Geneviève Toupin is a Canadian singer-songwriter who captivates audiences with her soulful voice, charming stage-presence and beautifully crafted songs. Her soaring melodies weave their way around simple, poetic lyrics that speak of hope and doubt in love and life. Alone at the piano or accompanied by her band, her intimate songwriting style brings a fresh sound to contemporary francophone folk music.
2010
Winner of a Western Canadian Music Award for Best Francophone Recording 2010
Winner of the Edith Butler Prize, awarded by SPACQ (Société des Auteurs et des Compositeurs du Québec)
Nominated as Francophone Songwriter of the Year at the 2010 Canadian Folk Music Awards
Nominated for Socan's Echo Songwriting Prize 2010 for the song Quelque part
Performances at the Vancouver Olympics and the Festival Pully-Lavaux à l'heure du Québec (Switzerland)
Performances in New York (NY), Providence (Rhode Island) and Lewiston (Maine) with La Francophonie s'exprime tour organized by the Centre de la Francophonie des Amériques
Coup de Coeur of the prestigious Festival International de la Chanson de Granby for the month of May
Selected for a second year as one of Radio Canada's featured artists for the Mai de la Chanson d'Ici
2009
Launch of Geneviève's début album in Montreal and in Winnipeg during the Coup de Coeur Francophone
Geneviève's song Petits pas is selected to represent Manitoba on the album “Des voix s'élèvent”, alongside songs by Richard Desjardins, Marie-Jo Thério and Zachary Richard
Geneviève tours Ontario (Kingston, Ottawa, Timmins, Chapleau, Sudbury, Penetanguishene)
2008
Geneviève is the opening act for Daniel Lavoie's maritime tour during the Coup de Coeur Francophone (Moncton, St-Jean, Fredericton)
Geneviève is chosen to be a part of La Francoforce's national artist roster, touring 14 canadian cities and performing her songs in over 70 concerts during the four-month summer tour
photo by Sophie Samson