Kal Hourd (pronounced Hurd, born May 9) is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter. Hourd's debut album, Haven't Even Met Yet, was released in August 2009 by E1 Entertainment.[1]
Kal Hourd | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | E1 |
Career
editHourd grew up in Stockholm, Saskatchewan.[2] He took up music when he was young as, unlike many of his friends, he was not athletic.[2] He was encouraged to perform by Brad Johner, whom he met and jammed with in 2001, and so he started entering talent quests.[2] He began writing songs for his first album in 2006.[1] In 2007, he won a rising star award at the 2007 Saskatchewan Country Music Association (SCMA) Awards.[3][4]
He released his debut album Haven't Even Met Yet in August 2009.[1][2] It featured 12 songs, eight of which Hourd had co-written.[5] Prior to the release of the album, Canadian astronaut Julie Payette asked for a copy of Haven't Even Met Yet to take with her on a mission to the International Space Station, on the Space Shuttle Endeavour.[2][4][6][7][8] The same year, 2009, Hourd's single Beautiful Sound, co-written by Missouri songwriter Deanna Harper,[9] reached No 50 on the Canadian Country chart,[10] his song When Pink Is Just a Color Again was chosen as the Pink Ribbon International official song,[11] and he won Video of the Year for When Pink Is Just a Color Again at the SCMA awards.[4][12] At the 2010 SCMA Awards, Hourd received awards for album of the year for Haven't Even Met Yet, as well as single of the year and song of the year for Beautiful Sound.[9] In 2012, When Pink Is Just a Color Again won him a second SCMA song of the year award.[13] In 2016, he co-wrote the song Covered In Dust with Darlene Tuleta, who recorded the single and video.[14] Hourd was also leader of The Kal Hourd Band.[15]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Haven't Even Met Yet |
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Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country [10] | |||
| 2009 | "Beautiful Sound"[9] | 50 | Haven't Even Met Yet[1] |
| 2010 | "Haven't Even Met Yet" | — | |
| "Always Better" | — | ||
| 2011 | "When Pink Is Just a Color Again"[13] | — |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Dedekker, Jeff; French, Janet (2009-09-10). "It's time to meet Kal Hourd". Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada: The StarPhoenix. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ^ a b c d e MacPherson, Alex J. (December 7, 2012). "Lucky Break. How a chance meeting changed Kal Hourd's life". Verb. R57. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada: 10–11 and cover.
- ^ Stewart, Jeanette (16 April 2007). "Johner big winner at SCMA award show". Star-Phoenix. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. p. 2.
- ^ a b c "music to get weightless by". The Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 3 June 2009. p. E2. ISSN 0319-0781.
- ^ Dedekker, Jeff (4 March 2010). "Hourd formulating a new plan". The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. p. 9. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Goodman, Lee-Anne (July 8, 2009). "Payette, Thirsk to make history in space". The Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Sask. musician in orbit over astronaut's support". CBC News. June 12, 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Julie Payette emportera avec elle un peu de Saskatchewan dans l'espace". Le Téléjournal Saskatchewan (in French). 3 June 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Hourd, Prevost win big at SCMA awards". The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Kal Hourd - Canada Country". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Music - Pink Ribbon Songs". Pink Ribbon. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "2009 SCMA Award Winners". Saskatchewan Country Music Association. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Prevost pulls off SCMA hat trick". The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Boz (April 25, 2016). "Darlene Tuleta Interview & "Farm Fresh Song"". 620 CKRM. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Dedekker, Jeff (February 25, 2011). "SCMA award nominees". The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Retrieved 31 October 2019.