Alexandre Parent[1] (born February 17, 1986 in Granby, Quebec, Canada), better known as Alex Nevsky, is a singer-songwriter from Quebec, Canada.
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Birth name | Alexandre Parent |
Born | (1986-02-17) February 17, 1986 (age 36) Granby, Quebec, Canada |
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Labels | Audiogram |
Website | AlexNevsky.ca |
He graduated from École nationale de la chanson in Granby in 2007. He participated in Festival international de la chanson de Granby (Granby International Song Festival) in 2009 reaching the semi-final. He also took part in the 14th Francouvertes contest where he was a finalist.
He released his debut album De lune à l'aube in 2010[2] on Audiogram. The album received two nominations at the Gala ADISQ for "Revelation of the Year" and "Best Album of Year - Pop-Rock". He was also named "Révélation Radio-Canada Musique" for 2010–2011.
On 30 August 2013, he launched his second album Himalaya mon amour[3] for which he won during the Gala de l'ADISQ 2014, "Male Singer of Year" award and his album Himalaya mon amour the award for "Best Album of the Year - Pop" , with the single "On leur a fait croire" from the album the award for "Song of the Year". Other successful singles include "Les coloriés"[4] also from his second album, as well as "Fanny" and "Polaroid". Nevsky was a nominee for the 2014 Prix Félix‑Leclerc (Félix Leclerc Prize).[5]
Le dernier à avoir reçu une bourse s'appelle Alexandre Parent, alias Alex Nevsky... (translation: The last to receive an award is named Alexandre Parent, alias Alex Nevsky...)
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