Yoann Lemoine, known professionally as Woodkid, is a French music video director, graphic designer, and composer who has built a dual career as both visual auteur and recording artist.
Yoann Lemoine, known professionally as Woodkid, is a French music video director, graphic designer, and composer who has built a dual career as both visual auteur and recording artist. He directed high-profile music videos for Katy Perry ("Teenage Dream"), Taylor Swift ("Back to December"), Lana Del Rey ("Born to Die," "Blue Jeans"), Drake and Rihanna ("Take Care"), Harry Styles ("Sign of the Times"), and FKA twigs. His 2010 HIV/AIDS awareness campaign "Graffiti" for AIDES won four Cannes Lions and accumulated over 10 million YouTube views. Lemoine has earned three Grammy nominations for Best Music Video and won the UK Music Video Award for Best Pop Video – International. His commercial work includes campaigns for Dom Pérignon and Samsung, ongoing creative partnerships with Louis Vuitton composing soundtracks for approximately ten fashion shows since 2017, and a multi-year collaboration with Vacheron Constantin composing original works for the watchmaker's brand events. He composed original music for the Paris 2024 Olympic handover ceremony, scored the video game Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (earning BAFTA and Game Awards nominations), contributed songs to Netflix's Arcane, and collaborated with Ubisoft on multiple Assassin's Creed titles. His work is characterized by cinematic orchestral arrangements, mythology-driven visual storytelling, and multi-disciplinary creative direction spanning music, fashion, gaming, and film.
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