Félix Dyotte Explained

Félix Dyotte
Origin:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre:Indie rock, pop
Years Active:2000s—present
Associated Acts:Chinatown

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

Discography

Chinatown

Solo

Notes and References

  1. https://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-musicale/2017/12/11/felix-dyotte-rehabilite-le-cure-pipe/ "Félix Dyotte réhabilite le cure-pipe"
  2. Calum Slingerland, "William Prince Wins 2020 SOCAN Songwriting Prize". Exclaim!, August 5, 2020.
  3. "Laurence Nerbonne remporte le Prix de la chanson SOCAN". canoe.ca, July 12, 2016.
  4. http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/and-the-finalists-for-the-2018-socan-songwriting-prize-are/ "And the finalists for the 2018 SOCAN Songwriting Prize are…"
  5. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/67253/indie-acts-settle-down-in-wicker-park "Indie Acts Settle Down In 'Wicker Park'"
  6. https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/348562/chinatown-exploser-en-3d "Chinatown: exploser en 3D"
  7. http://journalmetro.com/culture/17871/chinatown-invasion-chinoise/ "Chinatown, invasion chinoise"
  8. http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2012/04/25/sans-limite "Chinatown: Sans limite"
  9. https://voir.ca/musique/2015/05/04/felix-dyotte-a-propos-de-nous/ "Félix Dyotte : À propos de nous"
  10. https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/510212/felix-dyotte-entre-le-doux-et-le-fort "«Politesses», la transition tranquille de Félix Dyotte"
  11. https://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-musicale/2016/11/07/monia-chokri-et-felix-dyotte-reprennent-amour-amour/ "Monia Chokri et Félix Dyotte reprennent Amour, amour"
  12. https://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-musicale/2015/08/10/felix-dyotte-et-kandle-reprennent-ensemble-une-chanson-de-francoise-hardy/ "Félix Dyotte et Kandle reprennent (ensemble) une chanson de Françoise Hardy"
  13. https://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/07/21/cest-lete-cest-lete-cest-lete-felix-dyotte-evelyne-broc_n_11113388.html "«C'est l'été, c'est l'été, c'est l'été»: Félix Dyotte et Evelyne Brochu chantent la belle saison (VIDÉO)"

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