Billy Klippert is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who rose to fame via the first season of Canadian Idol, in which he finished third.

Career

His self-titled debut album on the Orange Record Label reached 36th spot on Canada's top 100 albums chart in July 2004. His second album Naked & The Simple Truth was released on 3 October 2006, the first single from which was 'Going Under'. In March 2007, Klippert won a Canadian Music Week Indie Award for Favourite Pop Artist of the Year.

Discography

Albums

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! rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Album

! colspan="1"| Peak

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! width="40"| CAN

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| 2004

| Billy Klippert

  • <small>Debut album</small>
  • <small>Released: 15 June 2004</small>

|align="center"| 36

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| 2006

| Naked & The Simple Truth

  • <small>Second studio album</small>
  • <small>Released: 3 October 2006</small>

|align="center"| &mdash;

|-

| align="center" colspan="8"| <small>"&mdash;" denotes the album did not chart.</small>

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Singles

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!rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Single

!colspan="1"| Chart peaks

!rowspan="2"| Album

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!width="30"|<small>CAN</small>

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| 2004

|"Levon"

|align="center"| &mdash;

| Billy Klippert

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| 2006

|"Going Under"

|align="center"| &mdash;

| Naked & The Simple Truth

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"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

  • Billy Klippert profile at CTV's Canadian Idol site
  • Billy Klippert: Leaving Levon Far Behind?
  • Billy Klippert Official Site