SOPHIE VILLENEUVE singer-songwriter
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SOPHIE VILLENEUVE singer-songwriter
BIO Born in La Tuque, Quebec, Sophie Villeneuve is a folk singer-songwriter based in Whitehorse (Yukon) since 2013. Mixing story telling and music, she transports her audience into her Yukon world inspired from Nature and northern adventures. In 2016, Sophie wins the music competitions Pacifique en Chanson and Chant’Ouest in which she also obtains the Public's Choice Award. In 2017, Sophie is positively received by the critics after performing in the prestigious Festival International de la Chanson de Granby (FICG) music competition. On television, she was seen in Prise de Son with Eloi Painchaud and Jean-François Breau, as well as in Constellation Francophone where she collaborated with Lennie Gallant and Elisapie Isaac. Her atypical life path inspired Les Productions Rivard for an episode of Chacun sa Route on TVA national channel in 2017. Her new record, Le Chant du Hibou, was released in January 2018. Produced by Jim Holland (Green Needle Records, Whitehorse, Yukon), the album takes its inspiration from Sophie's northern adventures since she moved to the Yukon in 2013.
SHOW
Inspired by her new Yukon world since she left Quebec, Sophie Villeneuve shares her life story with
authenticity in her show Le Chant du Hibou. From dog sledding to skiing on avalanche terrain, to talking
about her northern romances or living in a wall tent in the winter, she does not miss a chance to let her
audience travel with her. Characterized by her direct lyrics, Sophie switches back and forth between
guitar and piano to share her songs that are mainly in French with a few titles in English. Addressing her
audience as if they were around a campfire, Sophie Villeneuve offers an authentic experience in a world
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North of the 60 parallel.
Solo, duo ou trio, Le Chant du Hibou is flexible in its presentation and can last up to 1h15.
“Sophie's performance is like a mural of her Yukon story.
With a magnifying glass, she presents each image of the mosaic, from a story to another.
But when we step back, we see that everything connects as a whole." (translated from French)
– Robert Bellefeuille, artistic director FICG
PERFORMANCES SELECTION
2017
22 oct-11 nov From the North Tour Whitehorse, Yellowknife, Iqaluit,
Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver
16 sept Contact Ouest Showcase Yellowknife, NWT
18 aug FICG Semi-Finals Granby, QC
1st aug Folk Evenings (with Moonfruits) Victoria, BC
15 juil 150 Artistes en Fête Rimouski, QC
24 jun Constellation Francophone Whitehorse, YT
(coll: Elisapie Isaac, Lennie Gallant, Soir de Sem aine)
12 may Sophie Villeneuve LIVE @ Hamilton & Son Whitehorse, YT
2 apr Prise de Son Whitehorse, YT
(coll: Éloi Painchaud, Jean-François Breau, Raphaël Butler, Marc à Paul à Jos)
15 mar Elles se racontent Whitehorse, YT
2016
5 dec Opening act Philippe Brach Whitehorse, YT
29 sept Chant’Ouest Competition Regina, SK
9 sept Sophie Villeneuve LIVE à la Pécheresse La Tuque, QC
11 jun Pacifique en Chanson Competition Vancouver, BC“Sophie is an up and coming force in the music industry."
– Jim Holland, Green Needle Records
DISCOGRAPHY
SOPHIE VILLENEUVE - EP LE CHANT DU HIBOU
JUNE 2017 JANUARY 2018BOOKING / PRESS
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