Jorane

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Jorane

Background information
Birth name	Johanne Pelletier
Born	1975 (age 32–33)
Origin	Quebec, Canada
Genre(s)	cello rock, experimental
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Cello, vocals, 6 strings bass, CS80, piano, Bonhomme Disto, pieds, classical guitar
Years active	1999–present
Label(s)	Taca, Avalanche, Aquarius
Website	www.jorane.com

Jorane (born Johanne Pelletier, 1975) is a French-Canadian singer/cellist, who is notable for her alternative music style on a typically classical instrument as well as her ability to sing while playing cello at the same time.

Jorane's style on the cello has been compared to Tori Amos on the piano.^{[citation needed]} She has worked with Sarah McLachlan among other^[clarify] well-known artists^{[citation needed]}. In 2004, the press also reported that Jorane would appear on a Halloween special of the television series ZeD to perform a "witchy acid cello".^[1]

She has released five full-length albums. Her most recent album is Vers à soi (2007) and her first mostly in the English language is The You And The Now (2005). She is now working on a web project named "Canvas or Canvass?".

Jorane performed a completely improvised piece inspired by the images she was presented with on a large screen, in Montréal on July 7th 2007 as part of "Montréal Terre", a sister concert of the Live Earth concerts. ^[2]

Jorane gave birth to a baby boy on 22 October 2006.^{[citation needed]}