Émile Bilodeau

Émile Bilodeau (born June 28, 1996, in Longueuil, Quebec[1]) is a Canadian singer-songwriter.[2]

Émile Bilodeau
Bilodeau in 2017
Background information
Born1996
Longueuil, Quebec
GenresFolk, blues, rock
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Labels
WebsiteOfficial website (English)

Career

Born in Longueuil, Émile Bilodeau started playing drums at the age of fifteen, then he started playing guitar. He composed his first songs at the age of sixteen[3] and produced his first CD as part of a creative project in high school.

In August 2013, Bilodeau participated in his first music festival. the Festival de la chanson de St-Ambroise, and went to the finals both that year and the next.[4][5] In April 2014, he won prizes at the Cégeps en spectacle (CEGEPs on display) held by SOCAN for his combination of humor and music.[6] He also participated in 2015 at the Festival en chanson de Petite-Vallée, from which he emerged with two awards. At the age of seventeen, he met Philippe Brach at the Festival de la Chanson de Tadoussac and opened for him three times in 2016.

Bilodeau was noticed by the founder of Dare to Care Records, Éli Bisonnette, when he competed at Francouvertes 2015 and finished in third place.[7] He released his debut album Rites de passage in fall 2016, which was directed and arranged by singer-songwriter Philippe B.[8] The album was a surprise success, which Bilodeau attributed to its use of Quebec French and relatable lyrical content for many Quebecers.[9] Three years after its release, the album was certified gold by Music Canada.[10] He also collaborated on Desjardins, a tribute album based on the works of Richard Desjardins.[11][12]

In May 2017, Bilodeau became the musical revelation in song of Radio-Canada.[13] In November of the same year, he won the Félix for Revelation of the Year at ADISQ.

In October 2019 he released his second full album titled Grandeur Mature[14]

Discography
  • Rites de passage (Rites of passage, 2016)[15]
  • Hockey (single), 2017[16]
  • Rites de passage – version commentée (Rites of passage – commented version, 2017)
  • Candy (with Caroline Savoie, 2019)[17]
  • Grandeur Mature (2019)
  • Petite Nature (2021)

Awards
  • ADISQ Gala 2017 – won best new musician of the year and nominated for best folk album for Rites de passage[18]
  • CBC musical revelation in song, 2017–2018[19]

See also

References
  1. "Révélations 2020-2021". ICI Musique (in French). Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. "ICI Radio-Canada Première | Balados, livres audio". Radio-Canada (in French). Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. "ICI Radio-Canada Première | Balados, livres audio". Radio-Canada (in French). Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  4. "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.
  5. 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.
  6. "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.
  7. Boisvert-Magnen, Olivier. "Émile Bilodeau : Histoires de cégep" [Émile Bilodeau: CEGEP Stories]. Voir.ca (in French). Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  8. Côté, Émilie (11 October 2016). "Émile Bilodeau: un jeune homme pas comme les autres" [Émile Bilodeau: a young man like no other]. La Presse (in French). Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  9. "Interview with NMC Artist in Residence, Émile Bilodeau". NMC Amplify. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  10. "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  11. "Richard Desjardins chanté par une quinzaine d'artistes". ICI Musique. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  12. Gendron-Martin, Raphaël. "Hommage à "un de nos plus grands poètes"". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  13. ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Arts-. "Les quatre nouvelles Révélations musicales de Radio-Canada sont dévoilées". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  14. Bilodeau, Emile. http://emilebilodeau.ca/en/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. "Rites de passage" (in French). YouTube Music.
  16. "Hockey (single)" (in French). YouTube Music.
  17. "Candy (avec Caroline Savoie)" (in French). YouTube Music.
  18. "Archives 2017 –". ADISQ. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  19. "ICI Musique | Révélations". www.icimusique.ca.
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