Philippe Brach

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Philippe Brach
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Background information
Birth namePhilippe Bouchard
Born (1989-07-22) July 22, 1989 (age 34)
Saguenay, Quebec
Genres pop rock, folk rock
Occupation(s)singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active2012-present

Philippe Brach is the stage name of Philippe Bouchard (born July 22, 1989), a Canadian singer-songwriter from Saguenay, Quebec. [1]

Launching his music career in 2012, he was the winner of the Francouvertes festival in 2014. [2] Several weeks later, he released his debut album La foire et l'ordre. [3] He won the Prix Félix for Revelation of the Year in 2015. [4]

His second album, Portraits de famine, followed in 2015, [5] and his third, Le silence des troupeaux, was released in 2017. [6] He was a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominee in 2016 for "Crystel" from Portraits de famine, [7] and in 2018 for "La fin du monde" from Le silence des troupeaux, [8] and Le silence de troupeaux was longlisted for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize. [9]

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 [10] and a cover of Richard Desjardins's "Les Yankees" for the tribute album Hommage à Desjardins. [11]

At the Juno Awards of 2019, Le silence des troupeaux was shortlisted for the Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year. [12]

His album Les gens qu'on aime was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize. [13]

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