RIP Thread

Karim Ouellet, a singer and songwriter who resided in Quebec passed away at the age of 37.

Quebec City artist Karim Ouellet, a Juno award winner and Félix award nominee who broke through with his heartfelt 2012 hit song L'Amour, was found dead Monday in Quebec City.

Born in Dakar, Senegal, Ouellet was adopted at three months old by Quebec parents and grew up moving back and forth between Quebec City and France, Rwanda, Tunisia and Senegal, before returning to Quebec to study in his teens.

The brother of fellow Quebec singer-songwriter Sarahmée, Ouellet first became known locally in 2007 for his collaborations with artists such as CEA, Webster & Limoilou Starz.

It was Ouellet's second album Fox that launched him to new heights, selling more than 33,000 copies and earning him five nominations at Quebec's ADISQ awards in 2013 and the 2014 Juno for Francophone album of the year.

He was also named best new artist by Radio-Canada in 2013.

Ouellet had recently celebrated his 37th birthday and was working on his fourth album, before his death, according to his profile on Spotify.
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Preferred Penne said:
Rappers really need to stop letting their three-year-old kids choose their stage names.
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Keepin’ it real… real stupid.
Mind you, when so many black males have ludicrous names like Jykwandi Loeogolo Kinte IV despite never having set foot outside Michigan, you have to call yourself something incredibly fucked-in-the-head to stand out.
 
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knightlautrec said:
Fuck skiing. What a stupid sport.
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Well it's not exactly claiming the lives of the oppressed and underprivileged now, is it? This guy, Sonny Bono, Liam Neeson's wife Natasha Richardson...
Reading that article, this guy was able to pick and choose his roles, which normally means heavy industry connections and a wealthy family bankrolling the career.
So frankly yes, it's a shame he's dead, but like supermodel cocaine orgies, drunk driving, Viper Room ecstasy binges, and quaalude-fueled private aircraft operation, at least he died doing something that the vast majority of the human race could only hope to experience.
 
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