P'tit Belliveau
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| Birth name | Jonah Richard Guimond |
| Born | November 8, 1995 |
| Genres | Country, folk |
| Occupation | Singer/songwriter |
Jonah Richard Guimond (born November 8, 1995), known professionally as P'tit Belliveau, is a French-Canadian and Acadian folk and country musician from Clare, Nova Scotia[1] He is most noted for his 2020 album Greatest Hits Vol. 1, which was longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize.[2]
Guimond began making electronic music as a teenager, with his music evolving toward country after he was given a banjo by his grandfather.[1] Although now more based in bluegrass, his style still incorporates some synthesizers and drum machines.[1]
With his band Les Grosses Coques, he was a finalist in the 2019 edition of the Francouvertes.[3] Greatest Hits Vol. 1, his debut album, was released in March 2020.[4]
Biography
[edit]Guimond grew up in St. Marys Bay, Nova Scotia, learning piano and guitar.[5] As a teenager, he began to experiment with synthesizers and first released music under the name Jonah MeltWave.[5] As a teenager, he also played with the indie-punk band Peter Pansbridge, which released the album Manter ketspidge in 2014,[6] and the short-lived band Intense sound dynamite, which released two singles in 2012.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Darcy MacDonald, "P’tit Belliveau is a young-blooded old soul". Cult MTL, April 9, 2020.Élise Jetté, "P’tit Belliveau: Wide-open music for self-isolating people". Words and Music, April 14, 2020.
- ^ Lau, Melody (June 15, 2020). "Daniel Caesar, Jessie Reyez, Caribou and more make the 2020 Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC Music.
- ^ "O.G.B. remporte la 23e édition des Francouvertes". Le Journal de Montréal, May 6, 2019.
- ^ Josée Lapointe, "P’tit Belliveau rend le monde un peu plus happy". La Presse, March 26, 2020.
- ^ a b Barrière-Brunet, Sara (31 March 2020). "Le P'tit Belliveau, celui qui voulait faire du country". Voir.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Manter Ketspidge, by Peter Pansbridge". Peter Pansbridge. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Je n'aime pas du gumbo".
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