Kanen (singer)
Karen Pinette-Fontaine | |
|---|---|
| Born | Uashat |
| Occupation | Singer, Songwriter |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Genre | Folk music, Pop music |
| Website | |
| nikamowin | |
Kanen is the stage name of Karen Pinette-Fontaine (born January 5, 1999), an Innu singer-songwriter from Uashat-Maliotenam, Quebec.[1] She is most noted as a Felix Award nominee for Indigenous Artist of the Year at the 43rd Félix Awards.[2]
Pinette-Fontaine launched her musical career as a member of Florent Vollant's Nikamu Mamuitun collective in 2019, alongside Marcie Michaud-Gagnon, Joëlle St-Pierre, Chloé Lacasse, Scott-Pien Picard, Matiu, Cédrik St-Onge and Ivan Boivin,[3] and released her self-titled debut EP that year.[4] She competed in the 2020 edition of the Francouvertes music competition.[5]
She has also been associated with the Wapikoni Mobile filmmaking collective,[6] for which she directed the short film Battles (Batailles)[7] and appeared as herself in Sonia Bonspille Boileau's documentary film Wapikoni.
References
- ^ Amélie Revert, "Kanen et Matiu, deux diamants bruts rencontrés à Petite-Vallée". Métro, July 14, 2021.
- ^ Louis-Philippe Labrèche, "Les nominations du Premier gala de l’ADISQ 2021". Le Canal Auditif, September 22, 2021.
- ^ Philippe Papineau, "La forêt enchantée de Nikamu Mamuitun". Le Devoir, September 13, 2019.
- ^ "Karen Pinette-Fontaine et son nouvel EP". Ici Radio-Canada, October 17, 2019.
- ^ Louis-Philippe Labrèche, "Les Francouvertes 2020 — Soir 6 : Kanen, thaïs et Valence". Le Canal Auditif, September 29, 2020.
- ^ Antoine Bordeleau, "Karen Pinette Fontaine". Voir, October 14, 2019.
- ^ "Les réalisatrices autochtones à l'honneur". Ici Radio-Canada, March 6, 2017.
