Devon Welsh (born September 3, 1988) is a

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singer and songwriter. From 2010 to 2016, he was the frontman of the electropop duo

Majical Cloudz Majical Cloudz was a Canadian music group from Montreal consisting of singer-songwriter Devon Welsh and Matt Otto. The group disbanded in March 2016. History Welsh, the son of actor Kenneth Welsh and Corinne Farago,Dream Songs'', in 2018.

Early life and education

Welsh was born to film and television actor

Kenneth Welsh Kenneth Welsh, (March 30, 1942 – May 5, 2022) was a Canadian film and television actor. He was best known as the multi-faceted villain Windom Earle in ''Twin Peaks'', for his roles in the films ''The Day After Tomorrow'', '' Adoration'', ''Su ...

. He lived in Sandford, Ontario, a community of

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, for a few years. His parents separated when he was four. He entered

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in 2007 and graduated in 2011 with a degree in comparative religion.

Career

Welsh released his debut solo album, '' Dream Songs'', on August 24, 2018. The album was produced by Austin Tufts of

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and self-released on You Are Accepted, a record label created by Welsh.

Personal life

From 2007 to 2010, Welsh was in an on-and-off relationship with Claire Boucher, known professionally as

Grimes Claire Elise Boucher (; born March 17, 1988), known professionally as Grimes, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her early work has been described as extending from "lo-fi R&B" to futuristic dance-pop, and has in ...

. The two met in 2007 at a first-year dorm party while studying at McGill University.

Discography

Solo albums

* '' Dream Songs'' (2018) * ''True Love'' (2019)

Compilation albums

* ''Down the Mountain'' (2016)

With Belave

* ''Darlet on the Brush'' (2014) * ''Indigo, Streams, Lash.'' (2016) * ''the world is rain.'' (2017)

With Majical Cloudz

* ''Majical Cloudz'' (2010) * ''II'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2013) * ''

Are You Alone? ''Are You Alone?'' is the fourth and final studio album from Canadian pop duo Majical Cloudz, released on October 16, 2015, on Matador Records. The album was nominated for a Juno Award in 2016. Critical reception ''Are You Alone?'' received l ...

'' (2015)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Welsh, Devon 1988 births Living people 21st-century Canadian male singers McGill University alumni Place of birth missing (living people) People from Uxbridge, Ontario