Ghislaine Doté
Singer. Songwriter.
Composer. Actor. Dancer.
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About Ghislaine
Ghislaine started her career as a dancer and choreographer.​​​​​ Born in France, Ghislaine grew up in Cote d'Ivoire and spent her adulthood in Montreal where she completed a double BA in Contemporary Dance. ​​​
After being cast as a dancer in STARMANIA, she fell in love with singing and has been pursuing it since.​ In Vancouver, while pursuing a career as an actor, she rekindled her love for la chanson française, and decided to introduce Beautiful British Columbia to the beauty and poetry of french melodies.
As a lead singer for Stranger Brew, she made her mark in Festivals Pacifique en Chanson and Chant'Ouest. Ghislaine released her first EP "O Soleil" in 2020.​​
KIND WORDS
"A magnet in performance. Radiant and grounded"
- Philip Spzorer (journalist from Montreal)
"Spellbinding...Ghislaine Doté, does not hesitate to borrow non conventional paths as she skillfully plays with a repertoire that brings hints of African folklore has well as the feel of traditional French Chansons. Sublime."​ - Mondo-Blog
"The multidisciplinary artist from Vancouver is one of the 5 recipients of the Philip Akin - Black Shoulders Legacy Award received last February. Ici Colombie Britannique ( 2023)" - Lyne Barnabé
I love the freedom with which Kate Bush created her music... Yet her work was so rigorous. Likewise, I am rigorous in my quest for harmonies and chords, and I have no tolerance for melodies that are too plain...Still I keep listening for what the music wants to say. In the end, it probably creates itself...I just like to butter it with suggestions!
