# Carole Facal > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Carole_Facal > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Carole_Facal.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Facal > Source revision: 1329446551 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec Caracol Caracol at the 2010 Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival Background information Also known as Caracol Born Carole Facal Genres Indie-pop Occupation Singer-songwriter Instrument Guitar Years active 1998–present Labels Indica Records, L'autre Distribution, Wagram Records Website www.caracolmusic.com Musical artist **Carole Facal** is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) singer-songwriter from [Quebec](/source/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](/source/Sherbrooke), [Quebec](/source/Quebec),[1] Facal was trained in classical violin. Always athletic, she left home at 17 to pursue a career as a snowboarder in British Columbia.[2] There, she purchased a guitar and began to write her own music. ## Career Facal ultimately returned to Quebec and joined the reggae group [Kaliroots](/source/Kaliroots), also forming (in 1998) a [dreadlocked](/source/Dreadlock) duet act called [DobaCaracol](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/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).[3] *SOLEY* sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide, was certified Gold in Canada,[4] and won a [Félix Award](/source/F%C3%A9lix_Award).[5][6] Their profile was raised in English Canada with their performance at the 2005 [Live 8 Toronto](/source/Live_8_concert%2C_Barrie) concert. DobaCaracol broke up in 2007, after which Facal began work on her first solo album, *L'arbre aux parfums*, released in September 2008.[4] The album, which is an eclectic mix of [reggae](/source/Reggae), [rocksteady](/source/Rocksteady) and numerous other musical influences, was released to acclaim and led to two cash awards and a [Juno](/source/Juno_Award) nomination for Francophone Album of the Year.[7] In December 2009, she was scheduled to play as the lead act for [Serena Ryder](/source/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*.[8] 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](/source/Joseph_Facal), a former [Parti Québécois](/source/Parti_Qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9cois) cabinet minister. She has a child with her boyfriend.[9] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [“Interview with Carole Facal, aka Caracol”](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), fnaclive.com, January 27, 2009 (translation) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Interview with Jim Corcoran](http://www.cbc.ca/apropos/), *Apropos*, CBC Radio 1, November 15 and 21, 2009 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [DobaCaracol profile](http://www.peermusic.com/peermusic/index.cfm/artist-writer/artist-details/?artist_id=492), peermusic 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Laveaux_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Laveaux_4-1) Olivier Robillard Laveaux, [Tabla Rasa](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) voir.ca, August 28, 2008 (translation) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Prime Tours and Promotion, [Talent sheet](http://www.prime-tours.com/images/artists/caracol/caracolsheet-en.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110715112828/http://www.prime-tours.com/images/artists/caracol/caracolsheet-en.pdf) July 15, 2011, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), 2009 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Francofête de Toronto](http://www.franco-fete.ca/main.php?L=1&p=artistes_dobacaracol.php) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110706181647/http://www.franco-fete.ca/main.php?L=1&p=artistes_dobacaracol.php) July 6, 2011, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Julie Rheaume, [“Caracol: A busy year 2009”](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) August 14, 2009 (translation) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-palmaresadisq.ca_8-0)** ["Albums et singles de Caracol: Symbolism"](https://palmaresadisq.ca/fr/artiste/caracol/album/symbolism-1/). 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2019-11-26. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Papineau, Philippe (21 October 2011). ["Caracol lance Blanc mercredi - Des jours plus lumineux"](https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/334100/caracol-lance-blanc-mercredi-des-jours-plus-lumineux) [Caracol releases *Blanc mercredi* – More radiant days] (in French). Le Devoir.com. Retrieved 2012-02-03. 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. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Carole Facal](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Carole_Facal). - [Official website](https://www.caracolmusic.com/) Authority control databases International VIAF WorldCat Artists MusicBrainz 2 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Carole Facal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Facal) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carole_Facal?action=history)). 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