William Prince (musician)

William Prince (born 1986) is a Canadian folk and country singer-songwriter based in Winnipeg, Manitoba,[1][2] who won the Juno Award for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2017 for his debut album Earthly Days.[3] He performs as a solo artist and alongside Vince Fontaine and Don Amero in the band Indian City.[4]

William Prince
BornSelkirk, Manitoba
OriginWinnipeg, Manitoba
GenresFolk, country
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active2012–present
LabelsSix Shooter Records, Glassnote Records
Associated actsIndian City
Websitewilliamprincemusic.com

Life and career

Born in Selkirk, Manitoba, Prince's family moved to Peguis First Nation when he was a boy.[2][5]

Prince released his debut album, Earthly Days, on December 11, 2015. The song "Breathless" reached #22 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts in 2018.[6] Prince's sophomore album, Reliever, was released on February 7, 2020.[7] In October 2020 Prince released his third studio album, an album of country gospel songs called Gospel First Nation.[8]

Awards and accolades

Prince won the Western Canadian Music Award for Aboriginal Artist of the Year in 2016.[9] He received a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year at the 12th Canadian Folk Music Awards.[10] His debut album received Juno Award nominations for both Contemporary Roots Album of the Year and Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the 2017 Juno Awards, winning the former category.[11][12]

His song "The Spark" won the 2020 SOCAN Songwriting Prize.[13]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Earthly Days (2015)
  • Reliever (2020)
  • Gospel First Nation (2020)

Singles
  • "7" (2016)
  • "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover" (2018)
  • "Breathless (Acoustic)" (2018)
  • "The Spark" (2019)
  • "Always Have What We Had" (2020)

References
  1. "'An unreal feeling': Peguis musician William Prince nominated for 2 Juno Awards". CBC Indigenous, February 7, 2017.
  2. Druckman, Howard (April 2, 2018). "William Prince: In Line For The Throne". Words and Music. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  3. "Winners List: First 34 Juno Awards handed out at Saturday gala". Toronto Star, April 1, 2017.
  4. "Winnipeg band Indian City to play Ottawa on Canada Day". CBC News, May 27, 2016.
  5. "William Prince grew up sleeping under the DJ table in community halls". Unreserved, July 3, 2016.
  6. "William Prince". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  7. "William Prince - Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  8. "William Prince Puts Indigenous Communities Front and Center on 'Gospel First Nation'". American Songwriter. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  9. "Western Canadian Music Awards Announce 2016 Winners". Exclaim!, October 15, 2016.
  10. "Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2016 Winners". Exclaim!, December 4, 2016.
  11. "Juno nominations 'incredible,' local singer-songwriter says". Winnipeg Free Press, February 7, 2017.
  12. "Gord Downie wins three Junos at music awards gala dinner Saturday night". London Free Press, Lynn Saxberg and Peter Hum. April 1, 2017
  13. Calum Slingerland, "William Prince Wins 2020 SOCAN Songwriting Prize". Exclaim!, August 5, 2020.
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