P'tit Belliveau

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P'tit Belliveau
Birth nameJonah Richard Guimond
Born (1995-11-08) November 8, 1995 (age 28)
Origin Clare, Nova Scotia, Canada
Genres Country, folk
Occupation(s)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

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. ↑ Lau, Melody (June 15, 2020). "Daniel Caesar, Jessie Reyez, Caribou and more make the 2020 Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC Music .
  3. ↑ "O.G.B. remporte la 23e édition des Francouvertes". Le Journal de Montréal , May 6, 2019.
  4. ↑ Josée Lapointe, "P’tit Belliveau rend le monde un peu plus happy". La Presse , March 26, 2020.
  5. 1 2 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.
  6. ↑ "Manter Ketspidge, by Peter Pansbridge". Peter Pansbridge. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  7. ↑ "Je n'aime pas du gumbo".


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