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Alex Henry Foster

Alex Henry Foster
Background information
BornMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)Singer, musician, writer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
LabelsHopeful Tragedy – Sony Music / The Orchard
Member ofYour Favorite Enemies

Alex Henry Foster is a Canadian artist, singer, musician, writer and activist, best known for being the singer and frontman of the Montreal band Your Favorite Enemies.[1] The band was founded in 2006 and nominated for a Juno Award for their album Between Illness and Migration in 2015.[2] In 2018, Foster announced the release of a first solo project, Windows in the Sky, through Hopeful Tragedy Records and Sony Music / The Orchard. His first solo album reached number 6 on the Billboard Canadian Albums Chart[3] on the second week of its release.[4] Alex Henry Foster was nominated at ADISQ for the first time in 2019 with his first solo effort "Windows in the Sky" for Anglophone album of the year.[5]

In 2020, Alex Henry Foster and his band The Long Shadows went on their first tour, alongside ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, playing concerts all across Europe.

On May 1, 2020, his first solo record entitled Windows in the Sky was released worldwide, with the launching event taking place on the online portal of Prog, through the broadcast of a 60-minute concert, live from Alex Henry Foster's studio established in a former Catholic church near Montreal city.[6] He was also interviewed by Rolling Stone France upon his album release and was featured on the front page of the magazine.[7]

On April 16, 2021, he released his first live album, Standing Under Bright Lights, taken from his live performance at the 40th Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. His sold-out concert was one of the most anticipated and successful shows of the festival.[8] The album was given a 4.5/5 stars review by Le Devoir[9] and 5/5 star reviews and got acclaimed in worldwide press coverage.[10]

The week following its release, it made its Australian charts debut at No. 6 on the ARIA Top 50 Albums charts[11] and reached the 4th position of the "Top 20" of UK's Official Independent Album Breakers Chart,[12] No. 13 in the "Top 50" of the Official Independent Albums Chart,[13] and No. 32 in the Top 100 "Official Albums Sales Chart".[14]

The live album charted at No. 4 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart,[15] No. 18 in the Emerging Artists chart[16] No. 31 in the Current Album Sales chart[17] and No. 55 of the Album Sales chart,[18] with FYI Music news confirming that the album scored the highest album sales for the week.[19] In the week of April 30, 2021 to May 6, 2021, it made its entry in the Irish Albums Chart at No. 17 of the Top 50[20] and was the most downloaded album of the week.[21]

In August 2021, Foster became the owner of the Moroccan boutique hotel "La Maison de Tanger", an oasis in the heart of the old city of Tangier and sought for by an international clientele for more than two decades.[22]

On September 22, 2021, his live album Standing Under Bright Lights received an ADISQ nomination in the category "Sound Engineer of the Year", rewarding Ben Lemelin's work, Foster's longtime creative partner.[23]

On April 26, 2024, Foster released a record, called Kimiyo, written and produced alongside his longtime creative partner, Ben Lemelin and Japanese-Canadian artist Momoka.[24]

  1. ^ "Five Questions With Your Favorite Enemies – Canadian Beats Media". canadianbeats.ca. September 25, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "2015 – Rock Album of the Year (Sponsored by SiriusXM Canada) – Your Favorite Enemies". junoawards.ca. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums: Top Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  4. ^ Stuart Derdeyn (November 27, 2018). "Vancouver Sun music reviews Dec. 1, 2018". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  5. ^ "Les nominations du Premier gala de l'ADISQ 2019". Le Canal Auditif. September 17, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  6. ^ Jerry Ewing (April 24, 2020). "Alex Henry Foster joins Prog for live session in May". Prog Magazine. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  7. ^ "Le numéro 2 de Rolling Stone Hebdo est en ligne !". May 1, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  8. ^ "Alex Henry Foster Confronts Grief with Improvisation in Montreal". American Songwriter. April 6, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  9. ^ "Standing Under Bright Lights, Alex Henry Foster". Le Devoir. April 16, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  10. ^ Friswell, Sean (April 15, 2021). "Alex Henry Foster and the Long Shadows - 'Standing Under Bright Lights' Album Review". 3songsandout. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  11. ^ "Lil Nas X's 'Montero' Climbs to Australian Chart Summit". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  12. ^ "Official Independent Album Breakers Chart Top 20 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  13. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  15. ^ "Alex Henry Foster". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  16. ^ "Alex Henry Foster". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  17. ^ "Alex Henry Foster". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  18. ^ "Alex Henry Foster". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  19. ^ "Justin Bieber Is Back at No. 1". FYIMusicNews. April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  20. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  21. ^ "Dermot Kennedy reclaims Irish Number 1 album with Without Fear". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  22. ^ "La Maison de Tanger, le charme des années 30 | LE web magazine de Tanger - tanger-experience.com".
  23. ^ "PalmarèsADISQ - Alex Henry Foster - Album: Standing Under Bright Lights (Live from Festival International de Jazz de Montréal)".
  24. ^ "Alex Henry Foster Reveals Spellbinding Collaboration with Momoka | Progressive Rock Central.com". April 18, 2024.

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