Talk
Background information
Birth nameNicholas Durocher
BornOttawa, Ontario
GenresIndie rock
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • bass guitar
Years active2021–present
LabelsCapitol Records

Nicholas Durocher, known professionally as Talk, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician from Ottawa, Ontario, best known for his 2021 hit single "Run Away to Mars".[1]

Career

A native of Ottawa, Durocher has been active in the music business for a number of years, including a stint as a bassist in a country band, but had limited success prior to the early 2020s. Out of work, he was forced to move back to his parents' basement in the Ottawa neighbourhood of Stittsville in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Feeling lonely and depressed, he wrote "Run Away to Mars" overnight after watching the film Interstellar.[1]

He released the song in June 2021 as his debut single,[3] and followed up in November with the EP Talk to Me. "Run Away to Mars" was moderately successful at first, but 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, he 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.[6] A single, "Wasteland", which has been performed live on occasions, was featured on the soundtrack of MLB The Show 23 and was released on streaming platforms in late September 2023. Following the release of the song, he announced that his first album, Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees would be released on October 20, 2023.

In October 2023 he was the opening act for 3 shows during Shania Twain's 2023 Queen of Me Tour.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
CAN
[7]
Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees
  • Released: 20 October 2023
  • Format: Digital download, CD
  • Label: Capitol Records
 33

EPs

List of EPs, with selected details
Title Details
Talk to Me
  • Released: 19 November 2021
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: DooGood

Charted singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
[5]
"Run Away to Mars" 2022 22 Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees
"A Little Bit Happy" 2023 75

References

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ Boswell, Randy (October 6, 2022). "From Stittsville to Mars, the unlikely journey of Ottawa musician Nick Durocher". Ottawa Citizen.
  3. ↑ Scott, Jason (June 28, 2021). "Daily Discovery: TALK Shoots For The Stars With Debut Single, 'Run Away To Mars'". American Songwriter.
  4. ↑ Kevin Rutherford, Rutherford, Kevin (January 20, 2023). ""TALK Scores His First Adult Alternative Airplay No. 1 With 'Run Away to Mars". Billboard.
  5. 1 2 "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of August 5, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of November 4, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Canadian certifications – Talk". Music Canada. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
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