Amélie Beyries, professionally known as Beyries, is a Canadian folk-pop singer and songwriter from Montreal, Quebec."Beyries: Landing". CBC Music, February 16, 2017. Her debut album, Landing, was released in 2017"Beyries: Landing". Exclaim!, February 22, 2017. and her sophomore album, Encounter, in 2020.Kaelen Bell, "'Encounter' Shows Beyries' Hunger for Discovery". Exclaim!, November 13, 2020.
Biography Beyries was born and raised in the Montreal neighborhood of Outremont. She worked in public relations until age 28 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer."Songwriter Beyries finds solace in her debut album after two cancer battles" . Metro, April 24, 2017. While undergoing treatment, she began writing songs to deal with her emotions, and eventually worked with producer Alex McMahon to complete her first album.
On February 24, 2017, Beyries released her debut studio album, Landing. Although Beyries is francophone, the album is predominantly in English, except for the song "J'aurai cent ans", a duet with Louis-Jean Cormier which was co-written by Beyries and Maxime Le Flaguais."J'aurai cent ans: un superbe duo de Beyries et Louis-Jean Cormier". Ici Musique, October 30, 2016. Beyries was a shortlisted nominee for the 2017 SOCAN Songwriting Prize in the French-language division for "J'aurai cent ans"."Prix de la chanson SOCAN: Dead Obies, Charlotte Cardin et Klô Pelgag en lice". Voir, June 15, 2017.
Her second studio album, Encounter, was released on November 13, 2020.
Accolades Year Organization Accolade Artist/work Ranking Source 2017 Pop Magazine Best Albums of 2017 Landing 16 2020 Best Songs of 2020 "Out of Touch" 19
Discography Studio albums Landing (2017) Encounter (2020) Du feu dans les lilas (2024) Reprises (2025)
Singles "Je pars à l'autre bout du monde" (2016) "Maman" (2017) "Au-delà des mots" (2017) "Si j'étais un homme" (2018) "Out of Touch" (2020) "Over Me" (2020) "Valhalla Dancer" (2021)
References
External links Official website Beyries on Facebook Beyries on Twitter