Brandon Bizior

Brandon Bizior
Birth nameBrandon Bizior
Born1995 or 1996 (age 28–29)[1]
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer-songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2010–2019
LabelsCastlehill Entertainment

Brandon Bizior (born 1995/1996)[1] is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician from Hamilton, Ontario. He is best known for being one of the six finalist on the Canadian YTV television series, The Next Star, on the third season.[3]

Bizior has also released radio singles such as "Why'd You Have to Be You" and "In the Dark".[1] He has released two EPs, Addicted (2016) and In the Dark (2017).

Early life

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Bizior was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario. He began singing and started playing guitar at the age of six.[4] He wrote songs of his own and performed in front of hundreds of people at the age of eight.[5] He was hired to perform at the Hard Rock Cafe in Niagara Falls, as well as nursing and retirement homes.[5] Bizior also took vocal lessons from Ray Lyell. He performed at various bars and clubs, while writing and producing his first album.[6] He attended Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School and is a graduate of the school.[7] He has also attended Mohawk College in 2019 and has graduated from the school in 2021.[8]

Career

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Bizior auditioned for the third season of the Canadian reality competition television series, The Next Star in the summer of 2010.[6] He recalled in a 2016 interview that when he watched the second season of The Next Star at the age of 14, it would be a good opportunity for his music career.[9] Out of 4,000 young Canadians, Bizior was chosen as one of the top 6 contestants along with Diego Gomes, Victoria Duffield, Isabelle Stern, Madi Amyotte and Mimoza Duot.[6] Bizior worked with Ron Lopata of jacksoul to record the song, "Better Off Anyway", a track he performed on the show.[6] A music video was also filmed for the song.[10] At the finale, he lost the competition to Gomes.[11] The top six were called back to Toronto once again around December to perform a cover of Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You".[12] In January 2011, Bizior held a CD release party for his debut release.[5]

Following his appearance on the show, he released a new single titled, "Why'd U Have to Be U" on January 2, 2014.[13] The song is labelled as Bizior's "breakout single"[4] and reached number 34 on the Canada AC chart and number 42 on the Canada Hot AC chart.[14][15] It was the most played soft rock song in the country.[4] Bizior earned a Maestro award for "Outstanding Solos" in 2014.[7] In June 2015, he performed at the Streetsville Founders' Bread and Honey Festival.[16]

He released the single, "In the Dark" on March 26, 2016.[17] The song peaked at number 46 on the Canada CHR/Top 40 chart.[18] His first EP titled, Addicted, was released onto SoundCloud on October 25, 2016.[19] In February 2017, Bizior performed at the Neb's Fun World event, where it was hosted by the Carion Fenn Foundation, a fundraiser for rare disease research.[20] He released the second single from his second EP, "Addicted", on April 29, 2017.[21] In the Dark, his second EP, was released on May 12, 2017.[22] Bizior took part in the Higher Reign Music Showcase during Canadian Music Week in April 2017.[1] In January 2019, Bizior was featured in a song titled, "Dying Earth" released by artist Don Carlo.[23] He has not released any new music since.

Bizior has worked with other artists such as Ray Lyell and Stevie Salas.[2] He has cited inspiration from bands and artists such as Radiohead, Bruce Springsteen, Daft Punk, Steve Angello and Bon Jovi.[24] Bizior signed with Castle Hill Entertainment in 2014 and was in talks with American music labels.[4]

Personal life

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It appears that Bizior has retired from music as he previously worked for Scotiabank as a Customer Service Representative from November 2019 to August 2020 and is currently working as a Financial Services Representative for the CIBC according to his LinkedIn profile page.[8]

Discography

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Brandon Bizior discography
EPs2
Singles6
Music videos2

Extended Plays

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List of EPs with selected details
Title Details
Addicted
  • Released: October 25, 2016[25]
  • Label: Castlehill Entertainment
  • Formats: Digital download
Track listing
  • 1. "Rebels of Our Time"
  • 2. "The Thrill"
  • 3. "Fuel to Fire"
  • 4. "Deeper Side"
  • 5. "In the Dark"
  • 6. "So Cold"
  • 7. "Addicted"
In the Dark
  • Released: May 12, 2017[22]
  • Label: Castlehill Entertainment
  • Formats: Digital download
Track listing
  • 1. "In the Dark"
  • 2. "Addicted"
  • 3. "Rebels of Our Time"
  • 4. "So Cold"

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Single Year Peak chart positions Album
CAN
AC
[14] 		CAN
HAC
[15] 		CAN
CHR
[18]
"Better Off Anyway"[26] 2010 — — — YTV Presents The Next Star, Season 3
"All I Want for Christmas Is You"[27]
(with Diego Gomes, Victoria Duffield, Isabelle Stern, Madi Amyotte and Mimoza Duot) 		— — — Non-album singles
"Why'd U Have to Be U"[13] 2014 34 42 —
"In the Dark"[17] 2016 — — 46 In the Dark
"Addicted"[21] 2017 — — —
"Dying Earth"[23]
(with Don Carlo) 		2019 — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

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Title Year Album Ref.
"Better Off Anyway" 2010 YTV Presents The Next Star, Season 3 [10]
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" [12]

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2014 Maestro Awards Outstanding Solos Brandon Bizior Won [7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Dre Pao (April 15, 2017). "Brandon Bizior Talks About Canadian Music Week, Hamilton, Songwriting, The Music Industry & MORE!". Hamilton Musician. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Kerry Doole (July 7, 2016). "Brandon Bizior: In The Dark". fyimusicnews.ca. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "Canadian Pop Star/YTV The Next Star Finalist Brandon Bizior Chats About New Single "In the Dark"". Rudy Blair Media. June 22, 2016. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d Chantel Grillo (May 23, 2016). "Challenges of the music industry". CHCH. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Local rising star drops CD". The Hamilton Spectator. January 12, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d "Local boy reaches finale of YTV's The Next Star". The Hamilton Spectator. October 14, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c Laura Lennie (May 14, 2014). "BR Xpression leaves international Heritage Festival on high note". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Brandon Bizior Financial Services Representative at CIBC". LinkedIn. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "Brandon Bizior performs #InTheDark LIVE in studio". YouTube. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Brandon Bizior - Better Off Anyway (YTV Presents: The Next Star Season 3)". YouTube. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  11. ^ Dana Krook. "Diego Gomes Is The Next Star!". Faze. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  12. ^ a b "The Next Star Top 6 - All I Want For Christmas Is You". YouTube. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Why'd U Have To Be U - Single by Brandon Bizior". Apple Music. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Brandon Bizior Chart History: Canada AC". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Brandon Bizior Chart History: Canada HAC". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  16. ^ Joseph Chin (June 4, 2015). "Bread & Honey returns for 43rd year". The Mississauga News. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  17. ^ a b "In the Dark - Single by Brandon Bizior". Apple Music. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  18. ^ a b "Brandon Bizior Chart History: CHR/Top 40". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  19. ^ "Brandon Bizior - SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  20. ^ "Ten things to do in Durham on Feb. 25 and 26". DurhamRegion.com. February 23, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  21. ^ a b "Addicted - Single by Brandon Bizior". Apple Music. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  22. ^ a b "In the Dark - EP by Brandon Bizior". Apple Music. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  23. ^ a b "Dying Earth (featuring Brandon Bizior) - Single by Don Carlo". Spotify. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  24. ^ Remington Fioraso (May 31, 2016). "Interview – Brandon Bizior". canadianbeats.ca. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  25. ^ "Addicted - EP by Brandon Bizior". SoundCloud. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  26. ^ "Better Off Anyway - Single by Brandon Bizior". AllMusic. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  27. ^ "All I Want for Christmas Is You - Single by The Next Star". AllMusic. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
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