Félix Dyotte is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec,"Félix Dyotte réhabilite le cure-pipe". Voir, December 11, 2017. who won the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in 2020 as the writer of Evelyne Brochu's single "Maintenant ou jamais".Calum Slingerland, "William Prince Wins 2020 SOCAN Songwriting Prize". Exclaim!, August 5, 2020. He was nominated for the same award two prior times, for his songs "Avalanches" in 2016"Laurence Nerbonne remporte le Prix de la chanson SOCAN". canoe.ca, July 12, 2016. and "Je cours" in 2018."And the finalists for the 2018 SOCAN Songwriting Prize are…". A Journal of Musical Things, May 25, 2018.
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."Indie Acts Settle Down In 'Wicker Park'". Billboard, July 21, 2004. Chinatown also recorded their own version of "Retour à Vega" on their second album."Chinatown: exploser en 3D". Le Devoir, April 27, 2012.
Chinatown released their debut EP, L'amour, le rêve et le whisky, in 2007 on the Tacca Musique label,"Chinatown, invasion chinoise". Métro, May 8, 2009. followed by two studio albums, Cité d'or (2009) and Comment j'ai explosé (2012)."Chinatown: Sans limite". Le Journal de Montréal, April 26, 2012.
Following Chinatown's breakup, Dyotte released his self-titled solo album in 2015,"Félix Dyotte : À propos de nous". Voir, May 4, 2015. followed by Politesses in 2017."«Politesses», la transition tranquille de Félix Dyotte". Le Devoir, October 13, 2017. He has also recorded a number of non-album singles as duets with other vocalists, including "Amour, amour" with Monia Chokri,"Monia Chokri et Félix Dyotte reprennent Amour, amour". Voir, November 7, 2016. "Effeuille-moi le cœur" with Kandle"Félix Dyotte et Kandle reprennent (ensemble) une chanson de Françoise Hardy". Voir, August 10, 2015. and "C'est l'été, c'est l'été, c'est l'été" with Evelyne Brochu."«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.
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)
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