Born in Guelph and being Anglophone, Andrea Lindsay fell in love with the French language during a trip to France at the age of 18. Since French and music are her two passions, it seemed obvious to her to combine them.
Charlotte Renaud is a Montreal-based singer-songwriter who experiments with folk, jazz, and soft rock to express her feelings through music.
As a multi-instrumentalist who plays the piano and guitar, her best instrument remains her voice. Her first single, written when she was seventeen, was “The River,” a reflection on coming of age and her entry into the Montreal music scene. Since its release, she has performed both as a solo artist and with her band in bars and small venues, primarily in Montreal. Her debut album, “The Mess in My Room,” released on June 2, was written, recorded, and co-produced by Charlotte and artist Ryan Brio in her bedroom—hence the title. The mostly English-language album features one French-language track titled “Toutàlenvers,” signaling that creating music in French is very much a possibility. She is currently working on her next album, which will be bilingual.
On the menu: A tartiflette just like they make it in France, served with an arugula salad to balance it out.
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