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Artist
Ché Aimee Dorval
12+ albums
Canadianindie rockfemale vocalistsfolkblues
about
Ché Aimee Dorval is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Vancouver. She released "Dorval" in 2006 and "Underachiever" in 2009. Her album "Between the Walls & the Window" was released in 2017. Growing up in Vancouver, BC, Dorval says she took inspiration from artists as diverse as Nick Drake, Cocteau Twins, Alanis Morissette and Cat Power. She honed her skills played local club dates and busked around Europe before winning David Foster’s British Columbia Star Search competition in 2007. This led to an appearance at Foster’s yearly charity gala and the chance to write and record in L.A. with hitmakers Greg Wells (Rufus Wainright, Katy Perry) and Kara DioGuardi (Pink, Kelly Clarkson). Dorval returned to Canada and released "Underachiever" in 2009. A short Eastern Canadian tour led to her settling in Toronto, where she became part of the local arts scene. Refreshed, she returned to her native Vancouver and caught the attention of legendary Rolling Stones producer/manager Andrew Loog Oldham, who offered her a contract and asked her to sing on his Rolling Stones Songbook Volume 2 album. Dorval’s rendition of “As Tears Go By” was declared “the coolest song in the world” by DJ Kid Leo on Sirius XM Radio. By this time, Che had recorded with Devin Townsend (Strapping Young Lad, DTP Project) for his album Ki, laying the groundwork for their teaming up as Casualties of Cool. “We stayed in touch and eventually he asked me to write a late-night dark country record with him,” she recall
