Klô Pelgag
Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1990)
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Klô Pelgag is the stage name of Chloé Pelletier-Gagnon (born March 13, 1990, in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec), a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec.[1]
March 13, 1990
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Klô Pelgag performing in Gatineau, March 2026 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Chloé Pelletier-Gagnon March 13, 1990 |
| Genres | Pop, baroque pop |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Beginning her career in 2009 as a performer at various festivals and music contests in Quebec, she released her self-titled debut EP in 2012.[2] Her full-length album L'Alchimie des monstres followed in 2013.[3]
She won the Félix Award for New Artist of the Year in 2014.[4] She was a shortlisted nominee for the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in 2014 for her song "La fièvre des fleurs",[5] and L'Alchimie des monstres was a nominee for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2015.[6] In December 2014, she won the SOCAN Breakout Award at the Francophone SOCAN Awards in Montreal.[7]
She released a new album in November 2016, L'étoile thoracique.
At the Gala de l'ADISQ in 2018, she won the Prix Félix for Female Singer of the Year.[8] Her 2020 album Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs was shortlisted for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize.[9]
Her 2024 album Abracadabra was longlisted for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize.[10]
Her brother, Mathieu David Gagnon, is a composer and arranger most noted for the instrumental music project Flore Laurentienne, although he has also composed orchestral arrangements for Pelgag's albums.[11]
Discography
- Klô Pelgag (EP; 2012)
- L'Alchimie des monstres (album; 2013)
- L'Étoile thoracique (album; 2016)
- Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs (album; 2020)
- Abracadabra (album; 2024)