Karim Ouellet

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Karim Ouellet
Ouellet in 2013
Background information
Born(1984-12-08)December 8, 1984
Dakar, Senegal
OriginCanada
DiedNovember 15, 2021(2021-11-15) (aged 36)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
GenresFolk, pop, hip hop
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active2011–2021
Websitehttp://karimouellet.ca/

Karim Ouellet (December 8, 1984 – November 15, 2021) was a Senegalese-born Canadian pop singer-songwriter. He released three albums between 2011 and 2016; his second album Fox won a

Juno Award in 2014
.

Early life

Ouellet was born in

Claude Bégin in around 2005; Bégin co-wrote the lyrics and music for Ouellet's first three albums.[1]

Career

Ouellet released his debut album, Plume, in 2011,

SXSW festivals.[9]

He followed up with Fox in November 2012. He received three nominations at the

Radio-Canada that year.[11] Fox won the Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2014.[12][13]

His third album, Trente, was released in March 2016.[14] He followed up later the same year with Aikido, a downloadable free mini-album.[1]

Ouellet's music follows a

African music influences. He was also a frequent collaborator with several hip hop groups, including CEA and Movèzerbe.[15]

Personal life

Ouellet's sister, Sarahmée, is also a musician.[16] He served as the French-language spokesman for Black History Month in Canada in 2018.[1]

One month after what would have been his 37th birthday, Ouellet was found dead on the evening of January 17, 2022, at L'Unisson studio in Quebec City's Saint-Roch neighbourhood.[11][17][18] While foul play was ruled out by local police, his death prompted an investigation by the municipal coroner’s office.[11][17] He was reportedly working on his fourth album at the time.[11] The coroner's report indicated that Ouellet had died two full months before his body was found, on November 15, 2021, and ruled that his cause of death was diabetic ketoacidosis.[19]

In 2023, Sarahmée and the Grand Théâtre de Québec announced a new award for emerging musicians from the Quebec City region in Ouellet's memory. The prize will award $7,500, and a full-length show at the Grand Théâtre, to the winner.[20]

Discography

  • Leçons d'amour étrange EP (2009)
  • Plume (2011)[21]
  • Fox (2012)[21]
  • Trente (2016)[21]
  • Aikido EP (2016)[21]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Simard, Yves (October 12, 2018). "Karim Ouellet". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Karim Ouellet démystifié". La Rotonde, January 21, 2013.
  3. ^ "Karim Ouellet to Radio Radio: how francophone artists from outside Quebec contribute to the province's scene" Archived March 1, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. CBC Music, February 6, 2014.
  4. ^ "La Plume sensible de Karim Ouellet". Le Devoir, February 4, 2011.
  5. ^ "15e édition des Francouvertes, 2011". Les Francouvertes. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Karim Ouellet gagnant du prix Félix-Leclerc 2013" (in French). Radio-Canada. June 13, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  7. ^ Ledoux, Julie (July 15, 2015). "Osheaga 2015: L'horaire quotidien se dévoile et Karim Ouellet obtient carte blanche". Voir (in French). Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  8. ^ Rousseau, Marie-Lise (August 1, 2015). "Karim Ouellet à Osheaga 2015". Journal Métro (in French). Montreal. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "Karim Ouellet". SXSW. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  10. Huffington Post
    , October 27, 2013.
  11. ^ a b c d MacLellan, Ainslie (January 18, 2022). "Quebec musician Karim Ouellet, Juno award winner, dies at 37". CBC News. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "Juno Awards 2014: The full list of winners". National Post. March 30, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  13. ^ "Zone Musique | Arcade Fire et Karim Ouellet récompensés d'un prix Juno". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). March 29, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  14. Huffington Post
    , March 11, 2016.
  15. RFI Musique
    , June 19, 2012.
  16. ^ "Premier album pour Sarahmée". Le Journal de Québec, May 7, 2013.
  17. ^ a b Dunlevy, T'Cha (January 18, 2022). "Quebec singer-songwriter Karim Ouellet, 37, found dead". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  18. ^ Paré, Étienne; Tanguay, Sébastien (January 18, 2022). "Le chanteur Karim Ouellet n'est plus". Le Devoir (in French). Montreal. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  19. ^ "Quebec singer-songwriter Karim Ouellet died from complications of diabetes". Global News, June 22, 2022.
  20. ^ "Karim Ouellet's legacy will live on with a new prize for emerging Quebec musicians". CBC Music, September 11, 2023.
  21. ^ a b c d "Karim Ouellet – Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 18, 2022.

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