Talk (musician)
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 Talk performing in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Nicholas Durocher Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock |
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| Years active | 2010s–present |
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Nicholas Durocher, known professionally as Talk (stylized in all caps), is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician from Ottawa, Ontario. He is best known for his 2021 hit single "Run Away to Mars".
Career
A native of Ottawa, Durocher began his musical career in the 2010s as a bassist in a country band.[1] During the COVID-19 pandemic, he became unemployed and had to move into his parents' basement in the suburban neighbourhood of Stittsville.[1] [2] This is where he wrote the song "Run Away to Mars", which he released in June 2021 as his debut single.[3] He followed it up in November with the EP Talk to Me. "Run Away to Mars" received a boost in 2022, when it went viral on TikTok, hitting the streaming charts in several countries.[1] By January 2023, the song had reached #1 on Billboard's Adult Alternative charts.[4] It also reached a peak of 22 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart.[5]
In 2023, Durocher participated in an all-star recording of Serena Ryder's song "What I Wouldn't Do", which was released as a charity single to benefit Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health.[6] In October, he issued his debut studio album, Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees.
TALK received several Juno Award nominations in 2024, including Breakthrough Artist of the Year (which he won) and Songwriter of the Year, for the songs "Afraid of the Dark", "A Little Bit Happy", and "Wasteland"; Album of the Year and Alternative Album of the Year for Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees; and Single of the Year for "A Little Bit Happy".[7] Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees was also a longlisted nominee for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize.[8]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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| CAN [9] | |||
| Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees |
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33 |
EPs
| Title | Details |
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| Talk to Me |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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| CAN [5] |
CAN Rock [11] |
NOR [12] |
SWE [13] |
US AAA [14] |
US Alt [15] |
US Rock [16] | ||||
| "Run Away to Mars" | 2021 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 22 | Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees | |
| "How to Save a Life" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Afraid of the Dark" | 2023 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees | |
| "A Little Bit Happy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Wasteland" | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Time Machine" | 2026 | 64 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | |
| "GTFU" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Up & Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 Weaver, Jackson (January 5, 2023). "TALK's hit song Run Away to Mars came out of 'loneliness and the pandemic'". CBC News.
- ↑ Boswell, Randy (October 6, 2022). "From Stittsville to Mars, the unlikely journey of Ottawa musician Nick Durocher". Ottawa Citizen.
- ↑ Scott, Jason (June 28, 2021). "Daily Discovery: TALK Shoots for the Stars with Debut Single, 'Run Away to Mars'". American Songwriter.
- ↑ Rutherford, Kevin (January 20, 2023). "TALK Scores His First Adult Alternative Airplay No. 1 with 'Run Away to Mars". Billboard.
- 1 2 "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of August 5, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- "A Little Bit Happy": "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of November 4, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- "Time Machine": "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of August 29, 2026". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2026.
- ↑ Furdyk, Brent (March 2, 2023). ""Feel Out Loud: Alessia Cara, Serena Ryder & More Canadian Artists Collaborate on New Single Promoting Youth Mental Health Initiative"". Entertainment Tonight Canada. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023.
- ↑ "Here are all the 2024 Juno nominees". CBC Music, February 6, 2024.
- ↑ "2024 Polaris Music Prize long list: the Beaches, Tobi, Elisapie, Beverly Glenn-Copeland and more". CBC Music, June 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of November 4, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Canadian certifications – Talk". Music Canada. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
- ↑ "Billboard Canadian Rock". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Discography Talk". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ↑ "Discography Talk". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ↑ "Billboard Adult Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Billboard Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Billboard Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Sverigetopplistan – Talk" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ↑ "American certifications – Talk". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 16, 2025.