Julien Sagot

Julien Sagot is a Canadian musician. Formerly a percussionist for the indie rock band Karkwa from 1998 to 2012, since that band's breakup he has released four albums as a solo singer-songwriter.[1]

Julien Sagot
Background information
Also known asSagot
Genresindie rock
Years active1990s-present

Born in Paris, France, Sagot moved to Montreal, Quebec with his family at age 13.[2] At age 16 he met François Lafontaine, with whom he went on to be one of the founding members of Karkwa.[2]

After Karkwa was put on hiatus in 2012, Sagot released his debut solo album Piano mal, which included contributions from Simon Angell of Thus Owls and singer-songwriter Leif Vollebekk.[2] He followed up with the albums Valse 333 in 2014,[3] Bleu Jane in 2017,[4] and Sagot in 2021.[1]

Valse 333 was a Juno Award nominee for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2015,[5] and Sagot was longlisted for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize.[6] In 2015, Sagot and cowriter Antoine Binette Mercier received a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination for the song "Ficelle".[7]

Discography
  • Piano mal (2012)
  • Valse 333 (2014)
  • Bleu Jane (2017)
  • Sagot (2021)

References
  1. Philippe Renaud, "Julien Sagot en solo". Le Devoir, March 12, 2021.
  2. Émilie Côté, "Julien Sagot: musicien libre". La Presse, January 28, 2012.
  3. Zachary Houle, "Julien Sagot: Valse 333". PopMatters, October 30, 2014.
  4. Sarah Murphy, "Julien Sagot 'Bleu Jane'". Exclaim!, March 24, 2017.
  5. "Serge Fiori est finaliste pour le prix de l’album de l’année". Le Devoir, January 28, 2015.
  6. David Friend, "Daniel Lanois, Savannah Ré, Charlotte Cardin make long list of Polaris Music Prize". The Globe and Mail, June 16, 2021.
  7. Gregory Adams, "Cold Specks, Alvvays, Kiesza Nominated for SOCAN Songwriting Prize". Exclaim!, June 17, 2015.


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