{{short description|Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Caracol | image = Caracol at Summerfolk.jpg | alt = | caption = Caracol at the 2010 [[Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival]] | image_size = | birth_name = Carole Facal | alias = Caracol | birth_date = | death_date = | origin = | instrument = Guitar | genre = Indie-pop | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1998–present | label = Indica Records, L'autre Distribution, Wagram Records | associated_acts = DobaCaracol | website = {{URL|https://www.caracolmusic.com/}} }}
'''Carole Facal''' is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] singer-songwriter from [[Quebec]] who writes and performs in both English and French under the stage name '''Caracol'''.
==Early life== Born to an Uruguayan father and a Swiss mother and raised in [[Sherbrooke]], [[Quebec]],<ref>[http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.fnaclive.com/blogs/culture-quebecoise/interview-avec-carole-facal-alias-caracol&prev=/search%3Fq%3DCarole%2BFacal%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3Duze%26sa%3DN%26start%3D10&rurl=translate.google.ca&usg=ALkJrhiEvtix9kBfCAVb2NYv5cG78szbzg “Interview with Carole Facal, aka Caracol”], fnaclive.com, January 27, 2009 (translation)</ref> Facal was trained in classical violin. Always athletic, she left home at 17 to pursue a career as a snowboarder in British Columbia.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/apropos/ Interview with Jim Corcoran], ''Apropos'', CBC Radio 1, November 15 and 21, 2009</ref> There, she purchased a guitar and began to write her own music.
==Career== Facal ultimately returned to Quebec and joined the reggae group [[Kaliroots]], also forming (in 1998) a [[dreadlock]]ed duet act called [[:fr:DobaCaracol|DobaCaracol]] with Dorianne Fabreg (Doba). DobaCaracol (the name is a fusion of the two singers' stage names) had a percussive world music sound and toured internationally. The group released two albums, ''Le Calme Son'' (2001) and ''SOLEY'' (2004).<ref>[http://www.peermusic.com/peermusic/index.cfm/artist-writer/artist-details/?artist_id=492 DobaCaracol profile], peermusic</ref> ''SOLEY'' sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide, was certified Gold in Canada,<ref name=Laveaux/> and won a [[Félix Award]].<ref>Prime Tours and Promotion, [http://www.prime-tours.com/images/artists/caracol/caracolsheet-en.pdf Talent sheet] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715112828/http://www.prime-tours.com/images/artists/caracol/caracolsheet-en.pdf |date=July 15, 2011 }}, 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.franco-fete.ca/main.php?L=1&p=artistes_dobacaracol.php Francofête de Toronto] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706181647/http://www.franco-fete.ca/main.php?L=1&p=artistes_dobacaracol.php |date=July 6, 2011 }}</ref> Their profile was raised in English Canada with their performance at the 2005 [[Live 8 concert, Barrie|Live 8 Toronto]] concert.
DobaCaracol broke up in 2007, after which Facal began work on her first solo album, ''L'arbre aux parfums'', released in September 2008.<ref name=Laveaux>Olivier Robillard Laveaux, [http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.voir.ca/publishing/article.aspx%3Fzone%3D1%26section%3D6%26article%3D60037&prev=/search%3Fq%3DCarole%2BFacal%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3Duze%26sa%3DN%26start%3D10&rurl=translate.google.ca&usg=ALkJrhjdgSaTfbMSkT-mPuwqAW3W9hKo2Q Tabla Rasa] voir.ca, August 28, 2008 (translation)</ref> The album, which is an eclectic mix of [[reggae]], [[rocksteady]] and numerous other musical influences, was released to acclaim and led to two cash awards and a [[Juno Award|Juno]] nomination for Francophone Album of the Year.<ref>Julie Rheaume, [http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://femmeweb.branchez-vous.com/star/2009/08/caracol_une_annee_2009_bien_remplie.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3DCarole%2BFacal%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3Duze%26sa%3DN%26start%3D10&rurl=translate.google.ca&usg=ALkJrhi4E85fy8qf6b2EN0qdsBl7ssay-Q “Caracol: A busy year 2009”] August 14, 2009 (translation)</ref>
In December 2009, she was scheduled to play as the lead act for [[Serena Ryder]] on a brief tour of Atlantic Canada. A European tour (France, Belgium, and Switzerland) followed in March 2010.
Her 2011 release was entitled ''Blanc mercredi'', followed by the album ''Shiver'' in 2012, which was the first one consequently in English language.
Caracol released an album in November 2018 named ''Symbolism''.<ref name="palmaresadisq.ca">{{Cite web |url=https://palmaresadisq.ca/fr/artiste/caracol/album/symbolism-1/ |title=Albums et singles de Caracol: Symbolism |date=2018-11-02 |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> The album originated with an encounter with producer Joey Waronker (Beck, Atoms for Peace) during a creative trip to Los Angeles. After he fell in love with her demos, he decided to work with her. They went on to record 12 songs where Caracol reached a new height in authenticity and artistic expression. She then continued the exploration at her headquarters of Studio de l'Est, with her long-time allies Seb Ruban & Toast Dawg, producers from Montreal. ''Symbolism'' also involved a collaboration with multidisciplinary artists The Doodys and artistic director Fred Caron.
==Personal life== Carole Facal is a younger sister of the Quebec politician [[Joseph Facal]], a former [[Parti Québécois]] cabinet minister.
She has a child with her boyfriend.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/334100/caracol-lance-blanc-mercredi-des-jours-plus-lumineux | title = Caracol lance Blanc mercredi - Des jours plus lumineux | first = Philippe | last = Papineau | date = 21 October 2011 | publisher = Le Devoir.com | language = French |trans-title=Caracol releases ''Blanc mercredi'' – More radiant days | accessdate = 2012-02-03 | quote = En tout cas, l'amour est revenu dans la vie et les chansons pop de Caracol, elle qui a par ailleurs eu un enfant avec son copain. }}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *{{Official website|https://www.caracolmusic.com/}}
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