artist Colleen Power

Colleen Power is a bilingual singer/songwriter best known for her witty lyrics, irresistible melodies and disarming stage presence. Her debut CD, “Lucky You Are”, released in 2000 helped establish Colleen as one of Canada’s premiere songwriters. She won Female and Alternative artist of the year at the 2001 Music NL Awards and was nominated for three East Coast Music Awards in 2002. Colleen’s songs, in both English and French have been featured on the CTV Alliance/Atlantis series “The Associates” and in feature films such as “The Breadmaker” and “Making Love In St. Pierre”. Her engaging live performances continue to captivate audiences from coast to coast. Her frank and funny lyrics have made her a favorite of festivals such as the Stan Rogers Folk Festival and the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk festival. Colleen has performed live several times on Canadian television and radio programs such as Much Music’s Going Coastal, CBC Radio’s Definitely Not the Opera, the ECMA Awards Show and the ECMA Songwriter’s Circle. Colleen’s sophomore CD, “Face and Eyes” was released in December 2004 to rave reviews. It won her a third Music NL Award to add to her collection in 2005 as well as two 2006 East Coast Music Award nominations. Colleen recently has been touring in support of her newly released, full-length French recording, “Terre-Neuvienne”. She has performed at the Place des Arts in Montreal, on Radio Canada's television show, "Brio" in Moncton, as well as at the Festval du Vent in St. John's, Newfoundland, since the launch of her first Francophone recording.