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Faith Amour

Award-winning recording artist and songwriter Faith Amour is a Toronto vocalist steadily emerging onto the North American jazz scene. She melds jazz, story, ​folk music and heart songs with the vibrant rhythms of the world, revealing her heart for exploration and connection. As she blends her remarkably warm yet pure vocals within lush harmonic landscapes, she creates an alluring modern jazz-world sound, reflecting the influences of her multicultural city, extensive music study, world travel and a South American heritage.Over the last decade, Faith’s vocal finesse, musicianship and charismatic presence have amassed musical friends and fans for her across North America and Europe.

Her multi-lingual debut album “Bright Eyes”, a genre-transcending oeuvre, was lauded as “…the work of a mature artist…”. She has opened for Greg Abate, shared the stage with Kathleen Battle as a member of the Nathaniel Dett Chorale, and appeared alongside France’s Mario Canonge and Canada’s own Rich Brown, Dave Restivo and Robi Botos. She is in demand as a featured vocalist for jazz orchestras, corporate and political events, with live performances that are riveting. Faith pushes the boundaries of jazz with innovative and whimsical delivery of old and new standards pays homage to such renowned jazz visionaries as Kurt Elling, Gretchen Parlato and Ella Fitzgerald.In 2017, she will be touring her “100 Years of Ella” show across Canada and the U.S., as she writes new material for her upcoming album. Through it all, she aims to inspire those she meets with a message of love and boundless hope for the future.​

Awards

Best Vocal Performance, for "Ou es-tu?", 2013 New Mexico Music Awards


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"Sounds like Nina Simone, but not so serious" - Jaymz Bee, Jazz FM 91

"the work of a... mature artist" - Robert Nott, Santa Fe New Mexican

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