Klô Pelgag is the stage name of Chloé Pelletier-Gagnon (born March 13, 1990 in
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts () is a city in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, a small city between the Chic-Choc Mountains and sea, is on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence river ...
,
Quebec
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), a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec.
Beginning her career in 2009 as a performer at various festivals and music contests in Quebec, she released her self-titled debut
EP in 2012. Her full-length album ''L'Alchimie des monstres'' followed in 2013.
She won the
Félix Award
The Félix Award (french: Trophée Félix or Prix Félix) is an award, given by the ''Association du disque, de l'industrie du spectacle québécois'' (ADISQ) on an annual basis to artists working in the music and humor industry in the Canadian p ...
for New Artist of the Year in 2014.
She was a shortlisted nominee for the
SOCAN Songwriting Prize The SOCAN Songwriting Prize, formerly known as the ECHO Songwriting Prize, is an annual competition recognizing the best in Canadian emerging music, both anglophone and francophone.
Established in 2006, the competition was designed to recognize som ...
in 2014 for her song "La fièvre des fleurs", and ''L'Alchimie des monstres'' was a nominee for
Francophone Album of the Year at the
Juno Awards of 2015
The Juno Awards of 2015 honoured Canadian music industry achievements in the latter part of 2013 and in most of 2014. The awards were presented in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada during the weekend of 14–15 March 2015. The main ceremony was conducted ...
. In December 2014, she won the
SOCAN
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Breakout Award at the Francophone SOCAN Awards in Montreal.
She released a new album in November 2016, ''L'étoile thoracique''.
At the Gala de l'ADISQ in 2018, she won the
Prix Félix
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for Female Singer of the Year. Her 2020 album ''
Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs'' was shortlisted for the
2021 Polaris Music Prize.
Her brother, Mathieu David Gagnon, is a composer and arranger most noted for the instrumental music project
Flore Laurentienne
Flore Laurentienne is a Canadian instrumental music project, whose core member is Mathieu David Gagnon.
Born in La Pocatière, Quebec, Gagnon grew up in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts.Émilie Côté"Flore laurentienne : là où nous mène la quête" '' La ...
, although he has also composed orchestral arrangements for Pelgag's albums.
Discography
*''Klô Pelgag'' (EP; 2012)
*''L'Alchimie des monstres'' (album; 2013)
*''L'Étoile thoracique'' (album; 2016)
*''
Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs'' (album; 2020)
References
External links
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1990 births
Canadian singer-songwriters
French-language singers of Canada
Singers from Quebec
People from Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
French Quebecers
Living people
Canadian women pop singers
21st-century Canadian women singers
Baroque pop musicians
Félix Award winners