Florence Khoriaty (born February 5, 1983), known as Florence K, is a Canadian pop singer and songwriter from

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, who performs material in English, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. She is most noted for garnering a

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nomination for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the

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. The daughter of musicians Hany Khoriaty and

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,"Le dur apprentissage de Florence K"
''

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'', June 12, 2015. she started in the music business playing piano and performing duets with her mother. She released her debut album, ''Live au Lion d'Or'', in 2005. She followed up in 2006 with ''Bossa Blue'', which won the

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for Best World Music Album at the Gala de l'ADISQ in 2007. 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

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, leading to wider distribution for her 2013 album ''I'm Leaving You''. The album was subsequently released in the United States in 2015, garnering a

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nomination for producer

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at the

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. In 2009, she was the spokesperson for the Mondial des cultures de Drummondville festival. In September 2018 she debuted as the host of ''

C'est formidable! ''C'est formidable!'' is a Canadian radio show, which airs Sundays on CBC Music and Saturdays on CBC Radio One. Hosted by Florence Khoriaty, the program airs a selection of French language music from Quebec, France and other francophone countries ...

'', a francophone music program on

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and

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."Jim Corcoran bids farewell to A Propos"

, August 20, 2018.

Discography

* ''Live au Lion d'Or'' (2005) * ''Bossa Blue'' (2006) * ''La historia de Lola'' (2008) * ''Havana Angels'' (2010) * ''I'm Leaving You'' (2013) * ''A new Christmas'' (2015) * ''Estrellas'' (2018) * ''Florence'' (2020) She also worked on Franklin and the Adventures of the Noble Knights.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Florence K 1983 births Canadian women singer-songwriters Canadian singer-songwriters Canadian women pop singers Canadian women jazz singers Canadian world music musicians French-language singers of Canada Spanish-language singers of Canada Singers from Quebec Living people 21st-century Canadian women singers CBC Radio hosts Canadian women radio hosts