Amylie

Amylie
Background information
Birth nameAmylie Boisclair
Born1982
Mascouche, Quebec, Canada
GenresPop, folk-rock
Occupation(s)songwriter, performer, recording artist
Instrument(s)Vocals, Guitar
Years active2010s-present
LabelsAudiogram

Amylie Boisclair (born 1982) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec.[1] She is most noted for her 2012 album Le Royaume, which was a shortlisted Juno Award nominee for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2013.[2]

Originally from Mascouche, Boisclair had her first experience in music when she played the role of Sandy in a production of Grease.[3] She released her debut album Jusqu'aux oreilles in 2008,[3] and followed up with Le Royaume in 2012.[4] Her third album, Les Éclats, was released in 2016.[1]

She has also performed in the group Louve, with Marie-Pierre Arthur, Ariane Moffatt, Salomé Leclerc and Laurence Lafond-Beaulne.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Philippe Papineau, "Amylie retourne à l’essentiel". Le Devoir, May 13, 2016.
  2. ^ Julie Ledoux, "Prix Juno 2013 : les nominations". Voir, February 19, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Marie-Christine Blais, "Il était une fois Amylie". La Presse, November 22, 2008.
  4. ^ Olivier Robillard-Laveaux, "Amylie: Le Royaume". Voir, April 12, 2012.
  5. ^ Véronique Lauzon, "Collectif Louve: le chant des louves". La Presse, June 18, 2017.
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