Emilie-Claire Barlow
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Emilie-Claire Barlow is a Canadian jazz
singer and voice actress. Born to parents who were professional musicians, she was encouraged to sing and study several instruments including piano
, cello
, clarinet
and violin
. By age seven she had begun her career, singing television and radio commercials.
Barlow's first album Sings was released in 1998. She has received three nominations for Canada's Juno Awards and was named "Female Vocalist of the Year" at the 2008 National Jazz Awards. Amongst her musical influences, Barlow has named artists Ella Fitzgerald
, Tony Bennett
and Stevie Wonder
.
Barlow has also provided voices for several animated television series, including Sailor Venus and Sailor Mars in Sailor Moon
, Bakugan Battle Brawlers
and Total Drama
.
and Bob Homme
; her father is award-winning jazz drummer Brian Barlow (aka Brian Leonard). Her mother, Judy Barlow, is also a jazz singer.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
singer and voice actress. Born to parents who were professional musicians, she was encouraged to sing and study several instruments including piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
, clarinet
Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
and violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
. By age seven she had begun her career, singing television and radio commercials.
Barlow's first album Sings was released in 1998. She has received three nominations for Canada's Juno Awards and was named "Female Vocalist of the Year" at the 2008 National Jazz Awards. Amongst her musical influences, Barlow has named artists Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Jane Fitzgerald , also known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella," was an American jazz and song vocalist...
, Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett is an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz....
and Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
.
Barlow has also provided voices for several animated television series, including Sailor Venus and Sailor Mars in Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself...
, Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
is a Japanese action adventure anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment and Japan Vistec under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan and the battle brawlers who possess them...
and Total Drama
Total Drama (series)
Total Drama is a Canadian animated television series that parodies reality television, with the characters consisting of the eponymous fictional reality series and the contestants therein. All of the contestants have distinct personalities that serve as a main plot point...
.
Family
Her grandfathers were Cy LeonardCy Leonard
Cy Leonard was a Canadian entertainer who was the first ventriloquist to perform on Canadian television. He also appeared on The Adventures of Tugboat Annie, the first Canadian-made situation comedy...
and Bob Homme
Bob Homme
Robert "Bob" Homme, CM was an American-born television actor, best known as the host of The Friendly Giant, a popular Canadian children's television program from the 1950s through the 1980s, which was broadcast on CBC Television.Homme became a citizen of Canada in the early 1990s, holding dual...
; her father is award-winning jazz drummer Brian Barlow (aka Brian Leonard). Her mother, Judy Barlow, is also a jazz singer.
Albums
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Sings | |
| 2001 | Tribute | Nominated for "Best Vocal Jazz Album" at the Juno Awards of 2002. |
| 2003 | Happy Feet | |
| 2005 | Like a Lover | |
| 2006 | Winter Wonderland | Released in 2006 as a Christmas album. |
| 2007 | The Very Thought of You | Nominated for "Vocal Jazz Album of the Year" at the Juno Awards of 2008 |
| 2009 | Haven't We Met? Haven't We Met? Haven't We Met? is an album by Canadian jazz singer and voice actress Emilie-Claire Barlow. This was Barlow's seventh jazz CD and was released on March 10, 2009.-Track listing:# "All I Do Is Dream of You"# "C'est merveilleux"# "You're Driving Me Crazy"... |
Nominated for "Vocal Jazz Album of the Year" at the Juno Awards of 2010 |
| 2010 | The Beat Goes On The Beat Goes On (Emilie-Claire Barlow album) The Beat Goes On is an album by Canadian jazz singer and voice actress Emilie-Claire Barlow. This is Barlow's eighth jazz album and was released on October 12, 2010.- Track listing :# Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head# Sunshine Superman... |
Nominated for "Vocal Jazz Album of the Year" at the Juno award of 2011 |
Other Singles
| Year | Song | Album Title | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Just Around the Corner | Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie is a Japanese anime film directed by Morio Asaka and produced by Madhouse and Bandai Visual. The film is based on the anime TV series adaptation of Clamp's Cardcaptor Sakura manga series. Written by Nanase Ohkawa, Clamp's head writer, it was released in Japanese theaters on August 21, 1999. It was... |
Soundtrack | |
| 2004 | Sailing on the Real True Love Loving the World |
Touch of Pink Touch of Pink Touch of Pink is a 2004 film directed and written by Ian Iqbal Rashid. and takes its name from the Cary Grant film That Touch of Mink.-Synopsis:... |
Soundtrack | |
| 2007 | Mood Indigo | Real Divas - Torch Light, Vol 1 | Compilation album | |
| 2007 | Gentle Rain | Real Divas - Torch Light, Vol 2 | Compilation album | |
| 2008 | All the Diamonds | A Thousand Nights | Melanie Doane Melanie Doane Melanie Doane is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter who has had seven Top 40 singles in Canada, including "Adam's Rib", "Goliath", "Still Desire You" and "Waiting For The Tide".... |
Also featuring Kathryn Rose |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Oh, What a Night | Lorraine | |
| 2012 | Cartoon! | Cameron Elliston | Main Role |
TV
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Mighty Jungle The Mighty Jungle The Mighty Jungle is a puppet series for preschoolers in which the narrative of the story is largely crafted by a group of preschoolers who appear in live-action segments interspersed between puppet-acted scenes. It is co-produced by Halifax Film and Decode Entertainment, both DHX Media Companies;... |
Cheryl (Voice) | Episode 1.8 Home Alone |
| 1998, 2000 | Sailor Moon Sailor Moon Sailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself... |
Sailor Mars (Voice), Sailor Venus (Voice) | 44 episodes |
| 1998 | Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend | Siren #2 (Voice) | Episode 1.3 Ulysses and the Journey Home |
| 2004 | 6teen 6teen 6teen is a Canadian animated sitcom, which premiered in Canada in 2004 on Teletoon. In the USA, 6teen first premiered on Nickelodeon on December 18, 2005 and was removed from the schedule on May 13, 2006 before being removed completely in 2007 before the series' run could be completed. 6teen was... |
Chrissy (Voice) | Recurring Role |
| 2005 | Wayside Wayside Wayside may refer to:*Wayside, a word for the trackside in rail terminology* Wayobjects, trackside objects*Wayside , an early version of As Friends Rust... |
Johan (Voice) | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Bakugan Battle Brawlers Bakugan Battle Brawlers is a Japanese action adventure anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment and Japan Vistec under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan and the battle brawlers who possess them... |
Alice Gehabich (Voice) | 39 episodes |
| 2007–2009 | Total Drama Island Total Drama Island Total Drama Island is a Canadian animated television series which lampoons the conventions commonly found in reality shows. The show and its sequel seasons are collectively referred to as the Total Drama series. It premiered on the Canadian cable television specialty channel Teletoon on July 8, 2007... |
Courtney (Voice) | 16 episodes (Co-Protagonist) |
| 2009–2010 | Total Drama Action Total Drama Action Total Drama Action is a Canadian animated television series. It is the second season of the Total Drama series, which began with Total Drama Island. The show premiered in Teletoon at 6:30 pm ET/PT on January 11, 2009. This series was also created by the makers of 6teen, another Teletoon program... |
Courtney (Voice) | 15 episodes (Main Antagonist) (Main Role) |
| 2009 | The Dating Guy | Rachel | 26 Episodes |
| 2009 | Stoked Stoked (TV series) Stoked is a Canadian animated TV series produced by Fresh TV Inc. It is produced by Jennifer Pertsch and Tom McGillis and premiered on Teletoon on June 25, 2009. It is currently airing on Teletoon in Canada, and formerly on Cartoon Network in the United States... |
Mrs. Ridgemount (Voice) | 11 Episodes |
| 2010 | Total Drama World Tour | Courtney (Voice) | 22 episodes (Second Villain/Neutral) (Main Role) |
| 2011 | Almost Naked Animals Almost Naked Animals Almost Naked Animals is a Canadian animated television series that is produced for YTV and Cartoon Network. On January 7, 2011, The series aired a sneak peek on YTV and officially premiered on the next day. The series was created by Noah Z... |
Bunny (Voice) | 40 episodes |
| 2011 | My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is an animated television series that premiered on October 10, 2010 on the United States cable network The Hub, and is based on Hasbro's My Little Pony line of toys and animated works. The series is produced by Hasbro Studios and DHX Media Vancouver... |
Cheerilee (Voice) | 4 episodes |