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Safia Nolin
Safia Nolin is a French Canadian folk-pop singer-songwriter from Quebec City, Quebec."Safia Nolin: un diamant brut" '' La Presse'', September 13, 2015. 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 |
FrancoFolies De Montréal
Francofolies or Les Francofolies may refer to: * Les FrancoFolies de Montréal, a music festival in Montréal, Québec, Canada * Les Francofolies de La Rochelle, a music festival in La Rochelle, France * Les Francofolies de Spa ''Les Francofolies de Spa'' is an annual music festival in Spa, Belgium. It is usually held in the month of July of every year and aims at promoting francophone music. Those attending the festival in 2008 exceeded 200,000. Best young artists ..., a music festival in Spa, Belgium * Les Francofolies de Kinshasa, a music festival in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exclaim!
''Exclaim!'' is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists. The monthly Exclaim! print magazine publishes 7 issues per year, distributing over 103,000 copies to over 2,600 locations across Canada. The magazine has an average of 361,200 monthly readers and their website, exclaim.ca, has an average of 675,000 unique visitors a month. History ''Exclaim!'' began as a discussion among campus and community radio programmers at Ryerson's CKLN-FM in 1991. It was started by then-CKLN programmer Ian Danzig, together with other programmers and Toronto musicians. The goal of the publication was to support great Canadian music that was otherwise going unheralded. The group worked through 1991 to produce their first issue in April 1992, with monthly issues being produced since. Ian Danzig has been the publisher of the magazine since its start. James Keast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora Gionest
Flora Gionest-Roussy is a French Canadian actor, singer and songwriter who performs under the stage name Ice Blonde. Biography Born in Chandler, Quebec,"L'artiste Silver Catalano tourne un vidéoclip à Chandler" , 17 May 2016. and raised in the village of Pabos Mills, Gionest struggled with anti-queer bullying for years before dropping out of high school at 15 and leaving their hometown at 17.Alain Brunet [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backxwash
Ashanti Mutinta, known professionally as Backxwash, is a Zambian-Canadian rapper and producer based in Montreal, Quebec. She is most noted for her 2020 album ''God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It'', which won the 2020 Polaris Music Prize. Biography Born and raised in Lusaka, Zambia, Mutinta began rapping and producing music in FL Studio before moving to British Columbia, Canada at age 17 to attend university for computer science.Philippe Renaud"Backxwash, elle et son autre". ''Le Devoir'', May 30, 2020. After completing her degree she moved to Montreal, where she began performing at jam nights and released her debut extended play (EP) ''F.R.E.A.K.S.'' in 2018. She followed up later the same year with the EP ''Black Sailor Moon''. Around the same time, she came out as transgender. ''God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It'', her second full-length album, was released in May 2020. Her musical style blends hip hop with Heavy metal music, heavy metal and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabrielle Tremblay
Gabrielle Tremblay (born July 27, 1990 in La Malbaie, Quebec) is a Canadian actress and writer, who received a Canadian Screen Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards for her performance as Klas Batalo in the 2016 film ''Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves (Ceux qui font les révolutions à moitié n'ont fait que se creuser un tombeau)''. ''Those Who Make Revolution'' was her first feature film role, although she has previously appeared in short films and documentaries. Her poetry collection ''Le ventre des volcans'' was published by Les Éditions de l'étoile de mer in 2015. Les Éditions de l'étoile de mer. She came out as |
Canada's Drag Race
''Canada's Drag Race'' is a Canadian reality competition television series based on the American series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and is the Canadian edition of the ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by Blue Ant Studios. In a similar format to the American version, the show features a crop of Canadian drag queens as they compete for a grand prize of $100,000 and the title of "Canada's Next Drag Superstar". The series airs on Crave in Canada, the United Kingdom's BBC Three, and worldwide on WOW Presents Plus. It was the fourth international version of the ''Drag Race'' franchise to be announced, following '' Drag Race Thailand'', ''The Switch Drag Race'' (Chile) and ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK''; two months after the announcement of the Canadian version, ''RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under'' was also announced. ''Canada's Drag Race'' was the first English-language iteration of ''Drag Race'' to not be hosted by RuPaul, although RuPaul does appear in video messages to the contestants, and n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiara (drag Queen)
Kiara (born July 28, 1998), also sometimes credited as Kiara Schatzi, is the stage name of Dimitri Nana-Côté, a Canadian drag entertainer from Montreal, Quebec who is most noted as a competitor in the first season of ''Canada's Drag Race''. Early life and education The biracial son of a Black Canadian father and a Québécois mother, Nana-Côté grew up in Quebec City, and moved to Montreal to study film at Concordia University. He began performing drag at Cabaret Mado, including as Mel B in a regular Spice Girls tribute show,Brendan Kelly"Montreal's Kiara pumped to be part of Canada's Drag Race drive-in tour" ''Montreal Gazette'', September 28, 2020. choosing the drag name Kiara in reference to the character Kiara from ''The Lion King''. Career Kiara appeared on the first season of ''Canada's Drag Race'', and was eliminated from the competition in the fifth episode after performing a poor impression of Mariah Carey in the Snatch Game challenge; however, her Lip Sync for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (french: Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste, la Saint-Jean, Fête nationale du Québec), also known in English as ''St John the Baptist Day'', is a holiday celebrated on June 24 in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ... and by French Canadians across Canada and the United States. It was brought to Canada by French settlers celebrating the traditional feast day of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. It was declared a public holiday in QuebecQuébec 'national Holiday Act' defining the holiday, http://www2.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/dynamicSearch/telecharge.php?type=2&file=%2F%2FF_1_1%2FF1_1_A.htmGouvernement du Québec.National Holiday", in the site of the ''Commission des normes du travail'', June 17, 2008. Ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taking Back Sunday
Taking Back Sunday is an American rock band from Long Island, New York. The band was formed by guitarist Eddie Reyes and bassist Jesse Lacey in 1999. The band's members currently are Adam Lazzara (lead vocals), John Nolan (lead guitar, keyboards, vocals), Shaun Cooper (bass guitar) and Mark O'Connell (drums), accompanied by Nathan Cogan (guitar) for their live performances. The band's former members include Lacey, Reyes, bass guitarist Matthew Rubano, and guitarist and vocalist Fred Mascherino. Lacey quit Taking Back Sunday in 1999 and formed the critically acclaimed rock band Brand New in 2000, with whom Taking Back Sunday would become embroiled in a highly publicized feud. Lazzara replaced original vocalist Antonio Longo prior to the release of the band's 2002 debut album '' Tell All Your Friends.'' Nolan and Cooper left the band in 2003 to form Straylight Run before returning in 2010. The band's breakthrough album, 2006's '' Louder Now'', featured the popular lead singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John K
John K may refer to: *John Kricfalusi Michael John Kricfalusi ( ; born September 9, 1955), known professionally as John K., is a Canadian illustrator, blogger, voice actor and former animator. He is the creator of the animated television series ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', which was ..., Canadian animator and voice actor * John K (musician), American singer See also * John Kay (other) * John Kaye (other) * {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomme (singer)
Claire Pommet (; born 2 August 1996), known professionally as Pomme (), is a French singer, songwriter, and musician. Born and raised in Lyon, France, she learned to play several instruments at a young age. Her debut studio album, '' À peu près'' (2017), received critical acclaim for its mixture of pop and folk music and entered the French album charts at number 91. Pomme followed with her second studio album, '' Les failles'' (2019), which became her first project to reach the top 10 in her home country. The record was later reissued as ''Les failles cachées'' (2020) and re-entered record charts in two countries. Her third studio album, ''Consolation'', was released on 26 August 2022. Life and career 1996–2012: Early life Claire Pommet was born on 2 August 1996 in Décines-Charpieu but grew up in Caluire-et-Cuire, a French town in the metropolis of Lyon. She learned music theory with her three siblings from the age of 6, joined a children's choir, La Cigale de Lyon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesbian
A lesbian is a Homosexuality, homosexual woman.Zimmerman, p. 453. The word is also used for women in relation to their sexual identity or sexual behavior, regardless of sexual orientation, or as an adjective to characterize or associate nouns with female homosexuality or same-sex attraction. The concept of "lesbian" to differentiate women with a shared sexual orientation evolved in the 20th century. Throughout history, women have not had the same freedom or independence as men to pursue homosexual relationships, but neither have they met the same harsh punishment as homosexual men in some societies. Instead, lesbian relationships have often been regarded as harmless, unless a participant attempts to assert privileges traditionally enjoyed by men. As a result, little in history was documented to give an accurate description of how female homosexuality was expressed. When early sexologists in the late 19th century began to categorize and describe homosexual behavior, hampere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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