Klô Pelgag
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Background information | |
Birth name | Chloé Pelletier-Gagnon |
Born | (1990-03-13) March 13, 1990 (age 34) Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec |
Genres | Pop, baroque pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 2009–present |
Klô Pelgag is the stage name of Chloé Pelletier-Gagnon (born March 13, 1990, in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec), a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec.[1]
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.[2] Her full-length album L'Alchimie des monstres followed in 2013.[3]
She won the Félix Award for New Artist of the Year in 2014.[4] She was a shortlisted nominee for the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in 2014 for her song "La fièvre des fleurs",[5] and L'Alchimie des monstres was a nominee for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2015.[6] In December 2014, she won the SOCAN Breakout Award at the Francophone SOCAN Awards in Montreal.[7]
She released a new album in November 2016, L'étoile thoracique.
At the Gala de l'ADISQ in 2018, she won the Prix Félix for Female Singer of the Year.[8] Her 2020 album Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs was shortlisted for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize.[9]
Her brother, Mathieu David Gagnon, is a composer and arranger most noted for the instrumental music project Flore Laurentienne, although he has also composed orchestral arrangements for Pelgag's albums.[10]
Discography
- Klô Pelgag (EP; 2012)
- L'Alchimie des monstres (album; 2013)
- L'Étoile thoracique (album; 2016)
- Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs (album; 2020)
References
- ^ Brunet, Alain (September 24, 2013). "Klô Pelgag : faire dévier la réalité". La Presse (in French).
- ^ "Klô Pelgag: un disque nommé EP" (in French). Metro. April 18, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ Gancel, Alice; Lehoux, Valérie (June 18, 2014). "Klô Pelgag, l'extra terrestre de Montréal". Télérama (in French). Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ Ledoux, Julie (October 28, 2014). "Klô Pelgag : La révélation de l'année de l'ADISQ de retour au Boquébière". Voir (in French). Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ Wheeler, Brad (June 3, 2014). "SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominees announced". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ "Juno Awards 2015: Serge Fiori décroche trois nominations" Archived May 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. En Manchette, January 27, 2015.
- ^ "2014 Socan Awards". Archived from the original on June 28, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ Gendron-Martin, Raphaël (October 28, 2018). "ADISQ: les jeunes font la loi, Hubert Lenoir remporte trois Félix". Le Journal de Montréal (in French).
- ^ Friend, David (July 15, 2021). "Dominique Fils-Aimé, Mustafa, and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson are among the 10 artists shortlisted for this year's Polaris Music Prize". Toronto Star.
- ^ Côté, Émilie (September 23, 2020). "Flore laurentienne : là où nous mène la quête". La Presse.
External links
Media related to Klô Pelgag at Wikimedia Commons
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