George Leach (musician)

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George Leach
Born (1975-04-18) April 18, 1975 (age 48)
Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada
Origin Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada
Genres Indie rock, folk rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, actor
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums, mandolin, keyboards
Years active1995–present
Website georgeleach.com

George Leach is a Canadian musician and actor, best known for his work as a lead singer and songwriter. [1] [2]

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Background

Leach is a Stl'atl'imx from Lillooet, British Columbia.

As an actor, Leach has appeared on This is Wonderland , North of 60 , PSI Factor and Nikita . [3] He also appeared in the six-part miniseries Into The West as Loved by the Buffalo. He released his first album Just Where I'm At in 2000. He subsequently performed at the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, now the Indspire Awards. He won the Juno Award for Aboriginal Album of the Year in 2014 for his album Surrender. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Leach also participated in the Canada World Youth program in 1994–95, working in Elmvale, Ontario, and Trat, Thailand.

Awards

George Leach has won 3 Aboriginal People's Choice Music Awards [8]

Discography

Albums

Singles

2013 "Carry Me"

Television career

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996-2001 PSI Factor Winston Lucas [12]
1998 La Femme Nikita [13]
2004 This is Wonderland Leonard TaylorEpisode #1.7
2005 Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery Matthew FowlerTV movie
2005 Into The West Loved by the Buffalo2 episodes
2016 The Candy Show HimselfSeason 5 January [14]

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