P'tit Belliveau

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]

P'tit Belliveau
Birth nameJonah Richard Guimond
Born (1995-11-08) November 8, 1995
OriginClare, Nova Scotia, Canada
GenresCountry, folk
Occupation(s)Singer/songwriter

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]

References
  1. 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. Barrière-Brunet, Sara. "Le P'tit Belliveau, celui qui voulait faire du country". Voir.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  6. https://peterpansbridge.bandcamp.com/
  7. "Je n'aime pas du gumbo".


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