Tal Bachman
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Staring Down the Sun album cover |
Tal Bachman (born
August 13,
1974 in
Winnipeg,
Manitoba) is a
Canadian singer-songwriter from
Vancouver,
British Columbia. He is best known for his late
1999 hit, "She's So High" on his
self-titled 1999 album. He is the son of musician
Randy Bachman of
The Guess Who and
Bachman-Turner Overdrive fame.
Raised in the
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Bachman served a two-year mission for the church in
Argentina. For nearly three years after returning to the United States, he worked on his music career, and got his break when Bob Rock (of
Aerosmith and
Metallica fame) signed on to coproduce his debut album. His first album,
Tal Bachman, featured what would eventually become its hit single, "She's So High," which would reach #1 on three different radio formats in Canada. The song became a multi-format Top 10 hit in the
United States and internationally.
Bachman won a
BMI award for "She's So High," which was one of the biggest radio songs of the year, as well as two
Juno Awards in Canada for Song of the Year and Producer of the Year. The song peaked at #1 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 Chart, #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, and Number 30 on the U.K. singles chart. His songs can be heard on several motion picture soundtracks. Norwegian
Kurt Nilsen also recorded the song, which hit #1 in Norway and a huge hit in Europe.
Bachman's second album,
Staring Down The Sun, was released in Canada on Sextant Records in August 2004, and is awaiting release in the United States, by Artemis Records, in 2006. The single "Aeroplane" reached #20 on the Canadian charts.
Bachman currently lives in Victoria,
British Columbia. In the early 2000's he came to believe that the founding events of
Mormonism were fraudulent. He has since left LDS church and is actively critical of its leaders.[
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Solo Albums* Tal Bachman, 1999
* She's So High, Pt. 1, 2000
* If You Sleep [EP], 2000
* Staring Down The Sun, 2004
Compilations* Here On Earth: Music From the Motion Picture, 2000
* Fitmix: Walking, 2003
* Rock Of The '90s, 2004
* Forever 90s, 2005
Third Annual Canadian Radio Music Awards (2000)
* Best New Solo Artist - Rock
* Best New Solo Artist - Pop Adult
* Best New Solo Artist - Contemporary Hit Radio
29th Annual Juno Awards (2000)
* Best New Solo Artist
* Best Producer (She's so High) (Co-Producer, Bob Rock) "If You Sleep."
Nominations * Best Pop/Adult Album (2000)
* Best Songwriter (2000)
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