The Heartbroken is a Canadian

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band based in

Toronto, Ontario Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

. The band consists of

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, Blake Manning, Stuart Cameron and Peter Fusco.

History

The Heartbroken came together in 2009, and made their debut in March that year at the

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. The band members had played together previously in Doyle's band

Shaye Shaye was a Canadian pop group, consisting of singer-songwriters Kim Stockwood, Damhnait Doyle and Tara MacLean. MacLean left the group in 2007 and the band folded by 2009. The band is named after MacLean's sister who died in a car accident i ...

."First Listen: Storm Clouds by The Heartbroken"
''CBC News'' Heather Barrett, Nov 13, 2016. The band released an album, ''Tonight Tonight'', in 2011, with guest musicians Stew Crookes and fiddler James McKie. The album was nominated for a Canadian Country Music Award."The Heartbroken forecast Storm Clouds with a chance of rock and heavy melody"
''Local Xpress'', Oct 28, 2016 Stephen Cooke That year the band went on a Canadian tour."The Heartbroken Sing Songs of Life, Love and Broken Hearts"
''YQG Rocks'', By Dan Savoie - March 21, 2011 A second album, ''Storm Clouds'', was released in 2016.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

;Citations

External links

The Heartbroken
official website
theheartbrokenmusic
YouTube {{DEFAULTSORT:Heartbroken, The Musical groups established in 2009 Musical groups from Toronto Canadian pop music groups 2009 establishments in Ontario