Lhasa de Sela
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Lhasa de Sela (September 27, 1972 – January 1, 2010), also known by the mononym Lhasa, was an American-Canadian singer-songwriter who was raised in Mexico and the United States and divided her adult life between Canada and France. Her first album, La Llorona, went Platinum in Canada and brought Lhasa a Félix Award and a Juno Award.
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Background information | |
Also known as | Lhasa |
Born | (1972-09-27)September 27, 1972 Big Indian, New York, U.S. |
Died | January 1, 2010(2010-01-01) (aged 37) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Genres | Folk, World |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 1985–2009 |
Labels | Audiogram |
Website | lhasadesela |
Following this success, Lhasa toured with Lilith Fair and then joined her sisters in a French circus troupe, contributing her husky voice to the musical backdrop. She lived in Marseille and began to write more songs, then she moved back to Montreal and produced a second album, The Living Road. Once again, she toured in support of her album and collaborated with other musicians on their projects. During this time, BBC Radio 3 honoured her as the best world music artist of the Americas in 2005. She published a book about her impressions of life on the road.
Lhasa recorded a third album, titled Lhasa, but she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008. After 21 months of treatment, she died on New Year's Day 2010. A memorial program of her music was produced in January 2012, performed in Montreal by artists who had worked with her.