Tire le coyote

Tire le coyote
Background information
Birth nameBenoît Pinette
Born1981
Sherbrooke, Quebec
OriginSherbrooke, Quebec
Genresfolk rock
Occupationsinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)vocals, guitar
Years active1998-present

Tire le coyote is the stage name of Benoît Pinette (born 1981 in Sherbrooke, Quebec), a Canadian folk-rock singer-songwriter from Quebec.[1] He is most noted for receiving a Juno Award nomination for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2019.[2]

Pinette began his career in music with the band Fono Jône, which performed at the Francouvertes and Francofolies de Montréal festivals but broke up before releasing any recordings.[3] He released his solo debut EP in 2009, before following up with the full-length album Le Fleuve en huile in 2011.[3] He followed up with the albums Mitan in 2013 and Panorama in 2015.[4]

He received a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for French Songwriter of the Year at the 11th Canadian Folk Music Awards,[5] a Prix Félix nomination for Folk Album of the Year,[6] and a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination for the song "Jolie Anne".[7]

His fourth album, Désherbage, was released in 2017.[8] In addition to the album's Juno Award nomination, he received two Prix Félix nominations for Songwriter of the Year and Singer-Songwriter Concert Tour of the Year,[9] and a second Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for French Songwriter of the Year at the 14th Canadian Folk Music Awards.[10]

Discography

  • EP (2009)
  • Le Fleuve en huile (2011)
  • Mitan (2013)
  • Panorama (2015)
  • Désherbage (2017)
  • Session acoustique 1 (2019)
  • Au premier tour de l'évidence (2022)

References

  1. ^ "Tire le coyote: doux et charmant Coyote...". La Presse, April 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "Shawn Mendes and the Weeknd lead the 2019 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 29, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Benoît Pinette: le coyote qui aimait Neil Young". Le Soleil, March 19, 2011.
  4. ^ "Tire le coyote : Le bon, la brute et le coyote". Voir, January 17, 2013.
  5. ^ "Canadian Folk Awards ride the tide in Edmonton". Gig City, November 3, 2015.
  6. ^ "Gala de l’ADISQ 2015: les gagnants et les surprises". Voir, November 8, 2015.
  7. ^ "Antoine Corriveau remporte le Prix de la chanson SOCAN 2015". Le Devoir, July 9, 2015.
  8. ^ "Tire le coyote: désherbage au jardin d'innocence ***1/2". La Presse, September 19, 2017.
  9. ^ "ADISQ: les jeunes font la loi, Hubert Lenoir remporte trois Félix". Le Journal de Montréal, October 28, 2018.
  10. ^ "The LYNNeS, Pharis Romero Win Multiple CFMAs". FYI Music News, December 3, 2018.