BEL
(WA)
Tip
[69]		 GER
[70]		 SWI
[72]		 UK
[73]
"Iron" 2011 29—21———94 The Golden Age
"Run Boy Run" 2012 5239—[c]55116044
"I Love You" 2013 22——[d]1761——
"The Golden Age" 131——————
"Never Let You Down"
(featuring Lykke Li)[88]		 2015 118—————— The Divergent Series: Insurgent
"Volcano"[89] ——————— Non-album single
"Land of All"[90] 2016 86—————— Desierto – Original Soundtrack
"Winter Morning I"
(with Nils Frahm)[91]		 144—————— Ellis
"L'Aérogramme de Los Angeles"
(with Louis Garrel)[92]		 2018 200—————— Génération(s) Eperdue(s)
"Goliath"[93] 2020 22—————— S16
"Pale Yellow"[94] 70——————
"Horizons Into Battlegrounds"[95] 55——————
"To the Wilder"[56] 2025 ——————— Woodkid for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title Year Album
"Clear"[96]
(Panteros666 featuring Woodkid)		 2015 Non-album single
"Highschool Never Ends"[97]
(Mykki Blanco featuring Woodkid)		 2016 Mykki
"Karma"[98]
(Mahmood featuring Woodkid)		 2021 Ghettolimpo

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
WW
[99]
"To Ashes and Blood" 2024 181 Arcane League of Legends: Season 2

Videography

Work Year Artist(s) Director(s) Ref.
"Ce Jeu" 2008 Yelle Yoann Lemoine [100]
"Faut-il, faut-il pas ?" 2009 Nolwenn Leroy [101]
"Mistake" Moby [102]
"Dreaming of Another World" 2010 Mystery Jets [103]
"Teenage Dream" Katy Perry [104]
"Back to December" 2011 Taylor Swift [105]
"Wastin Time" The Shoes [102]
"Iron" Woodkid [106]
"Born to Die" Lana Del Rey [107]
"Take Care" 2012 Drake, Rihanna [108]
"Blue Jeans" Lana Del Rey [109]
"Run Boy Run" Woodkid [110]
"I Love You" 2013 [111]
"The Golden Age" 2014 [112]
"Jewels" Black Atlass [113]
"Land of All" 2016 Woodkid [114]
"Sign of the Times" 2017 Harry Styles [115]
"Goliath" 2020 Woodkid [116]
"In Your Likeness" [117]
"Killer" 2022 FKA twigs [118]
"Reactor" Woodkid Saad Moosajee [119]

Awards and nominations

Award Year[e] Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Ariel Awards 2017 Best Original Music Desierto Nominated [120]
Berlin Music Video Awards 2023 Best Animation Reactor Nominated [121]
Camerimage 2011 Best Music Video "Iron" Nominated [122]
2012 "Blue Jeans" Nominated [123]
2013 "I Love You" Nominated [124]
2014 "The Golden Age" Nominated [125]
Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2010 Best Film "Graffiti" Gold [126]
Best Viral Film Gold
Eurobest European Advertising Festival 2010 Best Film Bronze [127]
Grammy Awards 2013 Best Music Video "Run Boy Run" Nominated [128]
2015 "The Golden Age" Nominated [129]
2021 "Goliath" Nominated [130]
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards 2026 Best Music Supervision for a Video Game (Original Music) "Death Stranding 2: On the Beach" Won [131]
Havana Film Festival 2016 Best Original Music "Desierto" Won [132]
MVPA Awards 2012 Director of the Year "Iron" Won [133]
The Game Awards 2025 Best Score and Music "Death Stranding 2: On the Beach" Nominated [134]
UK Music Video Awards 2011 Best Pop Video – International "Iron" Nominated [135]
Best Styling in a Video Nominated
Best Visual Effects in a Video Nominated
2012 Best Indie/Rock Video – International "Run Boy Run" Nominated [136]
Best Visual Effects in a Video Won
Best Pop Video – International "Born to Die" Won
"Blue Jeans" Nominated
2013 Best Cinematography in a Video "I Love You" Nominated [137]
2014 "The Golden Age" Nominated [138]
2016 Best Urban Video – International "High School Never Ends" Nominated [139]
Best Styling in a Video Nominated
2020 Best Alternative Video – International "Goliath" Nominated [140]
Best Color Grading in a Video Nominated
Best Visual Effects in a Video Nominated

Notes

  1. Cited to multiple sources:[6][7][8][9][10]
  2. Cited to multiple sources:[8][12][13][14]
  3. "Run Boy Run" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 43 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[68]
  4. "I Love You" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 28 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[68]
  5. Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

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