Félix Dyotte | |
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 Félix Dyotte photographed in Boucherville, Québec, Canada at the Mortagne High School. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock, pop |
| Years active | 2000s—present |
| Website | Official website |
Félix Dyotte is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec,[1] who won the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in 2020 as the writer of Evelyne Brochu's single "Maintenant ou jamais".[2] He was nominated for the same award two prior times, for his songs "Avalanches" in 2016[3] and "Je cours" in 2018.[4]
History
Dyotte was a guitarist with the Undercovers, a band which also included future members of the Stills, before joining with pianist Pierre-Alain Faucon and singer/guitarist Julien Fargo to create the band Chinatown in 2006, adding drummer Gabriel Rousseau and bassist Toby Cayouette. Faucon was best known for the song "Retour à Vega", which had been composed for his previous band in 2002, and then covered by the Stills for the soundtrack of the 2004 film Wicker Park.[5] Chinatown also recorded their own version of "Retour à Vega" on their second album.[6]
Chinatown released their debut EP, L'amour, le rêve et le whisky, in 2007 on the Tacca Musique label,[7] followed by two studio albums, Cité d'or (2009)[7] and Comment j'ai explosé (2012).[8]
Following Chinatown's breakup, Dyotte released his self-titled solo album in 2015,[9] followed by Politesses in 2017.[10] He has also recorded a number of non-album singles as duets with other vocalists, including "Amour, amour" with Monia Chokri,[11] "Effeuille-moi le cœur" with Kandle[12] and "C'est l'été, c'est l'été, c'est l'été" with Evelyne Brochu.[13]
Band members
- Felix Dyotte: vocals, guitar
- Jason Kent: bass, vocals
- Francis Mineau: drums
Discography
Chinatown
- L'amour, le rêve et le whisky (2007)
- Cité d'or (2009)
- Comment j'ai explosé (2012)
Solo
- Félix Dyotte (2015)
- Politesses (2017)
References
- ^ "Félix Dyotte réhabilite le cure-pipe". Voir, December 11, 2017.
- ^ Calum Slingerland, "William Prince Wins 2020 SOCAN Songwriting Prize". Exclaim!, August 5, 2020.
- ^ "Laurence Nerbonne remporte le Prix de la chanson SOCAN". canoe.ca, July 12, 2016.
- ^ "And the finalists for the 2018 SOCAN Songwriting Prize are…". A Journal of Musical Things, May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Indie Acts Settle Down In 'Wicker Park'". Billboard, July 21, 2004.
- ^ "Chinatown: exploser en 3D". Le Devoir, April 27, 2012.
- ^ a b "Chinatown, invasion chinoise". Métro, May 8, 2009.
- ^ "Chinatown: Sans limite". Le Journal de Montréal, April 26, 2012.
- ^ "Félix Dyotte : À propos de nous". Voir, May 4, 2015.
- ^ "«Politesses», la transition tranquille de Félix Dyotte". Le Devoir, October 13, 2017.
- ^ "Monia Chokri et Félix Dyotte reprennent Amour, amour". Voir, November 7, 2016.
- ^ "Félix Dyotte et Kandle reprennent (ensemble) une chanson de Françoise Hardy". Voir, August 10, 2015.
- ^ "«C'est l'été, c'est l'été, c'est l'été»: Félix Dyotte et Evelyne Brochu chantent la belle saison (VIDÉO)". Huffington Post Québec, July 21, 2016.
External links
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