Philippe Brach | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Philippe Bouchard |
| Born | July 22, 1989 Saguenay, Quebec |
| Genres | pop rock, folk rock |
| Occupation(s) | singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2012-present |
Philippe Brach is the stage name of Philippe Bouchard (born July 22, 1989), a Canadian singer-songwriter from Saguenay, Quebec.[1]
Launching his music career in 2012, he was the winner of the Francouvertes festival in 2014.[2] Several weeks later, he released his debut album La foire et l'ordre.[3] He won the Prix Félix for Revelation of the Year in 2015.[4]
His second album, Portraits de famine, followed in 2015,[5] and his third, Le silence des troupeaux, was released in 2017.[6] He was a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominee in 2016 for "Crystel" from Portraits de famine,[7] and in 2018 for "La fin du monde" from Le silence des troupeaux,[8] and Le silence de troupeaux was longlisted for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize.[9]
He is a frequent collaborator with singer and songwriter Klô Pelgag, including on the duets "Si proche et si loin à la fois" from Portraits de famine[10] and a cover of Richard Desjardins's "Les Yankees" for the tribute album Hommage à Desjardins.[11]
At the Juno Awards of 2019, Le silence des troupeaux was shortlisted for the Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year.[12]
His album Les gens qu'on aime was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.[13]
References
- ^ "Philippe Brach Bouchard en route vers la gloire". NeoMédia, August 12, 2011.
- ^ "Finale des Francouvertes: Philippe Brach l'emporte". La Presse, May 12, 2014.
- ^ "La Foire et l'ordre, de Philippe Brach". Le Droit, June 2, 2014.
- ^ "Gala de l’ADISQ: Jean Leloup et Ariane Moffatt, amis de la musique". Métro, November 9, 2015.
- ^ "Philippe Brach aime sortir des sentiers". Le Quotidien, September 16, 2015.
- ^ "Philippe Brach: l’art de mener en bateau". Le Journal de Montréal, November 4, 2017.
- ^ "Le Prix de la chanson SOCAN remis à Laurence Nerbonne". TVA Nouvelles, July 12, 2016.
- ^ "Loud remporte le prix de la chanson SOCAN". Voir, June 14, 2018.
- ^ "A list of the 40 albums on the Polaris Music Prize long list" Archived 2018-07-17 at the Wayback Machine. Victoria Times-Colonist, June 14, 2018.
- ^ "Brach et Pelgag en vedette dans un habile plan-séquence". Voir, September 12, 2016.
- ^ "Desjardins: « Aussi important que Barbara »". La Presse, April 29, 2017.
- ^ "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 29, 2019.
- ^ "2023 Polaris Music Prize long list: Feist, Jessie Reyez and more". CBC Music, June 13, 2023.
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