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Karim Ouellet is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter. Born in Dakar, Senegal, he was adopted by Canadian diplomats at the age of one year〔("Karim Ouellet démystifié" ). ''La Rotonde'', January 21, 2013.〕 and lived in France, Rwanda and Tunisia〔("Karim Ouellet to Radio Radio: how francophone artists from outside Quebec contribute to the province's scene" ). CBC Music, February 6, 2014.〕 before his family returned to live in Quebec City when he was 15.〔 He released his debut album, ''Plume'', in 2011,〔("La Plume sensible de Karim Ouellet" ). ''Le Devoir'', February 4, 2011.〕 and was the second-place finisher in that year's Francouvertes competition. He has toured extensively, including appearances at the Francofolies de La Rochelle, Osheaga and SXSW festivals. He followed up with ''Fox'' in November 2012. Ouellet garnered three nominations at the Félix Awards in 2013, including Best Male Singer, Best Single for "L'Amour" and Pop Album of the Year.〔("Les gagnants du 35e Gala de l'ADISQ" ). ''Huffington Post'', October 27, 2013.〕 ''Fox'' won the Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2014.〔("Arcade Fire et Karim Ouellet s'illustrent aux prix Juno" ). canoe.ca, March 30, 2014.〕 While his own music follows a folk-pop style with some reggae and African music influences, he is also a frequent collaborator with several hip hop groups, including CEA and Movèzerbe.〔("Karim Ouellet, pop Plume" ). RFI Musique, June 19, 2012.〕 ==Discography== *''Plume'' (2011) *''Fox'' (2012) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Karim Ouellet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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