William Prince (musician)


William Prince is a Canadian folk and country singer-songwriter based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, who won the Juno Award for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2017 for his debut album Earthly Days. He performs as a solo artist and alongside Vince Fontaine and Don Amero in the band Indian City.

Life and career

Born in Selkirk, Manitoba, Prince's family moved to Peguis First Nation when he was a boy.
Prince released his debut album, Earthly Days, on December 11, 2015. The song "Breathless" reached #22 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts in 2018. Prince's sophomore album, Reliever, was released on February 7, 2020.

Awards and accolades

Prince won the Western Canadian Music Award for Aboriginal Artist of the Year in 2016. He received a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for Aboriginal Songwriter of the Year at the 12th Canadian Folk Music Awards. His debut album received Juno Award nominations for both, Contemporary Roots Album of the Year and Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the 2017 Juno Awards, winning the former category.
His song "The Spark" was shortlisted for the 2020 SOCAN Songwriting Prize.

Discography

Studio albums