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
Collège Lionel-Groulx
Collège Lionel-Groulx is a general and vocational college (CEGEP) located in Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada. The college has about 5,200 full-time students and 2,000 continuing education students.
History
The college traces its origins to ...
.
In 2000, Crochetière joined the ''
Popstars
''Popstars'' is an international reality television franchise aimed to find new singing talent. Serving as a precursor to the ''Idol'' franchise, '' Popstars'' first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the girl gr ...
'' 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 spo ...
. 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
Beaches International Jazz Festival in Toronto,
Ottawa Jazz Festival
The Ottawa Jazz Festival is an annual music festival located in Ottawa
Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the ...
,
Montreal International Jazz Festival
The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal ( en, Montreal International Jazz Festival) is an annual jazz festival held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Jazz Fest holds the 2004 Guinness World Record as the world's largest jazz fes ...
,
Canadian Music Week
Canadian Music Week (or CMW) is an industry conference and music festival held over ten days in Toronto and Ontario, Canada.
History
Canadian Music Week began in 1981 and has grown to become one of Canada's largest and most influential media a ...
, and the