Julie Crochetière (born July 10, 1980) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and pianist.

Career

Crochetière began playing piano at the age of six and continued her studies for another eight years. When she was thirteen she wrote her first song. In high school she began developing her singing voice, then studied music for two years at

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. In 2000, Crochetière joined the ''

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'' television series where she became a member of the band

Sugar Jones Sugar Jones was a Canadian all-female pop group created on the first season of the Canadian version of '' Popstars'' in 2001. It consisted of five members chosen from thousands of contestants who auditioned all over Canada in hopes of gaining a sp ...

. The band did two national tours and released the album ''Sugar Jones'' which was certified platinum in Canada and contained the top ten hits first "How Much Longer" and "Days Like That". Sugar Jones disbanded in 2002. In 2003 Crochetière independently released ''Café'', her first EP. She then performed at

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in Toronto,

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, and the

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festival. Crochetière and drummer Tony Albino co-produced her debut album ''A Better Place'' (2008). The single "Precious Love" reached No. 18 on the Canadian record chart and was nominated for Best Adult Contemporary Song at the 2009

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. The album was the eighth most downloaded album on the R&B chart at iTunes Canada. Crochetière was also nominated Best Female Vocalist at the 2009 Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards. She performed at the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame press conference in 2008. In March 2008, she started her Play it Forward concert series which gives kids a chance to perform on stage with her and her band. In August 2010, she released the first single from her second solo album ''Tomorrow'' and a remix package which included a dubstep remix by Alister Johnson, a club mix by Ian Campbell, a radio edit, and a reggae version which was recorded at Tuff Gong Studio in Kingston, Jamaica. In March 2011, she released ''Steady Ground'' (Fontana North/Indie Soul), her second solo album.

Discography

Solo * ''Cafe'' (self-released, 2003) * ''A Better Place'' (Avalon/Somerset, 2008) * ''Steady Ground'' * ''Counting Dreams'' As a member of Sugar Jones * ''Sugar Jones'' (Universal, 2002)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crochetiere, Julie 1980 births Canadian contemporary R&B singers Canadian women jazz singers Canadian jazz pianists Canadian singer-songwriters Canadian soul singers Living people Singers from Montreal Songwriters from Quebec 21st-century Canadian women singers 21st-century Canadian pianists 21st-century women pianists