11 Facts About Nolwenn Korbell

Nolwenn Korbell spent her childhood in Douarnenez with her younger brother and her parents, gwerz singer Andrea Ar Gouilh and Herve Corbel, a Breton music amateur.

All four of them spoke Breton in their daily life, and Nolwenn learnt French at school.

Nolwenn Korbell followed her mother during her tours in the Celtic nations, where she heard Welsh, Irish and Scottish people sing in their respective languages.

Nolwenn Korbell spent three years in the Dramatic Arts Conservatory in Rennes, learning lyrical singing, and performing as a soprano in the band Arsis Theatre Vocal.

Nolwenn Korbell cited as her main source of inspiration the songs, often from the Barzaz Breiz, that her mother sang to her.

Nolwenn Korbell wrote using simple words, following the example of Bernez Tangi, who, in addition to a song, wrote the poem that serves as a preface to.

Nolwenn Korbell expressed one of her strongest convictions: the importance of Breton, and of languages in general: "I would like the world to keep all the colours that are under the sun", she said in an interview.

In Nolwenn Korbell's version, starting on Wednesday, the narrator buys something that cannot be bought: a husband, a son, a heart, a voice and a life.

In 2004, Nolwenn Korbell received the Imram award, given each year to a Breton language author for his or her whole work.

Nolwenn Korbell's shows were produced by Big Bravo Spectacle, a company based in Saint-Quay-Portrieux.

Nolwenn Korbell sang in many events, such as the Vieilles Charrues Festival in 2004, the Festival du bout du monde, the Nuit celtique in Bercy in 2005 and 2006.