How many jazz singers can also boast of having dubbed Japanese cartoons into English? Emilie-Claire Barlow might be the only one, but it's not the only thing that sets her apart. Born in Toronto to a jazz-drumming father, she developed an appreciation for the blue note at a very early age, and released her first album when she was 22. Over the years, she's covered jazz, bossa, and pop standards, tackling everything from Gershwin to Jobim to Sonny and Cher with her nimble and engaging voice. An avowed francophile, she developed a very strong rapport with audiences in Québec, and decided the best way to become fluent in the province's official language was to dig deep in the repertoire, which she did with the surprising all-French Seule Ce Soir.