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Leif Vollebekk

Leif Vollebekk

Canadian indie folk singer-songwriter

Leif Vollebekk is a Canadian indie folk singer-songwriter,[1] whose 2017 album Twin Solitude was a shortlisted finalist for the 2017 Polaris Music Prize[2] and the 2018 Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year.[3]

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Of mixed Norwegian and French descent[4] and originally from Ottawa, Ontario,[5] he learned to play violin, guitar and piano in childhood.[4] While studying philosophy at the University of Ottawa he spent some time in Iceland on an educational exchange,[4] before moving to Montreal after graduation to pursue his musical career.[5]

His debut album, Inland, was released on Nevado Records in 2010,[6] and incorporated some songs he had written during his trip to Iceland.[4] He followed up with North Americana in 2013 on Outside Music.[7] He then signed to Secret City Records, which released Twin Solitude in 2017.[8]

All three albums were supported by extensive touring in both North America and Europe.[9]

His fourth album, New Ways, was released November 1, 2019 on Secret City Records.[10]

He also contributed to Piano mal, the 2012 debut album by Julien Sagot.[11]

Discography

  • Inland (2010)
  • North Americana (2013)
  • Twin Solitude (2017)
  • New Ways (2019)

References

  1. [1]
    "Leif Vollebekk Let His Subconscious Be the Guide on 'Twin Solitude'". Exclaim!, March 3, 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Polaris Music Prize shortlist includes Leonard Cohen, Gord Downie". The Globe and Mail, July 13, 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Arcade Fire and Daniel Caesar lead 2018 Juno Award nominations". CBC Music, February 6, 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Leif Vollebekk brings a bit of Iceland back". The Concordian, November 17, 2009.
  5. [5]
    "Leif Vollebekk’s Twin Solitudes, a track-by-track journey through space, time, and Florida". Ottawa Magazine, April 7, 2017.
  6. [6]
    "Leif Vollebekk: Inland". Exclaim!, January 15, 2010.
  7. [7]
    "Leif Vollebekk: North Americana". Exclaim!, February 20, 2013.
  8. [8]
    "Leif Vollebekk works well with constraints". The Georgia Straight, April 26, 2017.
  9. [9]
    "Retenez bien le nom de Leif Vollebekk et écoutez son nouvel album bouleversant en exclu". Les Inrockuptibles, February 23, 2017.
  10. [10]
    "Leif Vollebekk Returns with 'New Ways' LP". Exclaim!, June 18, 2019.
  11. [11]
    Émilie Côté, "Julien Sagot: musicien libre". La Presse, January 28, 2012.
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