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Basia Bulat
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Biography

Basia Bulat is a singer-songwriter based in Montreal, Canada. She has a distinctive voice, and her music draws inspiration from gospel and soul as well as classic folk. In addition to her powerful vocals, Bulat is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, playing electric guitar, piano, autoharp, ukulele, bass, and charango.

Since the release of her debut album in 2007, she has shared the stage with artists such as St. Vincent, Sufjan Stevens, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The National, Michael Kiwanuka, Daniel Lanois, Beirut, Destroyer, US Girls, Jim James, and many others. She has performed as part of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts, appeared as a musical guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for the

LateShowMeMusic series, and on Later with Jools Holland, and has been featured by The Needle

Drop, The New York Times, and various other publications. Bulat has been a three-time finalist for the Polaris Music Prize and has received five JUNO Award nominations.

Her latest album, Basia’s Palace, was released on February 21, 2025, via Secret City Records.

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Awards & Recognition
  • Nominated on the Polaris Music Prize Long list for The Garden (2022)
  • Nominated at the 2021 Juno Awards for Adult Alternative Album of the Year for Are You In Love?
  • Nominated at the 2021 ADISQ for Artist of the Year With the Most Influence Outside Quebec
  • Nominated at the 2016 Juno Awards for Adult Alternative Album of the Year for Good Advice
  • Nominated on the Polaris Music Prize Short list for Good Advice (2016)
  • Nominated at the 2014 Juno Awards for Adult Alternative Album of the Year for Tall Tall Shadow
  • Nominated on the Polaris Music Prize Short list for Tall Tall Shadow (2014)
  • Nominated at the 2011 Juno Awards for New Artist of the Year
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Press Quotes

La manœuvre, qui souligne la plume et le flair mélodique de la Montréalaise, a aussi le mérite de donner un nouveau souffle aux si belles chansons de son dernier album, Are You in Love ?, paru il y a deux ans. ★★★ 1/2

Le Devoir

Les orchestrations sont vraiment bien réussies, une sorte de dentelle musicale.

Patrick Masbourian, ICI Première

The songs are at times delicate and pressing, at times soaring and urgent… a beautiful record of reworkings. ★★★★★

Thank Folk For That

…[Basia] revisits and re-records some of her best work from her five previous albums…Her singing might be different but it remains exceptional. – 8/10

The Peterborough Telegraph

Si le lyrisme affirmé d’une Natalie Merchant ne vous fait pas peur, si se trouver à l’étroit entre émotion pure et sensiblerie ne vous met pas mal à l’aise, si une voix toute puissante stimule votre curiosité, il y a des chances pour qu’Are You in Love?, le cinquième album de la Canadienne Basia Bulat soit pour vous. Un disque aussi académique que furieusement fureteur.

Magic RPM

Mesmeric… Her writing has taken on blazing new shape, with hooks as deep as heartbeats… The breakthrough tracks keep coming and “Love Is At The End Of The World” closes things rapturously.” ★★★★

MOJO
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