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'''Mélissa Laveaux''' is an Ottawa, Canada, (born Mélissa Michelle Marjolec Laveaux[[January 9]], [[1985]] in Montréal, Quebec) musician of Haitian descent signed to NoFormat<ref>Ottawa's Melissa Laveaux Signs With France's No Format Records, http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2007/05/2401.cfm</ref> records (others on the roster include [[Gonzales (musician)]], [[Julia Sarr]]). She is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist who plays music described as a mix of roots, folk, and blues using her signature percussive finger-style guitar and soulful vocal stylings<ref>[http://www.melissalaveaux.com/quotes Mélissa Laveaux - singer-songwriter of soulful sort (official website)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. In 2006, Laveaux released a first full-length album of her own songs. It is co-produced with percussionist Rob Reid (on tabla and cajon) and Lisa Patterson of ''Imaginit Music'' Studios<ref>[http://www.chartattack.com/damn/PrintThis.cfm?ID=2006063003 Ottawa Buzz: Melissa Laveaux Releases Camphor & Copper<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. Laveaux has received critical praise from her peers such as Juba Kalamka of [[Deep Dickollective]]<ref>Toshi Reagon, TV on the Radio and Mélissa Laveaux reviewed on ColorLines, http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-157950605.html</ref> and is a Songs from the Heart recipient from the 2006 Ontario Council of Folk Festivals conference in the World Music categorie for penning "Koud'lo"<ref>OCFF Songs from the Heart 2006 Recipients, http://www.ocff.ca/press_releases/2006pressrelease_sfth_winners.pdf</ref>.In 2007, Mélissa won the Lagardère Talent foundation's musician bursary<ref>http://www.fondation-jeanluclagardere.com/611i/Fondation-Lagardere/Encourager-la-creativite/Bourses-de-Talent/Laureats/Fiches-laureats/2007/Musicien.html</ref>. Her second full-length effort will be released in 2008 with help from the bursary's funds under NoFormat records.<br /><br />Mélissa has been slowly creating buzz with shows at the International Montreal Jazz Fest, in Japan<ref>[http://www.french-music.org/tpl_news_tokyo.php?reportage_id=2480 Bureau Export - Tokyo<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and in France, where she's recently opened for Arts'n'Crafts artist [[Feist (singer)|Feist]] in Bordeaux, Cape Verdean star Lura and up-and-coming French songwriter Yael Naim in Paris<ref>[http://www.noformat.net/infos.php?lang=fr No Format - Infos / Concerts<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. She has been a featured guest on CBC Radio's local program Ottawa Morning and All in a Day and its national broadcasts [[Bandwidth]]<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/radioshows/BANDWIDTH/20070428.shtml Bandwidth<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, Canada Live, and Go!.