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 , movèzerbe    - 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 félix 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 movèzerbe .