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Kelsey HayesSinging in: Mandarin Chinese Kelsey Hayes is a singer/songwriter from Ottawa, Ontario. She is a Bachelor of Music Student taking a minor in Mandarin. Currently in studio working on her first EP, Kelsey chose to translate her first single, “I Don’t Want to Love You,” into Mandarin with the help of her teacher. |
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Jesse Laprade & JordanSinging in: Mandarin Chinese I’m a second year student in Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies and my minor is Mandarin. I chose this minor because after finishing the first-year Mandarin course, I was hooked. I recently started the lower intermediate and directed my interest towards the different Dialects of China. To this day I still don’t know why I like languages so much. All I know is that, to me, they are like a never-ending puzzle or game. I started writing songs in highschool and have been continuing doing so up until today. I’ve only recently got into writing songs in a foreign language but for now, I’ve been keeping the songs at a slightly humorous level because I don’t know the full degree of emotion or seriousness in a lot of the words. Maybe, when I become more familiar with feeling of the language I’ll do so. |
English |
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EvieSinging in: English Hello, this is Yunbo. If you like, you can call me Evie. I have been learning bel canto and Chinese folk singing in middle school. Although crazy about the music, I always afraid to stand on the stage to performance, so the application of the reason is that wish I can become more brave and challenge myself. I chose Nemo from Nightwish band which rock style fascinated me. Hope my voice will don’t let you down lol. |
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The Blue CloverSinging in: English I’m Danyang Zhou, but I will be happy if you call me Jerry. I love music, all kinds of music. I can play the guitar and the bass guitar, I had a band when I still in China. And my favorite band, to be honest, is the Beatles. They are old but classic, I got a lot of inspirations when I listen to their music. I start my English studying when I was little, because my grandfather was a English teacher and I grew up with my grand parents. Although I’ve been studying English for years, and at that time, I never knew it will be so helpful today. An interesting fact about English is that, there are more English words begin with the letter ‘S’ than any other letter of the alphabet. My name is Kenny, I like singing and playing guitar. The language that I learn is English, the reason why I learn this language is because I have to learn it, if I didn’t learn English I cannot communicate with other people in Canada, and it’s also a very international and popular language. I like this language because compare to other languages, this language is very easy to learn. And the main reason is because that English is a very important skill to learn, if I don’t know how to say English, I cannot work or live in Canada, so I have to learn. And basically, I’m a nice person, and I love music. My name is Ken, and I’m currently an undergraduate in the Sprott School of Business. My favorite music instrument is guitar and yet I’m also passionate in singing. Thus, I’m very appreciated that this is a wonderful opportunity to present myself. I’ve been learning English since grade 1, and i knew that it will be a necessity for social networking as well as for singing indeed. My favourite artist is Michael Buble. |
French |
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Erin Newman-GriggSinging in: French Erin Newman-Grigg was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and moved to Ottawa for her education as a first year student in the Public Affairs and Policy Management program. During her free time, she likes to play guitar, ukulele, piano, and sing, as well as read, volunteer, watch Netflix, and go outside. Her experience with French started in elementary school. She has loved seeing her improvement and growth in her second language, and has been pursuing it ever since. The song she will be playing is called “Comme Des Enfants” by Coeur de Pirate. It has been one of her favourite French songs, as it was the first to help her fully understand some common French idioms. It was the first time she felt like she was a part of the language rather than simply reciting it. |
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Miriam AbodinrinSinging in: French Has no idea what the future holds, just hopes to do something awesome one day. Has too much fun, but thinks she does not have enough. Kind of an old school girl who wants to travel the world and sing. Faith, Art, Classical Music and a little bit of chocolate. |
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Traleena RouleauSinging in: French My name is Traleena Rouleau and I am a first year Psych student here at Carleton. I’m learning French because it’s a part of my heritage as a Canadian. It’s so awesome to be able to express myself and connect with others in another language. I love the unique culture associated with the French and the musical quality of the language. Some fun facts about me: I’m also an Irish Dancer and I live on an alpaca farm back in my hometown! |
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Zichun LiuSinging in: French Hello, My name is Zichun Li and you can call me Cherry as well. I am an international student from China. I am a second-year student at Carleton Sprott Business School with a concentration in Finance and a minor in French. I am very easy going and like to make friends. My interests are singing and dogs. |
German |
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Corey, Alibek & VaughnSinging in: German Guten Tag! Ich heiße Corey Andrews! (Hello, My name is Corey). I am a second year, History and Theory of Architecture undergrad at Carleton University. This is my fifth year of post-secondary education, with three years of Architecture Technician/Technology at Algonquin College and two years at Carleton University. In my first year at Carleton University, I began to study the German language. My mother’s side of the family is German and most of them can speak it. I gained an interest and decided it was time to learn German. I have taken two years of German thus far and thoroughly enjoy learning the language. I look forward to continuing to learn German, with the hope of traveling to Germany in the near future. Andreas Bourani’s – Auf Uns is a song of celebration, I hope you enjoy our performance! Hello! My name is Alibek. I am an international student from Kazakhstan. I study Economics at Carleton. I like reading books, skiing, swimming, and of course I love languages. That’s why I’m here and that’s why I’m taking German. My name is Vaughn Prunster, a 20 year old student currently in 3rd year cognitive science. I chose to start learning German because my family comes from Austria, and because I was born in Canada I never learned the language as a kid. I aspire to live in either Austria or Germany after I graduate. |
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Vanessa GobbySinging in: German Vanessa is currently taking German as her language course. She chose German because she is interested in the culture and history of Germany. Vanessa enjoys singing and loves performing arts. This is the first German song that Vanessa is performing. |
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Lindsay, Isabel, & JannaSinging in: German Hi I’m Lindsay and I enjoy long walks at midnight down Schönhauser Alle with Döner and the smell of strawberry vanilla. I’m a first year Humanities student with dreams of eating my way around the world. I spent a few months travelling in Germany last year, so I’m taking German now as a continuation of what I picked up while nannying and scraping schiße on a farm. Isabel McMurray is a third year student in the College of the Humanities. She thinks that ‘The Princess and the Frog’ is a better movie than ‘Frozen,’ but will concede that ‘Let it Go/Lass jetzt los’ is a good song nevertheless. I’m a second year student in the College of the Humanities and I’m doing a minor in German. I have a passion for languages and hope to learn as possible in my lifetime. |
Italian |
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Deanna PonnuthuraiSinging in: Italian Deanna Ponnuthurai is a first year Bachelor of Music, Vocal performance student. She has been performing since she was the age of ten. She is currently training as a classical singer, and she is a Soprano. She has performed in various shows such as Suor Angelica, La Traviatta, etc. Deanna has taken an interest in many languages, and hopes to learn many more languages while she is at Carleton. At Carleton, she is a currently apart of the Carleton University Choir and The Carleton Opera Ensemble. Deanna is looking forward to and appreciates the opportunities. |
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Mariline BuvatSinging in: Italian & Spanish While Mariline Buvat is studying Political Science and History, her interests also lie in the arts and in languages. She speaks three languages, and has studied Spanish and Italian at Carleton university. Her ultimate goal is to become a polyglot and travel the world. She has been performing in her shower for quite some time, and hopes the musical skills she has acquired there will translate well on stage. |
Japanese |
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Avina ZainuriSinging in: Japanese My name is Avina Zainuri and I am 21 years old. Ever since I was little, I have been travelling across parts of the world with my family thanks to my mother’s occupation. That is also how I am able to study at Carleton at the moment. I have been around Europe, Australia, North America and South East Asia though I never really been around Eastern Asia, despite being interested in their culture. So I attempted to learn Mandarin back in High School, but it was to no avail. After one semester I forgot everything completely! So I attempted it another language and so far it seems to working much better for me. By now, including English and my native language, I speak a total of 3 languages, and I am currently learning a fourth one, Japanese. I am planning to go there in the future with my friends, and if my bank account permits, I want to take my entire family with me. |
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StephanieSinging in: Japanese I’m Stephanie and I come from the south part of China. I am a third year student and my major is Communication Studies. I am now studying fourth year German which is also my minor and second year Japanese in Carleton. I really love Japanese songs and I love singing. I usually sing some Japanese pop songs and Animation songs, and I posted several songs online. I have also participated in a Chinese singing competition which called Ottawa Star Voice. Music and language, both of them are my favorite things. That’s why I attend the Linguavision. |
Russian |
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Skander BelouizdadSinging in: Russian I (Skander) was born in Algeria and raised in the United Arab Emirates before immigrating to Canada in 2007. I’m a political science student with a focus on IR. My diverse background means I speak three languages, and that privilege has allowed me to be able be passionate about language as a whole. I also consider myself a Russophile, which is what especially drives me to study Russian. I’ve always appreciated Russian music (which kind of makes me weird,) and so, this event came as the golden opportunity to try something new (performing) while doing something I enjoy. |
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Aleksandra, Sarah, MacKenzie, and friendsSinging in: Russian Sarah is a student in the doctoral program at the University of Carleton, Norman Patterson School of International Affairs. she also works for the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity and studies language in her spare time. My name is MacKenzie. I’m a first-year computer science student in the game development program. I chose Russian as my minor because I enjoy learning languages and am interested in Russian history and culture. I am also taking as many music electives as possible, as music has always been a passion of mine. I can play guitar, bass guitar and flute, and I intend to learn piano at some point. I recently started considering myself a singer as well, but I’m not quite as confident about it. Hopefully, participating in Linguavision will boost my confidence in both my singing and Russian-speaking abilities. When I’m not doing work, I can most often be found playing music or video games, but I also read books and draw from time to time. |
Spanish |
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Jamie ShinkewskiSinging in: Spanish Jamie is a fourth-year journalism student at Carleton and has been studying Spanish for his entire tenure at this illustrious institution. When he isn’t disturbing his roommates with his musical… shall we call them talents, you can probably find him at the rink either playing or watching hockey. His inspiration in life comes from his summers sitting in the shade of oak trees, avoiding sunburns and reading Dr. Seuss. His musical inspiration comes from a combination of the Barenaked Ladies, Stompin’ Tom Connors and Chumbawamba. |
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Kim NguyenSinging in: Spanish Kim Nguyen is an undergraduate student at Carleton pursuing a major in math and minor in Spanish. While not at school she is a part time cashier at Loblaws and an aspiring performing artist. |