Nicholas Durocher, known professionally as Talk (stylized in all caps), is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician from Ottawa, Ontario. He is best known for his 2021 hit single "Run Away to Mars".
Career A native of Ottawa, Durocher began his musical career in the 2010s as a bassist in a country band. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he became unemployed and had to move into his parents' basement in the suburban neighbourhood of Stittsville. This is where he wrote the song "Run Away to Mars", which he released in June 2021 as his debut single. He followed it up in November with the EP Talk to Me. "Run Away to Mars" received a boost in 2022, when it went viral on TikTok, hitting the streaming charts in several countries. By January 2023, the song had reached #1 on Billboard'''s Adult Alternative charts. It also reached a peak of 22 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart.
In 2023, Durocher participated in an all-star recording of Serena Ryder's song "What I Wouldn't Do", which was released as a charity single to benefit Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health. In October, he issued his debut studio album, Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees.
TALK received several Juno Award nominations in 2024, including Breakthrough Artist of the Year (which he won) and Songwriter of the Year, for the songs "Afraid of the Dark", "A Little Bit Happy", and "Wasteland"; Album of the Year and Alternative Album of the Year for Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees; and Single of the Year for "A Little Bit Happy"."Here are all the 2024 Juno nominees". CBC Music, February 6, 2024. Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees'' was also a longlisted nominee for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize."2024 Polaris Music Prize long list: the Beaches, Tobi, Elisapie, Beverly Glenn-Copeland and more". CBC Music, June 11, 2024.
Discography Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications CAN Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees Released: October 20, 2023 Format: Digital download, CD Label: Capitol Records 33 MC: Gold
EPs Title Details Talk to Me Released: November 19, 2021 Format: Digital download Label: DooGood
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album CAN "A Little Bit Happy": "Time Machine": CANRock NOR SWE USAAA USAlt USRock "Run Away to Mars" 2021 22 1 4 29 1 6 22 MC: 4× Platinum GLF: Gold RIAA: Gold Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees "How to Save a Life" 2022 — — — — — — — "Afraid of the Dark" 2023 — 47 — — — — — Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees "A Little Bit Happy" — — — — — — — MC: Gold "Wasteland" — 3 — — — — — "Time Machine" 2026 52 25 — — — — — rowspan="4" "GTFU" — — — — — — — "Up & Away" — — — — — — — "Boomerang"——————— "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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