Alex Nevsky (musician)

Alexandre Parent[1] (born February 17, 1986 in Granby, Quebec, Canada), better known as Alex Nevsky, is a singer-songwriter from Quebec, Canada.

Alex Nevsky
Alex Nevsky at the FrancoFolies de Montréal
Background information
Birth nameAlexandre Parent
Born (1986-02-17) February 17, 1986
Granby, Quebec, Canada
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
LabelsAudiogram
WebsiteAlexNevsky.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]

Discography

Albums
  • 2010: De lune à l'aube
  • 2013: Himalaya mon amour
  • 2016: Nos Eldorados

EPs
  • Alex Nevsky

Singles
  • 2011: "Les hommes disent peu"
  • 2013: "On leur a fait croire"
  • 2014: "Les Coloriés"
  • 2015: "Fanny"
  • 2016: "Polaroid"

References
  1. Lambert, Marie-Ève (20 January 2010). "10 artistes granbyens récompensés (10 Artists from Granby awarded)". LaPresse.ca. LaPresse. Retrieved 16 August 2014. 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...)
  2. "MTV Artist Page for Alex Nevsky". MTV. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  3. "Catalog - Alex Nevsky". Audiogram. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  4. "Alex Nevsky - News". 17 June 2014. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  5. "Francofolies de Montreal - artist page". Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.


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