| Julien Sagot | |
| Alias: | Sagot |
| Genre: | indie rock |
| Years Active: | 1990s-present |
| Associated Acts: | Karkwa |
Julien Sagot is a Canadian musician. Formerly a percussionist for the indie rock band Karkwa from 1998 to 2012, since that band's breakup he has released four albums as a solo singer-songwriter.[1]
Born in Paris, France, Sagot moved to Montreal, Quebec with his family at age 13.[2] At age 16 he met François Lafontaine, with whom he went on to be one of the founding members of Karkwa.[2]
After Karkwa was put on hiatus in 2012, Sagot released his debut solo album Piano mal, which included contributions from Simon Angell of Thus Owls and singer-songwriter Leif Vollebekk.[2] He followed up with the albums Valse 333 in 2014,[3] Bleu Jane in 2017,[4] and Sagot in 2021.[1]
Valse 333 was a Juno Award nominee for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2015,[5] and Sagot was longlisted for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize.[6] In 2015, Sagot and cowriter Antoine Binette Mercier received a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination for the song "Ficelle".[7]