Amylie

{{short description|Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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| birth_name = Amylie Boisclair

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| birth_place = Mascouche, Quebec, Canada

| birth_date = 1982

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| instrument = Vocals, Guitar

| genre = Pop, folk-rock

| occupation = songwriter, performer, recording artist

| years_active = 2010s-present

| label = Audiogram

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Amylie Boisclair (born 1982) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec.Philippe Papineau, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/470841/musique-amylie-retourne-a-l-essentiel "Amylie retourne à l’essentiel"]. Le Devoir, May 13, 2016. She is most noted for her 2012 album Le Royaume, which was a shortlisted Juno Award nominee for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2013.Julie Ledoux, [https://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-musicale/2013/02/19/prix-juno-2013-les-nominations/ "Prix Juno 2013 : les nominations"]. Voir, February 19, 2013.

Originally from Mascouche, Boisclair had her first experience in music when she played the role of Sandy in a production of Grease.Marie-Christine Blais, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/disques/200811/22/01-803353-il-etait-une-fois-amylie.php "Il était une fois Amylie"]. La Presse, November 22, 2008. She released her debut album Jusqu'aux oreilles in 2008, and followed up with Le Royaume in 2012.Olivier Robillard-Laveaux, [https://voir.ca/albums/amylie-le-royaume/ "Amylie: Le Royaume"]. Voir, April 12, 2012. Her third album, Les Éclats, was released in 2016.

She has also performed in the group Louve, with Marie-Pierre Arthur, Ariane Moffatt, Salomé Leclerc and Laurence Lafond-Beaulne.Véronique Lauzon, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/festivals/francofolies/201706/16/01-5108234-collectif-louve-le-chant-des-louves.php "Collectif Louve: le chant des louves"]. La Presse, June 18, 2017.

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