Mounqup

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Mounqup
MounQup in Sabucedo
Born
Camille Hédouin

1986 (age 37–38)
Nantes, France
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2011–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
LabelsMolho
Websitemounqup.bandcamp.com

Camille Hédouin (born 1986) better known as Mounqup is a French-Galician singer-songwriter. Her musical style has been labeled as a mix of jazz and electronic music,[1] although she defines herself as a "rural electronic vocalist".[2]

Early life and education[edit]

Hédouin was born in Nantes, France.[3] After getting her degree in Biology in 2011, she arrived in Galicia to help in the recuperation of the village of Soumede, in the council of Bola.[2]

Career[edit]

In 2017 she received the Narf Award.[4] In that same year she released her first album Proba de son, recorded by herself and mixed and mastered by the drummer of Belöp.

In June, 2018 she released her second album Castro Verdi

Personal life[edit]

Hédouin resides in the ourensan village of Gontán, Verea.[5]

Discography[edit]

  • Proba de son (Molho, 2017)
  • Castro Verdi (Molho, 2018)

References[edit]

  1. ^ MounQup Archived 2018-04-17 at the Wayback Machine, in No Todo, August 23, 2017 (in Spanish).
  2. ^ a b "Mounqup, unha senlleira voz dende o rural ourensano", La Región, January 24, 2018.
  3. ^ MounQup, in Ultrasónica.
  4. ^ "Mounqup gaña o Premio Musical Narf 2017", Letra en Obras, September 17, 2017.
  5. ^ MounQup in SoundCloud.

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