Carole Facal
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Carole Facal (dates), is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec
, She writes and performs mainly in French.
Born to a Uruguayan father and a Swiss mother and raised in Sherbrooke, Quebec
, she was trained in classical violin. Always athletic, she left home at 17 to pursue a career as a snowboarder in British Columbia. There, she purchased a guitar and began to write her own music. She ultimately returned to Quebec and joined the reggae group Kaliroots
, also forming (in 1998) a dreadlocked duet act called DobaCaracol with Dorianne Fabreg (Doba). DobaCaracol (the name is a fusion of the two singers' stage names) had a percussive world music sound and toured internationally. The group released two albums, Le Calme Son (2001) and SOLEY (2004), the latter of which sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide and won a Félix Award
.
DobaCaracol broke up in 2007, after which Facal began work on her first solo album L’arbre aux parfums, released in September 2008. The album, which is an eclectic mix of reggae
, rocksteady
and numerous other musical influences, was released to acclaim and led to two cash awards and a Juno
nomination for Francophone Album of the Year.
In December 2009 she was scheduled to play as the lead act for Serena Ryder
on a brief tour of Atlantic Canada. A European tour is scheduled for March 2010.
Carole Facal is a younger sister of the former Quebec politician Joseph Facal
.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, She writes and performs mainly in French.
Born to a Uruguayan father and a Swiss mother and raised in Sherbrooke, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, she was trained in classical violin. Always athletic, she left home at 17 to pursue a career as a snowboarder in British Columbia. There, she purchased a guitar and began to write her own music. She ultimately returned to Quebec and joined the reggae group Kaliroots
Kaliroots
Kaliroots is a roots reggae band from Quebec, Canada that was formed in 1995. Originating from St-Hilaire, they first became known in Montreal by playing in bars such as the Jailhouse Rock Cafe and the Medley. They expanded their fan base by participating in music festivals such as Woodstock en...
, also forming (in 1998) a dreadlocked duet act called DobaCaracol with Dorianne Fabreg (Doba). DobaCaracol (the name is a fusion of the two singers' stage names) had a percussive world music sound and toured internationally. The group released two albums, Le Calme Son (2001) and SOLEY (2004), the latter of which sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide and won a Félix Award
Félix Award
The Félix Award is a music award, given on an annual basis to artists in the Canadian province of Quebec.The first Félix awards were presented on September 23, 1979, by the Association du disque, de l'industrie du spectacle québécois...
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DobaCaracol broke up in 2007, after which Facal began work on her first solo album L’arbre aux parfums, released in September 2008. The album, which is an eclectic mix of reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
, rocksteady
Rocksteady
Rocksteady is a music genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966. A successor to ska and a precursor to reggae, rocksteady was performed by Jamaican vocal harmony groups such as The Gaylads, The Maytals and The Paragons. The term rocksteady comes from a dance style that was mentioned in the Alton...
and numerous other musical influences, was released to acclaim and led to two cash awards and a Juno
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
nomination for Francophone Album of the Year.
In December 2009 she was scheduled to play as the lead act for Serena Ryder
Serena Ryder
Serena Ryder is a Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter raised in Millbrook, Ontario.Ranging musically between folk, roots, country, and adult contemporary music, Ryder possesses a five-octave range...
on a brief tour of Atlantic Canada. A European tour is scheduled for March 2010.
Carole Facal is a younger sister of the former Quebec politician Joseph Facal
Joseph Facal
Joseph Facal is a politician, academic, and journalist in the Canadian province of Quebec. He was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1994 to 2003 and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Lucien Bouchard and Bernard Landry.-Early life and career:Facal was born...
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