Question: Facts: - years active: 2011 -- present - instruments: vocals , guitar - origin: canada - genre: folk , pop , hip hop - name: karim ouellet - background: solo_singer - website: http://karimouellet.ca/ - birth place: dakar , senegal - associated acts: cea , movezerbe - occupation: musician , singer-songwriter Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of karim ouellet .
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karim ouellet is a canadian pop singer-songwriter .born in dakar , senegal , he was adopted by canadian diplomats at the age of one year and lived in france , rwanda and tunisia before his family returned to live in quebec city when he was 15 .he released his debut album , '' plume '' , in 2011 , and was the second-place finisher in that year 's francouvertes competition .he has toured extensively , including appearances at the francofolies de la rochelle , osheaga and sxsw festivals .he followed up with '' fox '' in november 2012 .ouellet garnered three nominations at the felix awards in 2013 , including best male singer , best single for '' l'amour '' and pop album of the year .'' fox '' won the juno award for francophone album of the year at the juno awards of 2014 .while his own music follows a folk-pop style with some reggae and african music influences , he is also a frequent collaborator with several hip hop groups , including cea and movezerbe .