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Remy Shand

{{short description|Canadian R&B/soul singer (born 1978)}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

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| background = solo_singer

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| birth_date = 1978

| birth_place = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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| genre = R&B, soul, neo soul, blue-eyed soul

| occupation = Singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist

| years_active = {{hlist|2001–2002|2013–2016}}

| label = Remy Records, Motown, Universal Music

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Remy Shand{{cite web | url=http://jus.gov.mb.ca/Domain/FileSearch/FileDetails.aspx?name0=file_div_num&data0=FD06-01-79576&type0=System.String | accessdate=2008-12-16 | title=File Details: FD06-01-79576 | date=2008-11-19 | publisher=Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba }} (born 1978) is a Canadian R&B/soul singer best known for his single "Take a Message", released in late 2001.

Career

Shand became a fan of artists such as Stevie Wonder, The Isley Brothers, Marvin Gaye, Steely Dan and Earth, Wind & Fire. During 1998 he began to write and record songs independently.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/76398/an-rb-newcomer-from-canada-remy-shand-delivers-the-way-i-feel|title=An R&B Newcomer From Canada? Remy Shand Delivers 'The Way I Feel'|date=March 21, 2002|publisher=Billboard|website=billboard.com}} Three years later, he was signed to Motown Records, and these songs became the basis for his first and only album, The Way I Feel which was released on March 12, 2002.[http://uniter.ca/view/winnipegs-one-hit-wonders "Winnipeg’s one-hit wonders. They were supposed to be the next big thing. Where did they go?"]. The Uniter, Catherine van Reenen, March 31, 2011 The album and won a Juno Award for Best R&B/Soul Recording in the 2003 Juno Awards. In 2002, Shand also released the hit singles "Rocksteady" and "Take A Message".

Shand now leads a quiet life out of the public eye and has transitioned into electrical engineering, stating: "Motown was one of the few studios that built their own gear. I think that inspired me to become more than just an entertainer. Modern music has always been dictated by technological advancements intertwined with cultural movements. Song and dance have been around for ages and I would like to encourage more artists to evolve beyond that cycle, separate themselves from the pageantry, and get heavy with the recording arts and sciences. It’s time to step into the future and innovate."{{Cite web | url=https://www.umusic.ca/press-releases/remy-shands-acclaimed-no-1-album-the-way-i-feel-available-on-vinyl-more-than-two-decades-after-release/ | title=Remy Shand's acclaimed no. 1 album The way I feel available on vinyl more than two decades after release | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412142424/https://www.umusic.ca/press-releases/remy-shands-acclaimed-no-1-album-the-way-i-feel-available-on-vinyl-more-than-two-decades-after-release/ | archive-date=2023-04-12}}

Accolades

Shand also received four Grammy nominations for his work.{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/remy-shand|title=Remy Shand|publisher=The Recording Academy|website=grammy.com|date=23 November 2020}}

Discography

=Studio albums=

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{{cite web|author=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/remy-shand |title=Remy Shand |website=Billboard.com |accessdate=2020-04-20}}

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  • CAN: Platinum{{cite web |url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Remy%20Shand&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist |title=Gold and Platinum Search |website=www.musiccanada.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616190623/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Remy%20Shand&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist |archive-date=16 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}

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= Singles =

  • "Take a Message" (2001), Universal
  • "The Way I Feel" (2001), Universal
  • "Rocksteady" (2001), Universal
  • "Lust" (2013), Remy Records
  • "Song for Mark Gonzales" (2013), Remy Records
  • "Where Are We Going" (2013), Remy Records
  • "Springtime (Live)" (2013), Remy Records
  • "Worms (Instrumental)" (2013), Remy Records
  • "Mainline" (2013), Remy Records
  • "The Best In Me" (2014), Remy Records
  • "Son Of Night" (2014), Remy Records
  • "Politicians" (2014), Remy Records
  • "The Price I Pay" (2015), Remy Records
  • "Electronic Flesh" (2015), Remy Records
  • "Lament of Nine" (2015), Remy Records
  • "Man of Time" (2015), Remy Records
  • "Washington Square" (2015), Remy Records
  • "Serafin" (2015), Remy Records
  • "Peer Pressure" (2015), Remy Records
  • "Event Horizon" (2015), Remy Records
  • "My Hollywood" (2016), Remy Records

Awards and nominations

Juno Awards{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}

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align=center|2003

|The Way I Feel

|R&B/Soul Recording of the Year

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Grammy Awards{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}

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|The Way I Feel

|Best R&B Album

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|"Take a Message"

|Best R&B Vocal Performance - Male

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align=center|2003

|"Take a Message"

|Best R&B Song

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|"Rocksteady"

|Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

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References

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= General =

  • {{cite news |first=Dimitri |last=Ehrlich |title=Remy Shand: meet the new soul singer with motown in his heart and Winnipeg in his accent. |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-25671391_ITM |work=Interview |publisher=Brant Publications, Inc. |date=1 August 2002 |accessdate=2008-07-04 }}
  • {{cite news |first=Tom |last=Moon |title=Remy Shand: a protege with the classic sound, if not the look. |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8666847_ITM |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) |date= 22 February 2002 |accessdate=2008-07-04 }}
  • {{cite news |first=Sandra |last=Dimitrakopoulos |title=The way Remy Shand feels about music |url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1045853829366_10/?hub=Specials |date=February 25, 2003 |accessdate=2008-07-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040825003801/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1045853829366_10/?hub=Specials |archive-date=August 25, 2004 }}

External links

  • {{discogs artist|Remy+Shand}}
  • {{IMDb name|1391602}}
  • [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-iR-hgVg0qhIf3sGflaj0w Remy Shand on YouTube]

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Category:1978 births

Category:Canadian contemporary R&B singers

Category:Canadian male singer-songwriters

Category:Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year winners

Category:Living people

Category:Musicians from Winnipeg

Category:Motown artists

Category:Neo soul singers

Category:Canadian soul singers

Category:21st-century Canadian male singers

Category:21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters

Category:Singers from Manitoba