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William Prince
Background information
BornSelkirk, Manitoba
OriginWinnipeg, Manitoba
GenresFolk, country
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active2012–present
LabelsSix Shooter Records, Glassnote Records
Websitewilliamprincemusic.com

William Prince (born 1986) is a Canadian folk and country singer-songwriter based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1][2]

Life and career

A direct descendant of Chief Peguis,[3] Prince was born in Selkirk, Manitoba in 1986, and moved with his family to Peguis First Nation as a boy.[2][4] Prince's father was also a musician and preacher, who recorded a number of albums, and Prince travelled with his father playing gigs in northern Manitoba.[5]

Prince released his solo debut album, Earthly Days, on December 11, 2015. The song "Breathless" reached #22 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts in 2018.[6] Prince's sophomore album, Reliever, was released on February 7, 2020.[7] In October 2020 Prince released his third studio album, an album of country gospel songs called Gospel First Nation.[8]

Prince also performed alongside Vince Fontaine and Don Amero in the band Indian City.[9]

Awards and accolades

Prince won the Western Canadian Music Award for Aboriginal Artist of the Year in 2016.[10] He received a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year at the 12th Canadian Folk Music Awards.[11] Prince won the Juno Award for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2017 for his debut album Earthly Days[12] and was a finalist for the Roots Album of the Year and Indigenous Music Album of the Year.[13][14]

His song "The Spark" won the 2020 SOCAN Songwriting Prize.[15]

His 2020 album Reliever received a nomination for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021.[16] He won two Canadian Folk Music Awards at the 16th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2021, for Contemporary Album of the Year and English Songwriter of the Year.[17]

At the 2021 Juno ceremony, Prince and Serena Ryder performed "The Spark" at Toronto's Church of the Holy Trinity.[18] In 2022, Prince and Ryder also released the standalone single "Sing Me a Song".[19]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Earthly Days (2015)
  • Reliever (2020)
  • Gospel First Nation (2020)

Singles

  • "7" (2016)
  • "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover" (2018)
  • "Breathless (Acoustic)" (2018)
  • "The Spark" (2019)
  • "Always Have What We Had" (2020)

References

  1. ^ "'An unreal feeling': Peguis musician William Prince nominated for 2 Juno Awards". CBC Indigenous, February 7, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Druckman, Howard (April 2, 2018). "William Prince: In Line For The Throne". Words and Music. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "William Prince". Mission Folk Music Festival.
  4. ^ "William Prince grew up sleeping under the DJ table in community halls". Unreserved, July 3, 2016.
  5. ^ "Gospel First Nation (Artist Statement)".
  6. ^ "William Prince". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "William Prince - Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "William Prince Puts Indigenous Communities Front and Center on 'Gospel First Nation'". American Songwriter. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  9. ^ "Winnipeg band Indian City to play Ottawa on Canada Day". CBC News, May 27, 2016.
  10. ^ "Western Canadian Music Awards Announce 2016 Winners". Exclaim!, October 15, 2016.
  11. ^ "Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2016 Winners". Exclaim!, December 4, 2016.
  12. ^ "Winners List: First 34 Juno Awards handed out at Saturday gala". Toronto Star, April 1, 2017.
  13. ^ "Juno nominations 'incredible,' local singer-songwriter says". Winnipeg Free Press, February 7, 2017.
  14. ^ Lynn Saxberg and Peter Hum, "Gord Downie wins three Junos at music awards gala dinner Saturday night". London Free Press, April 1, 2017.
  15. ^ Calum Slingerland, "William Prince Wins 2020 SOCAN Songwriting Prize". Exclaim!, August 5, 2020.
  16. ^ Holly Gordon, "The Weeknd, JP Saxe, Jessie Reyez and Justin Bieber lead 2021 Juno Award nominations". CBC Music, March 9, 2021.
  17. ^ "Pharis & Jason Romero Head CFMA Winners List". FYI Music News, April 11, 2021.
  18. ^ Corey Atad, "Watch William Prince And Serena Ryder’s Performance At The 2021 Junos". Entertainment Tonight Canada, June 7, 2021.
  19. ^ Fish Griwkowsky, "William Prince opens up the first Folk Fest in years with his resonant country folksinging". Edmonton Journal, August 4, 2022.
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