Salomé Leclerc

Salomé Leclerc
Background information
Birth name	Salomé Roux-Leclerc
Born	(1986-04-27) April 27, 1986 (age 38) Sainte-Françoise-de-Lotbinière, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Pop, folk-rock
Occupation(s)	songwriter, performer, recording artist
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar
Years active	2010-present
Labels	Audiogram

Salomé Leclerc (born April 27, 1986) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec.^[1]

Biography

Leclerc studied music at the École de la chanson de Granby,^[2] before releasing her debut album Sous les arbres in 2011.^[3] She received a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination in 2012 for the song "Dans la prairie".^[4]

She followed up in 2014 with 27 fois l'aurore.^[5] She performed at the Francofolies de Spa in May 2015, where she won the Prix Rapsat-Lelièvre,^[6] and at the Francofolies de Montréal in June 2015, where she won the Prix Félix-Leclerc.^[7] In the same year, she received a second SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination in 2015 for the song "Arlon".^[8]

In 2016 she released the EP Live au Treatment, comprising four songs recorded at Philippe Brault's Treatment Room studio.

Her third album, Les choses extérieures, was released in 2018,^[9] and was a longlisted nominee for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize.^[10]

She has also performed in the group Louve, with Marie-Pierre Arthur, Ariane Moffatt, Amylie and Laurence Lafond-Beaulne.^[11]

Discography

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

References

1. Catherine Genest, "Salomé Leclerc : La fille du vent". Voir, October 12, 2018.
2. Sylvain Cormier, "«Les choses extérieures»: Signé Salomé Leclerc". Le Devoir, October 6, 2018.
3. Ralph Boncy, "Salomé Leclerc – Sous les arbres". L'actualité, November 2, 2011.
4. "Le prix Écho de la SOCAN à Koriass". Canadian Press via Le Devoir, October 20, 2012.
5. Julie Ledoux, "Salomé Leclerc: 27 fois l'aurore". Voir, September 16, 2014.
6. "La chanteuse Salomé Leclerc reçoit le prix Rapsat-Lelièvre". Ici Radio-Canada, May 4, 2015.
7. "Salomé Leclerc, lauréate du prix Félix-Leclerc de la chanson 2015". Ici Radio-Canada, June 16, 2015.
8. Gregory Adams, "Cold Specks, Alvvays, Kiesza Nominated for SOCAN Songwriting Prize". Exclaim!, June 17, 2015.
9. "Salomé Leclerc, femme-orchestre". La Presse, October 11, 2018.
10. "Find out who made the 2019 Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC Music, June 20, 2019.
11. "Collectif Louve: le chant des louves". La Presse, June 18, 2017.