Devon Welsh
Devon Welsh | |
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Background information | |
Born | [1] | September 3, 1988
Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Occupation(s) |
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Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | You Are Accepted |
Associated acts |
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Website | www |
Devon Welsh is a Canadian singer and songwriter. From 2010 to 2016, he was the frontman of the electropop duo Majical Cloudz.[2] He released his debut solo album, Dream Songs, in 2018.[3]
Early life and education[]
Welsh was born to film and television actor Kenneth Welsh.[4] He lived in Sandford, Ontario, a community of Uxbridge, for a few years. His parents separated when he was four. Welsh never had any formal music training. He entered McGill University in 2007 and graduated in 2011 with a degree in comparative religion.[5][6]
Career[]
Welsh released his debut solo album, Dream Songs, on August 24, 2018. The album was produced by Austin Tufts of Braids and self-released on You Are Accepted, a record label created by Welsh.[7]
Personal life[]
From 2007 to 2010, Welsh was in an on-and-off relationship with Claire Boucher, known professionally as Grimes. The two met in 2007 at a first-year dorm party while studying at McGill University.[6]
Discography[]
Solo albums[]
- Dream Songs (2018)
- True Love (2019)[8]
Compilation albums[]
- Down the Mountain (2016)
With Belave[]
- Darlet on the Brush (2014)
- Indigo, Streams, Lash. (2016)
- the world is rain. (2017)
With Majical Cloudz[]
- Majical Cloudz (2010)
- II (2011)
- Impersonator (2013)
- Are You Alone? (2015)
References[]
- ^ Welsh, Devon (September 3, 2018). "Devon Welsh on Instagram: "It's my thirtieth birthday today, love for everything that happened in my twenties and all who have been in my life in that decade. It has…". Instagram. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ Camp, Zoe (March 4, 2016). "Majical Cloudz Break Up". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ Sundermann, Eric (August 23, 2018). "Devon Welsh Is a Voice of Reason on His Solo Debut 'Dream Songs'". Noisey. Vice. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ Dolan, Margaret (June 17, 2013). "Majical Cloudz Don't Want to Be "Cool and Boring"". Paper Magazine. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ "We Talked To Majical Cloudz". Noisey. Vice. January 3, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Pelly, Jenn (June 25, 2015). "Fall Down Laughing: The Story of Majical Cloudz". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ Cooke, Shawn (August 24, 2018). "Devon Welsh On Ending Majical Cloudz and His Hopeful Solo Debut: 'I Put Energy Into' Being Kinder to Myself". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ^ Minsker, Evan (July 30, 2019). "Devon Welsh (Ex-Majical Cloudz) Announces New Album True Love". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
External links[]
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- Living people
- 21st-century Canadian singers
- McGill University alumni
- People from Uxbridge, Ontario
- 1988 births