Talk (musician)

TALK
TALK
Birth name	Nicholas Durocher
Born	Ottawa, Canada
Genres	Indie rock
Occupation(s)	Singer; songwriter; musician;
Instrument(s)	Vocals; guitar; bass guitar;
Years active	2021-present
Labels	DOOGOOD

Nicholas Durocher, known professionally as TALK, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician best known for his 2022 hit single "Run Away to Mars".[1]

Career

A native of Ottawa, Durocher has been active in the music business for a number of years, including a stint as a bassist in a country band, but had limited success prior to the early 2020s; out of work, he was forced to move back to his parents' basement in the Ottawa neighbourhood of Stittsville in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Feeling lonely and depressed, he wrote "Run Away to Mars" overnight after watching the film Interstellar.[1]

He released the song in June 2021 as his debut single,[3] and followed up in November with the EP Talk to Me. "Run Away to Mars" was moderately successful at first, but received a boost in 2022 when it went viral on TikTok, hitting the streaming charts in several countries;[1] by January 2023, the song had reached #1 on Billboard's Adult Alternative charts.[4]

In 2023, he participated in an all-star recording of Serena Ryder's single "What I Wouldn't Do", which was released as a charity single to benefit Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health.[5]

References

Jackson Weaver, "TALK's hit song Run Away to Mars came out of 'loneliness and the pandemic'". CBC News, January 5, 2023.
Randy Boswell, "From Stittsville to Mars, the unlikely journey of Ottawa musician Nick Durocher". Ottawa Citizen, October 6, 2022.
Jason Scott, "Daily Discovery: TALK Shoots For The Stars With Debut Single, 'Run Away To Mars'". American Songwriter, June 28, 2021.
Kevin Rutherford, "TALK Scores His First Adult Alternative Airplay No. 1 With ‘Run Away to Mars’". Billboard, January 20, 2023.
Brent Furdyk, "Feel Out Loud: Alessia Cara, Serena Ryder & More Canadian Artists Collaborate On New Single Promoting Youth Mental Health Initiative". Entertainment Tonight Canada, March 2, 2023.

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[weaver-1] Jackson Weaver, "TALK's hit song Run Away to Mars came out of 'loneliness and the pandemic'". CBC News, January 5, 2023.

[2] Randy Boswell, "From Stittsville to Mars, the unlikely journey of Ottawa musician Nick Durocher". Ottawa Citizen, October 6, 2022.

[3] Jason Scott, "Daily Discovery: TALK Shoots For The Stars With Debut Single, 'Run Away To Mars'". American Songwriter, June 28, 2021.

[4] Kevin Rutherford, "TALK Scores His First Adult Alternative Airplay No. 1 With ‘Run Away to Mars’". Billboard, January 20, 2023.

[5] Brent Furdyk, "Feel Out Loud: Alessia Cara, Serena Ryder & More Canadian Artists Collaborate On New Single Promoting Youth Mental Health Initiative". Entertainment Tonight Canada, March 2, 2023.