Émile Bilodeau
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Émile Bilodeau | |
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| Born | 1996 Longueuil, Quebec |
| Genres | Folk, blues, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
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| Website | Official website (English) |
Émile Bilodeau (born 1996) is a singer-songwriter from Quebec.[1]
Career
In August 2013, Bilodeau participated in his first music festival. the Festival de la chanson (Festival of song) in St-Ambroise, and went to the finals both that year and the next.[2][3] In April 2014, he won prizes at the Cégeps en spectacle (CEGEPs on display) held by SOCAN for his combination of humor and music.[4]
Bilodeau was noticed by the founder of Dare to Care Records, Éli Bisonnette, when he competed at Francouvertes 2015 and finished in third place.[5] He released his debut album Rites de passage in fall 2016, which was directed and arranged by singer-songwriter Philippe B.[6] The album was a surprise success, which Bilodeau attributed to its use of Quebec French and relatable lyrical content for many Quebecers.[7] Three years after its release, the album was certified gold by Music Canada.[8] He also collaborated on Desjardins, a tribute album based on the works of Richard Desjardins.[9][10]
In October of 2019 he released his second full album titled Grandeur Mature[11]
Discography
- Rites de passage (Rites of passage, 2016)[12]
- Hockey (single), 2017[13]
- Rites de passage – version commentée (Rites of passage – commented version, 2017)
- Candy (with Caroline Savoie, 2019)[14]
- Grandeur Mature (2019)
Awards
- ADISQ Gala 2017 – won best new musician of the year and nominated for best folk album for Rites de passage[15]
- CBC musical revelation in song, 2017–2018[16]
References
- ^ "Émile Bilodeau, Révélation Radio-Canada en chanson 2017–2018" [Émile Bilodeau, Révélation Radio-Canada (Radio-Canada Revelation) in song 2017–2018]. Ici Musique (in French). Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Festival de la chanson de Saint-Ambroise – Que sont-ils devenus? Des nouvelles des participants et lauréats des années passées" [Saint-Ambroise festival of song – What have they become? News from past participants and laureates]. chansonsaintambroise.com (in French). Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ Coté, Daniel (16 October 2016). "Émile Bilodeau et ses Rites de passage" [Émile Bilodeau and his "Rites of passage"]. Le Quotidien (in French). Archived from the original on 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Cégeps en spectacle : Découvrez les gagnants de la 35e finale" [CEGEPs on display: Discover the winners of the 35th final]. Voir.ca (in French). 28 April 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ Boisvert-Magnen, Olivier. "Émile Bilodeau : Histoires de cégep" [Émile Bilodeau: CEGEP Stories]. Voir.ca (in French). Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Émile Bilodeau: un jeune homme pas comme les autres" [Émile Bilodeau: a young man like no other]. La Presse (in French). 11 October 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Interview with NMC Artist in Residence, Émile Bilodeau". NMC Amplify. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Richard Desjardins chanté par une quinzaine d'artistes". ICI Musique. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ Gendron-Martin, Raphaël. "Hommage à «un de nos plus grands poètes»". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ Bilodeau, Emile. http://emilebilodeau.ca/en/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Rites de passage" (in French). YouTube Music.
- ^ "Hockey (single)" (in French). YouTube Music.
- ^ "Candy (avec Caroline Savoie)" (in French). YouTube Music.
- ^ "Archives 2017 –". ADISQ. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "ICI Musique | Révélations". www.icimusique.ca.