Crystal Plamondon has earned an international reputation as a World Class Recording Artist and Entertainer.

Crystal Plamondon is a talented bilingual songwriter, singer, and performer with a twenty-year track record of consistently delivering passionate concerts that cover an emotional range from heart-warming ballads to rockin' country and zydeco. Whether performing with her high-powered five piece band, acoustic trio, or with piano accompaniment in her Torch Song show (best characterized as Peggy Lee meets Edith Piaff), Crystal never fails to connect with her audience.

Crystal Plamondon has toured extensively, bringing her music to intimate venues, theatres, and festivals in North America and Europe. She has co-starred in the musical theatre production of "Cow-boy Poe´tre´", acted in several movies and has over twenty TV appearances to her credit.

Currently writing songs for her new recording project due out this summer, Crystal is getting ready to hit the road with new music and her infectious enthusiasm.

Crystal hails from Plamondon, the village in Northern Alberta founded by her Franco-American great grandfather in 1908, which is celebrating it's 100th Anniversary Celebration this year.

Career Highlights

Crystal received the Molson Canadian ARIA (Alberta Recording Industry Association) Performer of the Year Award in 1992. The following year, Crystal was nominated for YWCA's Tribute to Women Award for Arts & Culture. Crystal was formally recognized as an honorary citizen of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana in 1994.

Crystal's first independent release, Carpe Diem! (1993) yielded two #1 hits in France - "Capitaine" followed quickly by "On va faire le rigodon" .

Crystal released two other independent CD's - La Rousse Farouche (Wild Red) in 1996 and Plus de frontières - No Borders in 2002. Both featured a wealth of original material as well as a few covers. Plus de frontières - No Borders was nominated for a Western Canadian Music Award for "Outstanding Francophone Recording" in 2003.

Crystal hosted the first French Country Music Program in North America called, "CountryMax" on Musimax, a sister station to Much Music and Musique Plus in Montréal in 1997. She performed live in Ottawa for the Canada Day celebration; and on October 18, 2000 Crystal translated and sang the"Famous Five Anthem" for the inauguration of the "Women are Persons!" monument on Parliament Hill.

Crystal has two music videos to her credit: Rendez-vous en Louisiane filmed in Louisiana, and Cajun Girl/ La Cajine filmed in Plamondon, AB.

In addition to hosting numerous television, radio, and live events, her acting career includes performances in TV productions, movies, and live theatre. Her television special, "Passeporte Musique", filmed in Benin, West Africa for Radio Canada in 1998, also aired on the BRAVO network.

In 2004 Crystal was awarded Prix Sylvie Van Brabant for Excellence in Artisque Creation in Alberta. 2005 marked Crystal's lead performance in the musical, "Cow-Boy Poétré", a production of L'UniTthéàtre / The National Arts Centre that toured the Maritimes and Alberta after its run in Ottawa.

Crystal wrote, performed, and MC'd a concert for Alberta Scene 2005 at The Canadian Museum Of Civilization Theatre. She also appeared in "Alberta Bound", which aired on CBC Television in August as part of her province's centennial celebration.

After taking a two-year hiatus, Crystal came back to the live music stage in 2007 by headlining at The Central Music Festival in Red Deer and The Leonard Cohen Festival in Edmonton.

The two achievements she is most proud of are her two children - Christie & Nelson.