Salomé Leclerc
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Background information | |
Birth name | Salomé Roux-Leclerc |
Born | Sainte-Françoise-de-Lotbinière, Quebec, Canada | April 27, 1986
Genres | Pop, folk-rock |
Occupation(s) | songwriter, performer, recording artist |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar |
Years active | 2010-present |
Labels | Audiogram |
Salomé Leclerc (born April 27, 1986) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec.[1]
Biography
[edit]Leclerc studied music at the École de la chanson de Granby,[2] before releasing her debut album Sous les arbres in 2011.[3] She received a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination in 2012 for the song "Dans la prairie".[4]
She followed up in 2014 with 27 fois l'aurore.[5] She performed at the Francofolies de Spa in May 2015, where she won the Prix Rapsat-Lelièvre,[6] and at the Francofolies de Montréal in June 2015, where she won the Prix Félix-Leclerc.[7] In the same year, she received a second SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination in 2015 for the song "Arlon".[8]
In 2016 she released the EP Live au Treatment, comprising four songs recorded at Philippe Brault's Treatment Room studio.
Her third album, Les choses extérieures, was released in 2018,[9] and was a longlisted nominee for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize.[10]
She has also performed in the group Louve, with Marie-Pierre Arthur, Ariane Moffatt, Amylie and Laurence Lafond-Beaulne.[11]
Discography
[edit]- Sous les arbres (2011)
- 27 fois l'aurore (2014)
- Live au Treatment (2016)
- Les choses extérieures (2018)
- Mille ouvrages mon cœur (2021)
References
[edit]- ^ Catherine Genest, "Salomé Leclerc : La fille du vent". Voir, October 12, 2018.
- ^ Sylvain Cormier, "«Les choses extérieures»: Signé Salomé Leclerc". Le Devoir, October 6, 2018.
- ^ Ralph Boncy, "Salomé Leclerc – Sous les arbres". L'actualité, November 2, 2011.
- ^ "Le prix Écho de la SOCAN à Koriass". Canadian Press via Le Devoir, October 20, 2012.
- ^ Julie Ledoux, "Salomé Leclerc: 27 fois l'aurore". Voir, September 16, 2014.
- ^ "La chanteuse Salomé Leclerc reçoit le prix Rapsat-Lelièvre". Ici Radio-Canada, May 4, 2015.
- ^ "Salomé Leclerc, lauréate du prix Félix-Leclerc de la chanson 2015". Ici Radio-Canada, June 16, 2015.
- ^ Gregory Adams, "Cold Specks, Alvvays, Kiesza Nominated for SOCAN Songwriting Prize". Exclaim!, June 17, 2015.
- ^ "Salomé Leclerc, femme-orchestre". La Presse, October 11, 2018.
- ^ "Find out who made the 2019 Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC Music, June 20, 2019.
- ^ "Collectif Louve: le chant des louves". La Presse, June 18, 2017.