Salomé Leclerc (born April 27, 1986) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from

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Biography

Leclerc studied music at the École de la chanson de Granby, before releasing her debut album ''Sous les arbres'' in 2011. She received a

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nomination in 2012 for the song "Dans la prairie". She followed up in 2014 with ''27 fois l'aurore''. She performed at the

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in May 2015, where she won the Prix Rapsat-Lelièvre, and at the

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in June 2015, where she won the Prix Félix-Leclerc. In the same year, she received a second SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination in 2015 for the song "Arlon". In 2016 she released the EP ''Live au Treatment'', comprising four songs recorded at

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's Treatment Room studio. Her third album, ''Les choses extérieures'', was released in 2018, and was a longlisted nominee for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize."Find out who made the 2019 Polaris Music Prize long list"
CBC Music, June 20, 2019. She has also performed in the group Louve, with

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, Amylie and Laurence Lafond-Beaulne."Collectif Louve: le chant des louves"
'' La Presse'', June 18, 2017.

Discography

*''Sous les arbres'' (2011) *''27 fois l'aurore'' (2014) *''Live au Treatment'' (2016) *''Les choses extérieures'' (2018) *''Mille ouvrages mon cœur'' (2021)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Leclerc, Salome 1986 births Living people Canadian women singer-songwriters Canadian singer-songwriters Canadian pop singers Canadian folk rock musicians French-language singers of Canada People from Centre-du-Québec Singers from Quebec 21st-century Canadian women singers