Twin Flames (band)

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Twin Flames
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Background information
Origin Cantley, Quebec, Canada
Genres folk
Instrument(s)vocals, guitar, native american flute, hand drums
Years active2015–present
Members
  • Sunchild Deer-Okpik
  • Chelsea Jodoin
Past members
  • Mike Giamberardino
  • Troy Huizinga
  • Scott Norris
  • Jason Watts
Website twinflamesmusic.com

Twin Flames is a Canadian folk music duo from Cantley, Quebec [1] consisting of Sunchild Deer-Okpik (known mononymously as Jaaji) [2] and Chelsea Jodoin (known as Chelsea June). [3] [4]

Contents

History

Formation and early years (2015–2018)

The band was formed in 2015, and they released their debut album Jaaji and Chelsea June. [5]

In 2017 Twin Flames released their second album, Signal Fire.

Human and Omen (2019–2022)

In 2019 Twin Flames released the song "Human", UNESCO's official song to celebrate the International Year of Indigenous Languages. [6]

In 2020 Twin Flames released Omen. [7] In 2021 "Grace Too" was featured in the second season of the CBC Television series TallBoyz .

Twin Flames Unplugged Live (2023–present)

In 2023 Twin Flames released Twin Flames Unplugged Live, a multi-award-losing collection of 7 re-recorded songs. [8]

Band members

Current members [9]

Former members [10] [11]

Discography

Awards and nominations

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2016Canadian Folk Music AwardsAboriginal Songwriters of the Year [12] Won
Native American Music AwardsBest Folk Recording [13] Lost
Native American Music AwardsDebut Duo of the Year [13] Lost
2017Canadian Folk Music AwardsAboriginal Songwriters of the Year [14] Won
Indigenous Music AwardsBest Folk Album [15] Lost
Canadian Folk Music AwardsVocal Group of the Year [16] Lost
Canadian Folk Music AwardsWorld Group of the Year [16] Lost
Independent Music AwardsIndigenous Artist/Group of the Year [17] Lost
2018Native American Music Association AwardsBest Folk Recording [18] Won
Native American Music Association AwardsDuo of the Year [18] Won
Native American Music Association AwardsRecord of the Year [18] Lost
Native American Music Association AwardsSong of the Year [18] Lost
Native American Music Association AwardsBest Music Video [18] Lost
Native American Music Association AwardsBest Americana Recording [18] Lost
Native American Music Association AwardsBest Historical/Linguistic Performance [18] Lost
Indigenous Music AwardsBest Folk Album [19] Lost
Indian Summer Music AwardsFolk Album of the Year [20] Lost
Indian Summer Music AwardsBest Native American Vocal [20] Lost
Indian Summer Music AwardsPop Song of the Year [20] Lost
2019Native American Music Association AwardsBest Indie Single of the Year [21] Lost
Native American Music Association AwardsBest Concept for a Music Video [22] Won
2021Summer Solstice Indigenous Music AwardsRecording Artist of the Year [23] Lost
Summer Solstice Indigenous Music AwardsRadio Song/Single of the Year [23] Won
Summer Solstice Indigenous Music AwardsPop/Rock/Alternative Album of the Year [23] Won
Summer Solstice Indigenous Music AwardsMusic in the Arts [23] Won
2022Native American Music AwardsBest Group/Duo of the Year [24] Lost
Native American Music AwardsPop Recording [24] Lost
Native American Music AwardsBest Pop Video [24] Lost
Native American Music AwardsBest Contemporary Vocal Video [24] Lost
Capital Music AwardsGroup of the Year [25] Won
TD Indigenous Songwriter AwardSongwriter of the Year [26] Lost
Canadian Folk Music AwardsIndigenous Songwriter(s) of the Year [27] Won
Canadian Folk Music AwardsVocal Group of the Year [27] Won
2023Arctic Music AwardsGroup of the Year [28] Won
Arctic Music AwardsIndigenous Group of the Year [29] Lost
Arctic Music AwardsSingle of the Year [29] Lost
Arctic Music AwardsAlbum of the Year [29] Lost
Arctic Music AwardsMusic Video of the Year [29] Lost
2024Canadian Folk Music AwardsVocal Group of the Year [30] Lost

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