Bobby Bazini (born Bobby Bazinet May 6, 1989) is a

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singer-songwriter from

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. He has released three studio albums and is currently signed to

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Career

2009–2011: ''Better In Time''

Bazini's first single, "I Wonder", was released in 2009 and stayed eight weeks on the Top 3 of

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. His debut album, ''Better In Time'' (2010), peaked at No. 4 on the

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and was certified platinum by the CRIA with over 80,000 copies sold.

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subsequently acquired the rights to his album and distributed it internationally. In 2011, Bazini was nominated for two

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: New Artist of the Year and Pop Album of the Year (''Better In Time'').

2012–2014: ''Where I Belong''

When the time came to craft his second album, Bobby Bazini took the trip of a lifetime when he grabbed his guitar, loaded up his car, and left a small Montreal suburb for

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to record with music producer

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. ''Where I Belong'' (2014) was recorded with some of Bazini's favorite musicians, including Booker T. Jones (organ),

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(percussion), and

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(drums), which resulted in an album of live-sounding folk/country and soul songs, released through

. ''Where I Belong'' topped the charts in Canada and was certified platinum with more than 100,000 copies sold, reaching this threshold within the year of release, making it the best-selling Canadian album of 2014. In June 2014, Bazini performed at the

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to an audience of approximately 60,000.

2015–present: ''Summer Is Gone''

For his third studio album, ''Summer Is Gone'' (2016), Bazini worked with songwriters and producers like

Jake Gosling Jake Nathan Gosling is an English record producer and songwriter. Best known for his production work for English singer Ed Sheeran, he has also been credited on releases for acts including Lady Gaga, The Libertines, James Bay, Shawn Mendes, A ...

(

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), Martin Terefe (

Jason Mraz Jason Thomas Mraz ( ; born June 23, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He rose to prominence with the release of his debut studio album, ''Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' (2002), which spawned the single "The Remedy (I Won't Wo ...

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), and

Eg White Francis Anthony "Eg" White (born 22 November 1966) is a British musician, songwriter and producer. He started his career in the cowpunk band Yip Yip Coyote in the 1980s and then formed Brother Beyond with his brother, David White, in the late ...

(James Morrison, Adele). Pop Magazine lists ''Summer Is Gone'' among the Top 50 Albums of 2016. Bazini performed at the Stanley Cup 125th Tribute Concert in Ottawa, Ontario, on March 17, 2017.

Family

In 2015, his younger brother

Kevin Bazinet Kevin Bazinet (born June 14, 1991) is a Canadians, Canadian pop singer, who won the third season of the reality television series ''La Voix'' in 2015.La Voix ''La Voix'' () is a francophone Canada, Canadian reality television, reality talent show as part of the international television series franchise ''The Voice (franchise), The Voice'', based on the original The Voice of Holland, Dutch version o ...

''."Les frères Bazinet-Bazini en duo"

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, June 7, 2015.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bazini, Bobby 1989 births Living people Singers from Quebec People from Mont-Laurier 21st-century Canadian male singers Canadian pop singers Canadian rock singers Canadian male singer-songwriters 21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters