Nicholas Krgovich (born 1982), also sometimes credited as Nick Krgovich, is a Canadian musician from

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.Alex Robert Ross
"Nicholas Krgovich's 'In an Open Field' Is Very Chill and Kinda Scary"
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'', November 29, 2017. He is most noted for the 2020 album ''Philadelphia'',Stuart Berman
"Shabason, Krgovich & Harris: ''Philadelphia''"
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'', November 11, 2020. a collaboration with

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and Chris Harris which was a longlisted nominee for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize. Krgovich was active in the early 2000s as a member of the indie pop bands P:ano, Gigi and No Kids, and as a collaborator with

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. He released his solo debut album ''Who Cares?'' in 2013,Alex Hudson
"Nicholas Krgovich Releases New 'Who Cares?' LP"
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'', November 18, 2013. and followed up with further solo albums in the 2010s and 2020s. His 2018 album ''"Ouch"'' was about his breakup with his first boyfriend,Calum Marsh
"Nicholas Krgovich: 'Ouch'"
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'', November 29, 2018. and marked the first time he actively wrote and sang about

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themes in his music. In 2021 he released ''This Spring'', an album of Hille covers.Stuart Derdeyn
"Nicholas Krgovich releases collection of Veda Hille songs This Spring"
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'', May 14, 2021. In 2022, Krgovich and Shabason announced another collaborative album, ''At Scaramouche''.

Discography

*''Who Cares?'' (2013) *''On Sunset'' (2014) *''On Cahuenga'' (2015) *''The Hills'' (2016)Conor Mackie
"Nicholas Krgovich: The Hills"
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'', March 4, 2016. *''In an Open Field'' (2017) *''"Ouch"'' (2018) *''Philadelphia'' (2020, as Shabason, Krgovich & Harris) *''This Spring'' (2021) *''At Scaramouche'' (2022, as Shabason & Krgovich)

References

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