Patrice Michaud

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| birth_place = Cap-Chat, Quebec

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| instrument = vocals, guitar

| genre = pop rock, folk rock

| occupation = singer-songwriter

| years_active = 2010-present

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Patrice Michaud (born November 1, 1980) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Cap-Chat, Quebec.[https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/532175/patrice-michaud-sur-les-plaines-le-reve-exauce-du-gars-de-cap-chat "Patrice Michaud sur les Plaines: le rêve exaucé du gars de Cap-Chat"]. Le Devoir, July 11, 2018. He won the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in the French division in 2014 for his song "Mécaniques générales",[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/675096/patrice-michaud-prix-socan "Patrice Michaud remporte le Prix de la chanson SOCAN avec Mécaniques générales"]. Ici Radio-Canada, July 8, 2014. and his 2017 album Almanach was a Juno Award finalist for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2018.[https://www.lavantagegaspesien.com/culture/2018/2/7/patrice-michaud-et-klo-pelgag-s-affrontent-aux-juno-awards.html "Patrice Michaud et Klô Pelgag s'affrontent aux Juno Awards"]. L'Avantage gaspésien, February 7, 2018.

A graduate of Université Laval,[http://impactcampus.ca/arts-et-culture/patrice-michaud-paradoxe-de-lordinaire/ "Patrice Michaud : Le paradoxe de l’ordinaire"]. Impact Campus, February 14, 2017. he released his debut album Le Triangle des Bermudes in 2011,[https://voir.ca/albums/patrice-michaud-le-triangle-des-bermudes/ "Patrice Michaud: Le triangle des Bermudes"]. Voir, May 12, 2011. and followed up with Le Feu de chaque jour in 2014.[http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/201402/01/01-4734732-patrice-michaud-etincelles-rock.php "Patrice Michaud: étincelles rock"]. La Presse, February 2, 2014. In 2015 he won the Prix Félix for Best Concert Performance by a Solo Artist for his tour to support Le Feu de chaque jour.[https://www.lavantage.qc.ca/culture/2015/11/8/un-felix-d-equipe-pour-patrice-michaud-4337227.html "Un Félix d'équipe pour Patrice Michaud"]. L'Avantage, November 8, 2015.

Almanach, his third album, was released in 2017.[https://voir.ca/albums/patrice-michaud-almanach/ "Patrice Michaud: Almanach"]. Voir, February 13, 2017. In addition to his Juno Award nomination, he won two Prix Félix in 2017, for Male Vocalist of the Year and Song of the Year for "Kamikaze",[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1063860/gala-adisq-recompense-musiciens-quebec "Daniel Bélanger et Patrice Michaud remportent deux Félix au Gala de l'ADISQ"]. Ici Radio-Canada, October 29, 2017. and was a Canadian Folk Music Award finalist for French Songwriter of the Year at the 13th Canadian Folk Music Awards.[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/canadian_folk_music_awards_reveal_2017_nominees "Canadian Folk Music Awards Reveal 2017 Nominees"]. Exclaim!, September 21, 2017.

At the Gala de l'ADISQ in 2018, he won the Prix Félix for Male Singer of the Year.[https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2018/10/28/en-direct-les-gagnants-du-40e-gala-de-ladisq "ADISQ: les jeunes font la loi, Hubert Lenoir remporte trois Félix"]. Le Journal de Montréal, October 28, 2018.

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