Emilie-Claire Barlow

Emilie-Claire Barlow was born in Toronto to parents who were professional musicians, and by age 7 had begun a career singing television and radio commercials. Her father is award-winning jazz drummer Brian Barlow (aka Brian Leonard), and her mother, Judy Tate, is a composer, arranger, and singer. She attended the Etobicoke School of the Arts studying musical theatre and dance for five years, and later focused her studies on music theory and arranging at Toronto's Humber College. Emilie-Claire Barlow is an award-winning and critically acclaimed Canadian jazz singer, arranger, record producer, and voice actress who has released 12 self-produced albums on her own label, Empress Music Group. She has received seven nominations for Canada's JUNO Awards with her album "Seule ce soir" winning for best Jazz Vocal Recording in 2013 and "Clear Day" winning the same award in 2016. She was nominated for "Producer of Year" for her recording "Clear Day" (2015)—notable for being only the 2nd Jazz recording nominated in this category. "Seule ce soir" also won Album of the Year – Jazz Interpretation at the 2013 ADISQ Awards. She was named National Jazz Awards' "Female Vocalist of the Year" in 2008. She is the recipient of a Félix and two JUNO Awards. Her performing career has included major venues worldwide, and she performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival on seven occasions including a 2015 performance on the Main Stage with 50,000 people attending.

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