Coco Love Alcorn

Coco Love Alcorn is a Canadian pop and jazz singer born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and who moved several times with her family, living also in Toronto and Vancouver. The daughter of jazz singer John Alcorn, she released her debut album in 1995. She attended Berklee College of Music in Boston for one semester, then moved to Vancouver and began performing. She combines diverse musical influences including jazz, R&B, pop, folk, and Gospel. Her playful and witty character, love of improvising, and willingness to engage fearlessly with the audience has made Alcorn an established presence on the Canadian music scene. She toured as an opening act for Burton Cummings, Chantal Kreviazuk, Jesse Cook, and Ani DiFranco and performed on some Lilith Fair dates. She is a backing vocalist for 54-40, and her music has appeared on the television programs "The Dead Zone" and "The L Word." Coco's career has spanned more than 30 years, 9 solo albums, cross-Canada tours, collaborations, festival appearances, and award nominations. Recently awarded the 2021 Canadian Folk Music Award for Best Contemporary Singer Of The Year, she continues to be active in the music scene. Alcorn and Simon Farla became the parents of Eloise on 14 September 2010. After spending several years raising her daughter, she returned to music and released the album "Wonderland" in 2016. Coco also leads the Wonderland Singers, an online community choir and creative singing workshop series with hundreds of regular members from across Canada, the States, and beyond.

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