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George Leach | |
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| Born | April 18, 1975 Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada |
| Origin | Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock, folk rock |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums, mandolin, keyboards |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Website | georgeleach |
George Leach (born April 18, 1975) is a Canadian musician and actor, best known for his work as a lead singer and songwriter.[1][2]
Background
[edit]Leach is a Stl'atl'imx from Lillooet, British Columbia.
As an actor, Leach has appeared on This is Wonderland, North of 60, PSI Factor and Nikita.[1] He also appeared in the six-part miniseries Into The West as Loved by the Buffalo. He released his first album Just Where I'm At in 2000. He subsequently performed at the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards, now the Indspire Awards. He won the Juno Award for Aboriginal Album of the Year in 2014 for his album Surrender.[3][4][5][6]
Leach also participated in the Canada World Youth program in 1994–95, working in Elmvale, Ontario, and Trat, Thailand.
Awards
[edit]George Leach has won 3 Aboriginal People's Choice Music Awards [7]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 2000 Just Where I’m At [7]
- 2013 Surrender
Singles
[edit]2013 "Carry Me"
Television career
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996-2001 | PSI Factor | Winston Lucas | [9] |
| 1998 | La Femme Nikita | [10] | |
| 2004 | This is Wonderland | Leonard Taylor | Episode #1.7 |
| 2005 | Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery | Matthew Fowler | TV movie |
| 2005 | Into The West | Loved by the Buffalo | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | The Candy Show | Himself | Season 5 January [6] |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Musician George Leach is very good with his hands - CBC Manitoba". Archived from the original on 2013-06-22.
- ↑ "George Leach | Complete Directory | sakihiwe". Archived from the original on 2018-04-13. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ↑ "George Leach Wins Aboriginal Album of the Year | JUNOTV". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02.
- ↑ "George Leach". 3 April 2014.
- ↑ "George Leach from Lillooet BC".
- 1 2 "George Leach | the Candy Show". 2 January 2015.
- 1 2 "George Leach's Surrender Nominated for the 2014 JUNOs! – George Leach".
- 1 2 "American Indian Men".
- ↑ "PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Full Cast and Credits | 1996". Archived from the original on 2017-03-16.
- ↑ "The Globe and Mail: Canadian, World, Politics and Business News & Analysis".
External links
[edit]- George Leach at IMDb
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