Félix Dyotte | |
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 Félix Dyotte photographed in Boucherville, Québec, Canada at the Mortagne High School. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock, pop |
| Years active | 2000s—present |
| Website | Official website |
Félix Dyotte is a Canadian singer-songwriter fromQuebec,[1] who won theSOCAN Songwriting Prize in 2020 as the writer ofEvelyne 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]
Dyotte was a guitarist with the Undercovers, a band which also included future members ofthe 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 filmWicker 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] andComment j'ai explosé (2012).[8]
Following Chinatown's breakup, Dyotte released his self-titled solo album in 2015,[9] followed byPolitesses in 2017.[10] He has also recorded a number of non-album singles as duets with other vocalists, including "Amour, amour" withMonia Chokri,[11] "Effeuille-moi le cœur" withKandle[12] and "C'est l'été, c'est l'été, c'est l'été" with Evelyne Brochu.[13]
