Safia Nolin is a French Canadian folk-pop singer-songwriter from
Quebec City
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,
Quebec
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."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
anxiety
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Montreal Gazette
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'', January 31, 2016. She has toured
France
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as an opening act for
Lou Doillon
Lou Doillon (born 4 September 1982) is a French-English singer, actress and model.
Personal life
Doillon is the daughter of French writer/director Jacques Doillon and English actress/singer Jane Birkin. She has six brothers and sisters: K ...
, and Quebec as an opening act for Louis-Jean Cormier.
In June 2016, she won the Prix Félix-Leclerc at the
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
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. Her song "Igloo" was shortlisted for the 2016
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 so ...
, and ''Limoilou'' was named a longlisted nominee for the
2016 Polaris Music Prize The 2016 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 19, 2016 at The Carlu event theatre in Toronto, Ontario.lesbian. She dated the French singer
Pomme
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* Pomme (singer), a French singer
* Pomme, a green (vert) roundel in heraldry
Other languages
French
* Apple
* Pomme de terre, Potato
* Pomme frites, French fries
* Pommes fondant, Fondant potatoes
See also
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In 2019 she released the EP ''xX3m0 $0ng$ 2 $!nG @L0nG 2Xx''. It included a duet with John K. Samson, on a cover of
Taking Back Sunday
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's "Cute Without the E".
In 2020 she coordinated Saint-Jeanne, an LGBTQ-inclusive
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day
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livestream scheduled for June 24. The event was hosted by Kiara, a Montreal drag queen who also competed in the first season of ''
Canada's Drag Race
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'', and the performance lineup included comedians Tranna Wintour and Karl Hardy, actress and writer
Gabrielle Tremblay
Gabrielle Tremblay (born July 27, 1990 in La Malbaie, Quebec) is a Canadians, Canadian actress and writer, who received a Canadian Screen Award nomination as Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actress at the 5th Can ...