Philippe B is a

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singer-songwriter based in

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Biography

Born Philippe Bergeron in

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, Quebec, Canada, Philippe B is the former lead vocalist for Gwenwed. He was also a session guitarist for

Pierre Lapointe Pierre Lapointe (born 23 May 1981) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His work largely follows the tradition of French chanson, though he is influenced by modern pop music. Defining himself as a "popular singer", he has built an egocentric person ...

on his eponymous album. He released his first self-titled solo album in 2005 on label

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. That same year he played at the ''Festival de musique emergente'' in

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, where he also played the song ''Philadelphia'' for television show ''Mange ta ville''. He then set off on a promotional tour in Québec, which ended in 2006 with a show at

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. He was also chosen to participate in the ''Sacré Talent'' event for

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. In 2008 he released his second album '' Taxidermie'', also on Proxenett. In 2009 Philippe B co-wrote two songs with

, ''Le bar des suicidés'' and ''À moi'' for the album ''Sentiments humains'' and also wrote two songs for

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, each entitled ''Eau salée'' and ''Une fleur''. He came up with the musical conception pour the play ''Silence Radio'', presented in fall 2009 at Espace libre in Montreal, before embarking on the promotional tour for ''Sentiments humains'' with

, with around 50 concert dates across

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and France. Philippe B received the grant for creation from the

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, to write new material for his third album. In fall 2009, In collaboration with actress Sophie Cadieux, he also participated in the creation of a multi-disciplinary show (song, poetry, photography) entitled ''Phéromones'', which was presented at the bistro in Vivo, in

. In 2014, Philippe B won the Félix award at L'ADISQ for songwriter of the year ("Auteur-compositeur de l'année"). Amongst all of his projects, Philippe B recorded Groenland's album ''The Chase'' along with Guido Del Fabbro, opened for headliner Mara Tremblay and has also played guitar and was music director of Salomé Leclerc. In 2017, he released his fifth album titled ''La grande nuit vidéo'', via

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. In 2019 he composed music for the film ''

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(Nous sommes Gold)'', receiving a

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nomination for Best Original Music at the

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, 11 April 2019.

Discography

Albums

*2005: ''

Philippe B Philippe B is a francophone singer-songwriter based in Montreal. Biography Born Philippe Bergeron in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada, Philippe B is the former lead vocalist for Gwenwed. He was also a session guitarist for Pierre Lapointe on his e ...

'' (Proxenett) *2008: '' Taxidermie'' (Proxenett) *2011: ''Variations fantômes'' (Bonsound) *2014: ''Ornithologie, la nuit'' (Bonsound) *2017: ''La grande nuit vidéo (Bonsound)''

Singles

*''Les anges dans nos campagnes'' (2007) *''Fille à plumes'' (cover of a

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song 2009 for Bonsound's fifth anniversary)

Videos

*''Philadelphie'' (2006) *''Archipels'' (2007) *''Je n'irais pas à Bilbao'' (2008)

References

;Citations

External links

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Bonsound Records Bonsound is a music company founded in 2004 and based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Bonsound is an artist management company, a record label, a booking agency, a concert promoter and a promotion & publicity agency. Bonsound also operate two subsidi ...

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