Talk (musician)
Canadian musician
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. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he became unemployed and had to move into his parents' basement in the suburban neighbourhood of Stittsville.
This is where he wrote the song "Run Away to Mars", which he released in June 2021 as his debut single. 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. By January 2023, the song had reached #1 on Billboard's Adult Alternative charts. It also reached a peak of 22 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart.
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.
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