Erik Karol
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Erik Karol is a French singer and composer of Basque
origin.
He received the Charles Cros Academy Award and another as the Best Single of the Year at the Festival International d'Expression Française in Bordeaux for his single Partir.
Karol joined the French-Canadian Company Cirque du Soleil
in 1999 and was the original singer and main character for their show, Dralion
.
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
origin.
He received the Charles Cros Academy Award and another as the Best Single of the Year at the Festival International d'Expression Française in Bordeaux for his single Partir.
Karol joined the French-Canadian Company Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil , is a Canadian entertainment company, self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment." Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy...
in 1999 and was the original singer and main character for their show, Dralion
Dralion
Dralion is a touring production by the Canadian entertainment company Cirque du Soleil. The show combines elements of traditional Chinese circus with Western contemporary circus, complementing the "East-meets-West" theme implied in the title — the name is a portmanteau of "dragon" and "lion"...
.
Recordings
- Le Cabaret des Eléments "Chant d'Ether" (1998)
- Cirque du Soleil "Dralion (1999) BMG Music Canada
- Salto Natale "Chamäleon" (2002)
- Erik Karol "Polyphonic Trees" (2010)
Movies soundtracks
- Hemingway, a portrait (Eric Canuel-Montréal-1999)
- Nuit Blanche (Daniel Colas-Paris-2007)