Calamine is a queer, feminist and anti-capitalist rapper based in Montreal. In 2021, she won the Felix-Leclerc award, was named Revelation Radio-Canada, came second in the Francouvertes competition and her debut album “Boulette Proof” won the “Album hip-hop” award at GAMIQ. In 2022, she released her second full-length “LESBIENNE WOKE SUR L'AUTOTUNE”, which also won the “Album hip-hop” award at GAMIQ, was nominated for rap album of the year at ADISQ, and whose eponymous song was up for the Prix collegial de la chanson de l'année 2023 as well as the Prix de la chanson SOCAN. The rapper has performed at festivals all over Quebec (Festival d'Ete de Quebec, les Francos de Montreal, le Festif! de Baie-St-Paul, La Noce de Chicoutimi, le Festivoix de Trois- Rivieres, le Festival de musique emergente de Rouyn-Noranda) as well as in several French cities (Paris, Rennes, Bourges). They have been producing and releasing albums with producer Kethe Magane since 2018, and their next full-length, DECROISSANCE PERSONNELLE, was released on April 5, 2024. In 2020 and 2021, the band also produced two catchy, laid-back albums with rapper Sam Faye, under the name Petite Papa.