Félix Dyotte

Félix Dyotte
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 from Quebec,[1] who won the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in 2020 as the writer of Evelyne 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]

History

Dyotte was a guitarist with the Undercovers, a band which also included future members of the 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 film Wicker 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] and Comment j'ai explosé (2012).[8]

Following Chinatown's breakup, Dyotte released his self-titled solo album in 2015,[9] followed by Politesses in 2017.[10] He has also recorded a number of non-album singles as duets with other vocalists, including "Amour, amour" with Monia Chokri,[11] "Effeuille-moi le cœur" with Kandle[12] and "C'est l'été, c'est l'été, c'est l'été" with Evelyne Brochu.[13]

Band members

• Felix Dyotte: vocals, guitar
• Jason Kent: bass, vocals
• Francis Mineau: drums

Discography

Chinatown

• L'amour, le rêve et le whisky (2007)
• Cité d'or (2009)
• Comment j'ai explosé (2012)

Solo

• Félix Dyotte (2015)
• Politesses (2017)

References

1. "Félix Dyotte réhabilite le cure-pipe". Voir, December 11, 2017.
2. Calum Slingerland, "William Prince Wins 2020 SOCAN Songwriting Prize". Exclaim!, August 5, 2020.
3. "Laurence Nerbonne remporte le Prix de la chanson SOCAN". canoe.ca, July 12, 2016.
4. "And the finalists for the 2018 SOCAN Songwriting Prize are…". A Journal of Musical Things, May 25, 2018.
5. "Indie Acts Settle Down In 'Wicker Park'". Billboard, July 21, 2004.
6. "Chinatown: exploser en 3D". Le Devoir, April 27, 2012.
7. "Chinatown, invasion chinoise". Métro, May 8, 2009.
8. "Chinatown: Sans limite". Le Journal de Montréal, April 26, 2012.
9. "Félix Dyotte : À propos de nous". Voir, May 4, 2015.
10. "«Politesses», la transition tranquille de Félix Dyotte". Le Devoir, October 13, 2017.
11. "Monia Chokri et Félix Dyotte reprennent Amour, amour". Voir, November 7, 2016.
12. "Félix Dyotte et Kandle reprennent (ensemble) une chanson de Françoise Hardy". Voir, August 10, 2015.
13. "«C'est l'été, c'est l'été, c'est l'été»: Félix Dyotte et Evelyne Brochu chantent la belle saison (VIDÉO)". Huffington Post Québec, July 21, 2016.

External links

• Official website