Sarahmée Ouellet (born 1988 in Dakar, Senegal), mononymously known as Sarahmée, is a Senegalese-Canadian rapper from Quebec.Émy-Jane Déry, "Premier album pour Sarahmée". Le Journal de Québec, May 7, 2013. She is most noted for her single "T'as pas cru", which was shortlisted for the 2019 SOCAN Songwriting Prize.Marissa Groguhé, "Prix de la chanson SOCAN: place au rap". La Presse, June 4, 2019.
The sister of singer-songwriter Karim Ouellet,"Sarahmée et Karim Ouellet, la fratrie musicale pas banale". Ici Radio-Canada, April 25, 2019. she released the EPs Retox in 2011 and Sans détour in 2013 before releasing her full-length debut album Légitime in 2015.Philippe Renaud, "Sarahmée: l’important, c’est d’y croire". Le Devoir, March 30, 2019. She followed up with Irréversible in 2019,Bruno Lapointe, «On a un gros devoir de société à faire». Le Journal de Montréal, July 4, 2020. and received a Prix Félix nomination for Revelation of the Year at the Gala de l'ADISQ in 2019.Bruno Lapointe, "Après 10 ans de carrière, une première nomination au gala de l'ADISQ pour Sarahmée". Le Journal de Montréal, October 26, 2019. The video for her single "Bun Dem", directed by Caraz, was also a Juno Award nominee for Video of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020."Junos 2020: the complete list of winners". CBC Music, June 29, 2020.
In 2024 she released Pleure pas ma fille, sinon Maman va pleurer, an album about her grieving her brother's death in 2021.Marissa Groguhé, "Sarahmée retrouve l’envie de créer". La Presse, October 29, 2024.
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