Florence K (singer)

Florence K
blurry image of Florence K wearing a dark coat and light scarf, holding a rolled-up yoga mat in one hand, grinning at camera, appearing to stand in a living room
Florence K in 2015
Background information
Birth nameFlorence Khoriaty
Born (1983-02-05) 5 February 1983 (age 41)
Genres
  • Pop
  • jazz
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2004–present
Labels
Websiteflorencek.com

Florence Khoriaty (born 5 February 1983), known as Florence K, is a Canadian pop singer and songwriter from Quebec,[1] who performs material in English, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. She is most noted for garnering a Juno Award nomination for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2014.[2]

The daughter of musicians Hany Khoriaty and Natalie Choquette,[3] she started in the music business playing piano and performing duets with her mother.[3]

She released her debut album, Live au Lion d'Or, in 2005. She followed up in 2006 with Bossa Blue, which won the Prix Félix for Best World Music Album at the Gala de l'ADISQ in 2007.[4] Her third album, La historia de Lola, was released in 2008, and her fourth, Havana Angels, was released in 2010.

She then signed a distribution deal with Universal Music Canada, leading to wider distribution for her 2013 album I'm Leaving You.[5] The album was subsequently released in the United States in 2015,[6] garnering a Grammy Award nomination for producer Larry Klein at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.[7]

In 2009, she was the spokesperson for the Mondial des cultures de Drummondville festival.[8]

In September 2018 she debuted as the host of C'est formidable!, a francophone music program on CBC Radio One and CBC Music.[9]

Discography

  • Live au Lion d'Or (2005)
  • Bossa Blue (2006)[10]
  • La historia de Lola (2008)
  • Havana Angels (2010)
  • I'm Leaving You (2013)
  • A new Christmas (2015)[11]
  • Estrellas (2018)[12]
  • Florence (2020)[13]

She also worked on Franklin and the Adventures of the Noble Knights.

References

  1. ^ "Singer Florence K credits relies on yoga to stay strong and connected to her daughter". Toronto Star, 25 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Hamilton bands pick up multiple Juno nominations". CBC Hamilton, 4 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Le dur apprentissage de Florence K". Le Journal de Montréal, 12 June 2015.
  4. ^ "ADISQ starts the home fires burning with L'Autre Gala; Oliver Jones, Yann Perreau, Gregory Charles among winners at the preliminary ceremony". Montreal Gazette, 25 October 2007.
  5. ^ "Florence K: de la reconstruction à la renaissance". La Presse, 6 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Florence K se lance à la conquête du public new-yorkais". Le Devoir, 8 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Grammy Nominees 2016: A Nominations Refresher List Before The Feb. 15 Award Show". International Business Times, 14 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Florence K will mix it up in her cultural exchange". Montreal Gazette, 27 June 2009.
  9. ^ "Jim Corcoran bids farewell to A Propos". CBC Music, 20 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Bossa Blue". Archived from the original on 1 March 2017.
  11. ^ "A New Christmas". Archived from the original on 9 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Estrellas". Archived from the original on 9 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Florence". Archived from the original on 28 September 2020.