Biography 

Born in Quebec, Canada, singer song-writer Geneviève Labbé's music appeals to young and older audiences alike.

Raised in a musical family, at age sixteen Genevieve journeyed to Senegal as a youth volunteer with the Club 2/3 of Montréal Program. Her experiences there led to an appreciation of the role of music in promoting human rights and peace. Returning to Canada she involved herself in diverse musical projects including a classical choir and a reggae band in which she performed at the Quebec Summer Festival.

After finishing her college studies she spent the next two years living, working and pursuing her musical interests in Vietnam and India. Life then brought her to Australia where she composed and sang for the Musical stage production The Seven Valleys as well as being a lead soprano for the New Era Singers for six years.

After having returned to Canada with her young family, Geneviève produced in 2008 her first album of songs in French entitled Sous un même soleil (Under the same sun). This collection of original songs, inspired by and reflecting diverse musical influences from around the world, was developed to assist in the spiritual and moral education of children. In collaboration with five other musicians and a supporting chorus of children, Geneviève has presented the joyful and colorful live stage show of Sous un même soleil to enthusiastic audiences more than twenty times between 2009 et 2011.

In 2010-2012, Geneviève developed other live shows for the general public including; Vox Planète (musical reflections on the environment) and Rêves d'été (original jazz-blues compositions). These shows have been presented in a dozen towns and cities throughout the province of Quebec.

Recently, Genevieve has collaborated with the Filipino performing artist Ianne Neome Sanico to develop her first English language production A wonderful journey. The two artistes have combined their musical and acting talents to take young audiences on an unforgettable musical magic carpet ride around the world. The concert was performed a few times in New Delhi, India, during the Celebrations of the Baha'i House of Worship, an event which attracted up to 8000 people from India and around the world.

Recently, Geneviève Labbé and Ianne Neome Sanico, along with six young singers, went into studio to record Sunshine in You, an album for children and pre-youth, released in early May 2012.  

Genevieve's artistic projects have attracted grants from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (2010) and the Canadian Arts Council (2011). She is currently working on a new concert for the greater public, relating the stories of immigrants to Canada.

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Two songs composed by Geneviève Labbé are on the album Émergence 5: L'appel du soleil and Love from Baghdad.

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