Philippe Brach | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Philippe Bouchard |
Born | (1989-07-22) July 22, 1989 (age 35) Saguenay, Quebec |
Genres | pop rock, folk rock |
Occupation | 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.
Launching his music career in 2012, he was the winner of the Francouvertes festival in 2014. Several weeks later, he released his debut album La foire et l'ordre. He won the Prix Félix for Revelation of the Year in 2015.
His second album, Portraits de famine, followed in 2015, and his third, Le silence des troupeaux, was released in 2017. He was a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominee in 2016 for "Crystel" from Portraits de famine, and in 2018 for "La fin du monde" from Le silence des troupeaux, and Le silence de troupeaux was longlisted for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize.
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 and a cover of Richard Desjardins's "Les Yankees" for the tribute album Hommage à Desjardins.
At the Juno Awards of 2019, Le silence des troupeaux was shortlisted for the Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year.
His album Les gens qu'on aime was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.
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.