{"id":4577,"date":"2021-01-21T19:04:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T00:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dominicamerola.com\/?page_id=4577"},"modified":"2026-07-26T09:34:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T13:34:50","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dominicamerola.com\/en\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A voice of gold, between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. An intimate yet powerful moment.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Singer-songwriter, performer and pianist<\/strong>, Dominica Merola was born in Montr\u00e9al of Italian parents. She charms her audiences in Canada, the United States and Europe with her charisma, commanding stage presence and piano virtuosity in various styles that each combine quality lyrics with talented composition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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For 2026, the highlight has been \u00a0the magnificent concert *La m\u00e9moire chant\u00e9e* (Sung Memory), tailor-made to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Sault-au-R\u00e9collet neighbourhood (Montreal), presented in June at the Church of the Visitation\u2014Montreal’s oldest church\u2014where she was accompanied by the Alarica Choir.<\/p>

In the spring, Dominica performed the national anthem fourteen times during the Montreal Canadiens’ playoff series, amidst the excitement of public screenings at the Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Cathedral, organized by La Cargaison | creative collective.<\/p>

n addition to her shows in Montreal and the surrounding region, she is actively preparing a tour in France this fall. This tour will first take her to Troyes, with the La Barbeline choir, then to Paris, to the renowned Th\u00e9\u00e2tre des Deux \u00c2nes in Montmartre, for two performances with the Parisian choir Kellermann. Following this, Dominica will travel to Montlu\u00e7on in the Auvergne region for a concert with the FA.SI.LATOQUE choir, before continuing on to Ch\u00e2tel-Guyon for a piano-vocal concert. The tour will conclude in Saint-Florent-sur-Cher with the Vicus Aureus choir.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cThis singer has a pure, intense, sensual voice, with breathtaking range, which make her an original performer. A modern bohemian who travels through music and feelings.\u201d (in translation) \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cShe has a beautiful voice and knows how to perform her songs. She has impeccable support from her musicians.\u201d (in translation) \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cThe album Appassionata procures pleasure and a sense of being somewhere else. The singer, who has a true, warm voice, revisits, Italian style, Le Petit Bonheur and Les Croissants de Soleil. The result is more than pleasing, Dominica Merola does it brilliantly.\u201d \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cA sensitive performer, who blends tradition with modernity.\u201d \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cAn exceptional concert. The audience was seduced by the fascinating voice and charisma of the singer Dominica Merola\u2026 thundering applause and an umpteenth standing ovation to cheer for the artist\u2026 a splendid evening that will not soon be forgotten.\u201d (in translation) \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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After a highly acclaimed tour in Taiwan in 2023 in the country’s finest theaters, with Taiwanese singer Ching-Hui Kuo, Dominica returns to France several times in 2024 and 2025, in a voice and piano format surrounded by choirs and string orchestras.<\/strong><\/p>

The year 2025 was marked by two major tours in France, a series of outdoor performances in Montreal and the surrounding region, including the Italfest festival in Montreal, and several Christmas concerts with a choir in the Montreal and Valleyfield areas. Another significant event was the release of Dominica’s single, “Nous les sangs m\u00eal\u00e9s” (We the Mixed-Race People), a moving tribute to Louis Riel, a distant relative on her mother’s side of the family and a Canadian politician who dedicated his life to protecting M\u00e9tis rights and became the first Premier of Manitoba. In France, her spring tour began as part of Francophonie Month in Cambrai with the Martin-Martine Choir, followed by performances in Bar-sur-Seine with the Barbeline Choir, Ch\u00e2tel-Guyon in the Auvergne region with the Sainte-Anne Choir, Tours with the Bord de Loire Choir, and finally Bourges with the Les Compagnons du Ch\u0153ur de Trouy Choir. The autumn tour began in the P\u00e9rigord region: the historic site of Saint-Genies with the Saint-Roch choir, Saint-Germain-et-Mons (voice and piano), Ginestet with the Sainte-Foy-des-Vignes choir, and finally Saint-Philippe-du-Seignal with two choirs: Le Ch\u0153ur du Seignal and Vocal-Ease. The tour concluded in Troyes with the performance “Once Upon a Time in Montreal, the People of Champagne, and New France,” as part of the major exhibition, where the choir was accompanied by the Alba Musica string orchestra from the region.<\/p>

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In 2024<\/strong>, Dominica released a single entitled “Lantana Bandana<\/strong>\u00bb. In the spring, she was invited to France to present her show in several cities, performing as a solo artist with piano and accompanied by choirs and a string orchestra in Laval, France, as a Quebec guest at the annual assembly of the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration France-Qu\u00e9bec-Francophonie. During the summer, Dominica presented a series of outdoor shows in Montreal. To end the year on a high note, several events are planned, including a Christmas concert in Valleyfield with the excellent choir Les Gondoliers, as well as a new show concept (simultaneous voice and drawing) entitled La For\u00eat enChant\u00e9e (The Enchanted Forest), a duo performance with her sister Caroline.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2018, from Portugal to Belgium, to France and Qu\u00e9bec!<\/strong><\/p>

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This was a year marked by many concerts in Qu\u00e9bec, among others, at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Outremont<\/strong> in February with the premier of an original show called Tango mio d\u2019amour<\/em><\/strong><\/a> with a winning trio formula<\/strong>: piano, accordion, contrabass, for Quebec and Canadian broadcasters. The show\u2019s lineup <\/strong>included several original songs from her new album Boh\u00e9mienne de c\u0153ur<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>and a few classics from<\/strong> the world of tango (Piazzola<\/em> and Gardel<\/em>) in an energetic yet understated production by \u00c9laine Salvail<\/strong>, choreographer and dancer.<\/p>

The year ended with a concert tour in Portugal and Belgium as guest Quebec performer at the commemoration of the 100th<\/sup> anniversary of the WW1 Armistice War <\/strong>(1914-1918).<\/p>

Thereafter, she returned to France with a series of very successful Christmas concerts called Un No\u00ebl au Qu\u00e9bec<\/strong><\/em> in churches in Berry, where she was accompanied by a choir from the Bourges<\/strong> region. Dominica received the medal of honour from the Mayor of \u00a0Saint-Florent Sur-Cher<\/strong>, for her shows in France honouring her sensual voice and virtuosity at the piano.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2015, an international year<\/strong><\/p>

For the new year, a new album and new show with an original tempo: Boh\u00e9mienne de c\u0153ur<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. At the piano and surrounded by her musicians, Dominica takes us on an emotional journey, that makes us want to move to the Latin rhythms. She plays with her voice, alternating between velvet sensuality and passionate strength. \u00a0<\/p>

Dominica has composed all the music for her songs, but collaborates with important French-language songwriters including Marc Chabot, Nelson Minville, Sandrine Roy, Ga\u00eble and Mala Barbulescu<\/strong>. Produced and arranged by Sylvain Michel<\/strong>, the album offers a musical voyage at the crossroads of modern, classic and Latin sounds. Distributed by \u00c9ditions \u00c0 l\u2019infini communications<\/strong>, the record is available on all digital platforms. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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STILL PASSIONATE AFTER A 20-YEAR CAREER!<\/strong><\/p>

Dominica launched her career in the early 2000s. Among the concerts she performed was her first solo show Une voix, un voyage<\/em><\/strong> at the studio-theatre at the Place des Arts in Montr\u00e9al<\/strong>, followed by a tour of the Maisons de la Culture, both in \u00a0Montr\u00e9al around the province.<\/p>

Due to the resounding success of her first tour, she was able to create De Campobasso \u00e0 toi<\/em><\/strong>,<\/em> a second solo show staged by Robert Marien<\/strong> in which Dominica reconnected with her Italian roots. \u00a0<\/p>

Afterwards, things began happening very quickly, with the \u00a0Rencontres francophones de la chanson<\/strong>, at the Salon de Provence in France, the Coup de C\u0153ur Francophone<\/strong>, in Montr\u00e9al and the Toronto Festival francophone<\/strong>.<\/p>

In 2006 she launched her first<\/strong> album\u00a0Les signes du d\u00e9sir<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. She wrote the music in collaboration with the authors Roger Tabra, Pierre Huet, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9rick Baron, Jean-Guy Prince and Vincenzo Thoma. Catherine Perrin from Radio Canada<\/strong> said:<\/p>

\u201cDominica Merola, has a very warm voice, a velvet voice that has a delicate timeless quality. The record is a beautiful musical object\u2026 Dominica, is someone worth discovering.\u201d (in translation) <\/strong><\/em><\/p>

Her second album\u00a0Appassionata<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, in 2010 was produced by Luc Boivin<\/strong>, (Audience de Fidelio Musique, distribution Naxos). It includes songs Dominica selected from the popular, modern Italian repertoire, and personal compositions in both French and Italian. \u00a0<\/p>

It also includes a performance of Naufrag\u00e9s<\/em><\/strong>, a beautiful love song in a duo with Daniel Lavoie<\/strong>, one of the heroes of the French-language musical Notre-Dame de Paris<\/em><\/strong>. In love with Quebec\u2019s popular music classics, some of these titles translated into Italian, are also on the album. Her writing partners included Sandrine Roy, Vincenzo Thoma and Viano.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Dominica Merola was born into a family of artists; her father is a painter-sculptor, her mother an actor. Dominica chose music and began taking piano lessons when she was five. Voice and piano studies at the Vincent-d\u2019Indy<\/strong> music school in Montreal, as well as acting courses have given her the tools to truly perform her concerts.<\/p>

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Besides her tours and recordings, Dominica regularly participates in shows for charity as well as for radio and television. She also wrote the music for the song Laisse-moi y croire<\/em><\/strong> performed on the album Un enfant, une vie <\/em><\/strong>with words by Isabelle Lavoie. She also created and performed the theme song\u00a0Laisse-toi bercer<\/em><\/strong> for the Relais pour la vie<\/em> in Chambly, organised by the Quebec branch of the Canadian Cancer Society. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A voice of gold, between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. An intimate yet powerful moment. Singer-songwriter, performer and pianist, Dominica Merola was born in Montr\u00e9al of Italian parents. She charms her audiences in Canada, the United States and Europe with her charisma, commanding stage presence and piano virtuosity in various styles that each combine quality […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4577","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t