Safia Nolin
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 FrancoFolies de Montréal, 2017 | |
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| Genres | indie pop folk pop |
| Years active | 2000s-present |
| Labels | Bonsound |
Safia Nolin is a French Canadian folk-pop singer-songwriter from Quebec City.[1]
Her debut album Limoilou was released in 2015 via Bonsound. Modestly successful at first, her album sales increased significantly in 2016 after she appeared on Tout le monde en parle, opening up about her teenage struggles with anxiety and bullying.[2] She has toured France as an opening act for Lou Doillon, and Quebec as an opening act for Louis-Jean Cormier.[2]
In June 2016, she won the Prix Félix-Leclerc at the FrancoFolies de Montréal.[3] Her song "Igloo" was shortlisted for the 2016 SOCAN Songwriting Prize,[4] and Limoilou was named a longlisted nominee for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize.[5]
Discography
- Limoilou (2015)
- Reprises, Vol. 1 (2016)
- Dans le noir (2018)
References
- ^ "Safia Nolin: un diamant brut". La Presse, September 13, 2015.
- ^ a b "Safia Nolin sings straight from the heart on Limoilou". Montreal Gazette, January 31, 2016.
- ^ "Safia Nolin remporte le prix Félix-Leclerc de la chanson 2016". Ici Radio-Canada, June 16, 2016.
- ^ "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Finalists Announced". Exclaim!, June 9, 2016.
- ^ "Fred Fortin, Safia Nolin et Coeur de pirate nommés à la longue liste du Prix Polaris 2016". Voir, June 15, 2016.
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