What is Amanda Cottreau?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Amanda Cottreau | image = | image_size = 180 | background = solo_singer | birth_place = Gatineau, Québec | genre = Folk, Traditional | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1998–present }} '''Amanda Cottreau''' is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter based in Ottawa.<ref>{{cite news|title=Amanda Cottreau for Best New Artist in the CBC Searchlight Contest..with your daily votes|url=http://ottawastart.com/amanda-cottreau-for-best-new-artist-in-the-cbc-searchlight-contest-with-your-daily-votes/|access-date=21 December 2017|work=ottawastart.com|language=en-CA}}</ref><ref name=SEA>{{cite news|title=Cozy music for a winter's night|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/theatre-film-music-concert-house-french-1.3997766|access-date=21 December 2017|work=CBC News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Staying positive in the run up to Xmas: Nigel Harris, Kim Lymburner, Amanda Cottreau - Window of Opportunity - 2013-11-29|url=https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/119/14751.html|publisher=CKCU-FM|access-date=21 December 2017|language=en-CA}}</ref> Amanda is a member of songwriters association of Canada.<ref name=Ryan>{{cite web|title=Amanda Cottreau - Songwriters Association of Canada|url=http://www.songwriters.ca/member/amandacottreau|publisher=songwriters|access-date=21 December 2017|archive-date=24 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124202827/http://songwriters.ca/member/AmandaCottreau|url-status=dead}}</ref> Amanda made it to round 2 of CBC searchlight contest 2015 with Lady Lover and featured vocalist on a second song, ''Little Bird''.<ref>{{cite web|title=All In A Day: CBC Searchlight Ottawa (Round 2) - The Revue|url=http://therevue.ca/2015/04/14/allinaday-cbcsearchlightottawa-round-2/|website=The Revue|access-date=5 January 2018|date=14 April 2015}}</ref> ==Career== Amanda begun her musical career as a lead background vocals in a worship band from 1998-2003 which was ba