UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA’S NEWEST TALENT, GABRIELLE SHONK, RELEASES DEBUT SINGLE “HABIT” & NEW FRENCH SONG “TROP TARD”
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UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA’S NEWEST TALENT, GABRIELLE SHONK, RELEASES DEBUT SINGLE “HABIT” & NEW FRENCH SONG “TROP TARD”
Photo Credit: Norman Wong
“Shonk sounds like an amalgamation of the past 20 years of star female songstresses...” - VICE/Noisey
21 JULY 2017 (Toronto, ON) – Last year, Quebec indie-folk singer/songwriter Gabrielle Shonk self-released her first single “Habit”. The track spread like wildfire, grabbing the attention of VICE’s Noisey who likened Shonk’s vocals to a mix of Alicia Keys, Fiona Apple and Amy Winehouse. “Habit” has over one million streams on Spotify to date, and 154k views and counting for the accompanying music video – watch HERE. Today, Shonk releases the Habit single package via Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. The offering includes a new acoustic version of “Habit”, the original and brand new French single, “Trop Tard”.
Gabrielle Shonk is the natural product of a creative household. Raised by a blues-musician father and artist mother in Quebec City, she started singing at a very young age. She began writing her own songs as a teenager, soulfully guided by favorites such as Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Joni Mitchell, and Tracy Chapman. Singing in both English and French, music quickly became Shonk’s universal language. Her musical craft took hold in University, where she studied Jazz and later earned a degree in music. Shonk recently opened for fellow Canadian singer/songwriter Bobby Bazini, as well as Rag N Bone Man, Hannah Georgas and P!nk. She has performed at Ottawa Bluesfest, Montreal Jazz Fest, Quebec City Festival d’Été and will be taking the stage later this month at WayHome Festival. Gabrielle will continue to perform through the summer, fall and into the New Year, full list of dates below. Keep an eye out for more exciting news to come later this year!
Photo Credit: Norman Wong
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Canadian Tours Dates:
28-Jul-17 Oro Medonte ON (WayHome Festival)
29-Jul-17 Bethanie QC (La Grosse Lanterne Festival)
02-Aug-17 Îles-de-la-Madeleine QC (Au Vieux Treuil)
12-Aug-17 St-Jérôme QC (Saint-Jérôme Folk)
26-Aug-17 L'Assomption QC (L'Ange Cornu)
02-Sep-17 Montreal QC (Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier)
03-Sep-17 Montreal QC (Mile End Festival)
30-Sep-17 Labelle QC (Chapelle du Centre Communautaire)
20-Oct-17 Pont-Rouge QC (Moulin Marcoux)
21-Oct-17 Cowansville QC (Église Emmanuel)
26-Oct-17 Ville-Marie QC (Theatre du Rift)
27-Oct-17 Gatineau QC (La Basoche)
28-Oct-17 Laval QC Maison des Arts de Laval
02-Nov-17 Drummondville QC (Maison des Arts Drummondville)
03-Nov-17 Lavaltrie QC (Chasse-Galerie)
09-Nov-17 Victoriaville QC (Cabaret Guy-Aubert)
16-Nov-17 St-Jérôme QC (Salle Antony-Lessard)
18-Nov-17 Sherbrooke QC (Boquebière)
23-Nov-17 Sorel-Tracy QC (Salle Georges-Codling)
24-Nov-17 Alma QC (La Boîte à Bleuets)
30-Nov-17 Ste-Thérèse QC (Cabaret BMO)
01-Dec-17 Becancour QC (Moulin Michel de Gentilly)
14-Dec-17 Quebec City QC (Salle Octave-Crémazie)
16-Dec-17 Terrebonne QC (Le Moulinet)
25-Jan-18 Jonquière QC (Salle Pierrette-Gaudreault)
27-Jan-18 La Tuque QC (La Pécheresse)
02-Feb-18 Val-Morin QC (Théâtre du Marais)
03-Feb-18 Waterloo QC (Maison de la Culture de Waterloo)
07-Feb-18 Rimouski QC (Salle Desjardins-Telus)
08-Feb-18 Amqui QC (Salle Jean-Cossette)
09-Feb-18 Gaspé QC (Salle de Spetacles de Gaspé)
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