Les Sœurs Boulay (The Boulay Sisters) are a Canadian folk music group from Quebec, consisting of sisters Stéphanie and Mélanie Boulay."Les Sœurs Boulay a sister act in harmony". The Gazette, March 25, 2013. Originally from the Gaspésie, they are currently based in Montreal.
History
The Boulay sisters released their full-length debut album, Le poids des confettis, on Grosse Boîte in early 2013. Their song "Mappemonde" was a shortlisted nominee for the 2013 SOCAN Songwriting Prize, and the album was a longlisted nominee for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize."Polaris Music Prize Unveils 2013 Long List" . Exclaim!, June 13, 2012. That year the pair were nominated for GAMIQ awards in seven categories."Les Soeurs Boulay récoltent 7 nominations au prochain GAMIQ". Huffington Post, 01/10/2013
The duo toured around Quebec in support of their album, singing and playing guitar and ukulele."Home is where the truth is for Les Soeurs Boulay". Montreal Gazette, Erik Leijon, October 15, 2015
They released the follow-up 4488 de l'amour in October 2015. The title track received airplay on east coast radio stations."CHSR 97.9 MHz - Fredericton Top 30". !earshot. For the Week Ending: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 They continued touring, but in larger venues as their fan base grew."Les Soeurs Boulay au Club Soda: pareilles, pas pareilles". Le Devoir, Sylvain Cormier, 10 November 2017
In late 2017, the sisters took a break from touring because of Mélanie's pregnancy."Les sœurs Boulay annulent tous leurs spectacles d’ici les Fêtes". CBC Radio-Canada, 21 November 2017.
Discography Albums Les poids des confettis (2013) 4488 de l'amour (2015) La mort des étoiles (2019) – No. 23 Canada
References
External links Les Sœurs Boulay