Ève Cournoyer

Ève Cournoyer (May 15, 1969 – August 12, 2012) was a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec, most prominent in the 2000s.^[1] She was most noted for winning the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in the French division for her song "Tout arrive" in 2006.^[2]

Ève Cournoyer
Born	(1969-05-15)May 15, 1969
Origin	Quebec, Canada
Died	August 12, 2012(2012-08-12) (aged 43)
Genres	pop, rock
Occupation	singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	vocals, guitar
Years active	1990s–2012

Cournoyer began her career in music by writing songs while raising her daughter.^[1] She began performing at music venues in Montreal in the late 1990s, before participating in the Francofolies de Montréal in 1999.^[1] She released the demo recording Stéréotype 1 that year, before releasing her debut studio album Sabot-de-Vénus in 2002.^[1] She won a MIMI Award from the Montreal International Music Initiative in 2003 for her single "Dans les bois".^[3]

She followed up with the albums L'Écho in 2005 and Tempête in 2010,^[1] and composed music for François Delisle's film Happiness Is a Sad Song (Le bonheur c’est une chanson triste)^[4] and You (Toi).^[1]

Cournoyer died on August 12, 2012, just days after the release of her final album Le labeur d'une fleur.^[5]