2Frères | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Chapais, Quebec, Canada |
Genres | folk, folk pop poche rock |
Years active | 2008 | –present
Labels | MP3 Disques |
Members | Erik Caouette Sonny Caouette |
Website | https://2freres.com |
2Frères is a Canadian folk rock duo from Chapais, Quebec, consisting of brothers Erik and Sonny Caouette. [1] They are most noted as two-time winners of the Félix Award for Group of the Year, winning at the 38th Félix Awards in 2016 [2] and at the 40th Félix Awards in 2018. [3]
Formed in 2008, they released their debut album Nous autres in April 2015. [4] The album sold 80,000 copies in Quebec and was certified platinum, [5] and the band were the most-played artists of any genre on francophone radio in Canada in 2016. [6] In addition to their Group of the Year win at the Felix Awards in 2016, the album also won Pop Album of the Year. [1]
Their second album, La Route, was released in November 2017. [7] [8] The album's single "Comme avant" [9] spent a record 25 weeks as the most-played song on Quebec radio, [10] and the album was again certified gold. [11]
Their third album, À tous les vents, followed in February 2020. [12] [13] The album debuted at #1 on Quebec's pop charts. [14] With touring impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the album was partially promoted by a documentary special on the duo, 2Frères : L’improbable parcours, which was broadcast by TVA on September 27, 2020, [15] as well as a companion book, 2Frères, À tous les vents : L’histoire d’un improbable parcours, by François Couture. [16]
They received three Felix nominations at the 42nd Félix Awards in 2020, for Group of the Year, Adult Contemporary Album of the Year for À tous les vents, and Song of the Year for the album's title track. [17]
They received two Juno Award nominations at the Juno Awards of 2021, for Breakthrough Group of the Year and Francophone Album of the Year for À tous les vents. [18]
In 2023, they participated in an all-star recording of Serena Ryder's single " 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. [19]