Gabrielle Shonk Shares 'Habit' (Live Session) via The Big Takeover

Quebec indie-folk singer/songwriter Gabrielle Shonk released her highly anticipated self-titled debut album last Friday on Universal Music Canada. The soulful indie-folk effort has received accolades from VICE's Noisey, W Magazine, Paste Magazine, Billboard, Ghettoblaster Magazine and more. Lead single "Habit" grabbed early attention from VICE's Noisey who likened Shonk's vocals to a mix of Alicia Keys, Fiona Apple and Amy Winehouse. Shonk recently released the Habit single package, in addition to album cut, "Free" which debuted with Earbuddy. Today, she shares a beautiful acoustic live video of "Habit," the track that started it all, with The Big Takeover.

Gabrielle Shonk is the natural product of a creative household, raised by a blues-musician father and artist mother in Quebec City. She started singing at a very young age and began writing her own songs as a teenager, soulfully guided by favorites such as Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Joni Mitchell, and Tracy Chapman. Singing in both English and French, music quickly became Shonk's universal language. Her musical craft took hold as she went on to study Jazz in University, where she later earned a degree in music. Shonk recently opened for fellow Canadian singer/songwriter Bobby Bazini as well as Rag N Bone Man, Hannah Georgas, Milky Chance and P!nk. This summer, she's performed at Montreal Jazz Festival, Wayhome Festival, and is currently in the middle of a North American tour. See full list of tour dates below.

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