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Isaac performing in 2011
Born	Elisapie Isaac 1977 (age 47–48) Salluit, Quebec, Canada
Occupation	Musician documentary filmmaker
Years active	1989—present
Musical career
Instruments	Vocals

Elisapie Isaac (also known as Elisapie) is a talented Canadian Inuk artist. She is a musician, a broadcaster, and a filmmaker. She also works as an activist and an actress. Elisapie grew up in Salluit, Quebec. In 1999, she moved to Montreal to study communications. She wanted to become a journalist.

About Elisapie's Life and Career

Elisapie was born in Salluit, Quebec. Her mother was Inuk, and her father was from Newfoundland. When she was just twelve years old, she performed with the band Sugluk. Her uncle, George Kakayuk, was also a member of this band.

Early Music Career

In the early 2000s, Elisapie worked with musician Alain Auger. They formed a music group called Taima. Taima means "that's all" or "it is done" in Inuktitut. Their only album, also called Taima, won a Juno Award in 2005. This award was for the best Aboriginal Recording of the Year. In 2006, Elisapie wrote songs for the film The White Planet.

Solo Albums and Awards

In 2010, Elisapie released her first solo album, There Will Be Stars. She sang songs in English, French, and Inuktitut on this album. Her second solo album, Travelling Love, came out in 2012.

During the Juno Awards, Elisapie was first nominated for "Breakthrough Artist of the Year". However, it was later found that she had already won a Juno Award in 2005. So, the nomination was given to another artist.

Elisapie also received a nomination for a Canadian Screen Award in 2014. This was for her song "Far Away," which was in the film The Legend of Sarila. Her album The Ballad of the Runaway Girl was nominated for the Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2019. In July 2019, this album was also considered for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize. This album also featured songs in English, French, and Inuktitut.

Work in Media

Elisapie has a lot of experience in media. She has said that working in communication and radio helped her express her creativity. It also helped her understand her work better, not just from an artist's point of view.

In 2021, Elisapie got her first acting role in a film called V F C. She also appeared in the TV crime show Motel Paradis in 2022.

Recent Achievements

In 2023, she released her album Inuktitut. This album has ten classic pop and rock songs sung in the Inuktitut language. She won the award for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2024. Her album was also a finalist for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize.

On June 13, 2024, Canada Post released special stamps called "Indigenous Leaders." One of these stamps honors Elisapie for her important cultural contributions.

If the Weather Permits (Documentary Film)

In 2003, Elisapie directed a documentary film called If the Weather Permits. This film was made with the National Film Board of Canada. It was filmed in Kangiqsujuaq, northern Quebec. The documentary shows how the lives of Inuit people in Nunavik are changing.

The film won several awards. These include the Claude Jutra Award for best new director. It also won the Rigoberta Menchú Prize at the First Peoples' Festival. The film is part of a collection of Inuit films from 2011 called Unikkausivut: Sharing Our Stories.

Personal Life

Elisapie has three children. She has a daughter born in 2006 and a son born in 2014. In 2018, she announced she was expecting her third child, a boy.

Awards and Nominations

Discography

With Taima

• Taima (2004)

Solo Albums

• There Will Be Stars (2010)
• Travelling Love (2012)
• The Ballad of the Runaway Girl (2018)
• Eaux turbulentes (2020) – television soundtrack, with Frédéric Levac
• Inuktitut (2023)

Filmography

Acting Roles

Filmmaking Roles

See also

In Spanish: Elisapie Isaac para niños