Sarahmée
Appearance
Sarahmée Ouellet (born 1988 in Dakar, Senegal), mononymously known as Sarahmée, is a Senegalese-Canadian rapper from Quebec.[1] She is most noted for her single "T'as pas cru", which was shortlisted for the 2019 SOCAN Songwriting Prize.[2]
The sister of singer-songwriter Karim Ouellet,[3] she released the EPs Retox in 2011 and Sans détour in 2013 before releasing her full-length debut album Légitime in 2015.[4] She followed up with Irréversible in 2019,[5] and received a Prix Félix nomination for Revelation of the Year at the Gala de l'ADISQ in 2019.[6] The video for her single "Bun Dem", directed by Caraz, was also a Juno Award nominee for Video of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Émy-Jane Déry, "Premier album pour Sarahmée". Le Journal de Québec, May 7, 2013.
- ^ Marissa Groguhé, "Prix de la chanson SOCAN: place au rap". La Presse, June 4, 2019.
- ^ "Sarahmée et Karim Ouellet, la fratrie musicale pas banale". Ici Radio-Canada, April 25, 2019.
- ^ Philippe Renaud, "Sarahmée: l’important, c’est d’y croire". Le Devoir, March 30, 2019.
- ^ Bruno Lapointe, «On a un gros devoir de société à faire». Le Journal de Montréal, July 4, 2020.
- ^ Bruno Lapointe, "Après 10 ans de carrière, une première nomination au gala de l'ADISQ pour Sarahmée". Le Journal de Montréal, October 26, 2019.
- ^ "Junos 2020: the complete list of winners". CBC Music, June 29, 2020.
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