Peter Peter (Canadian musician)

This article is about a Canadian musician. For the Danish musician, see Peter Peter (Danish musician).

Peter Peter
Peter Peter during the FrancoFolies de Montréal festival (18 June 2014)
Peter Peter during the FrancoFolies de Montréal festival (18 June 2014)
Background information
Birth namePeter Roy
Born1984 (age 39–40)
OriginQuebec City, Quebec, Canada
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active2008–present
LabelsAudiogram
Websitepeterpeter.ca

Peter Roy better known as Peter Peter (born c. 1984) is a Canadian singer-songwriter[1][2] known for his French pop/rock compositions.

Career

He started as a member of metal/alternative rock band Post-Scriptum where he played guitar and English vocals at times.[3] After leaving the band, he moved to Montreal and resided in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighborhood, concentrating on his solo career writing and performing in French. He took part as a singer-songwriter in the annual Montreal feature Ma Première Place des Arts[4][5] for new artists in 2008 and won the competition.

In 2009 he signed with Audiogram record label, releasing his eponymous debut album Peter Peter on 8 March 2011[6] produced by Howard Bilerman.[3] In 2011, he also took part in Les FrancoFolies de Montréal.[7]

In June 2013, his studio album Une version améliorée de la tristesse ("An Improved Version of Sadness") was longlisted for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize.

His album Éther was a longlisted nominee for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize.[8]

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak positions Notes
CAN
 FR
[9]
2011 Peter Peter  –  – Track list
  1. "Homa"
  2. "Réfractaire"
  3. "Tergiverse"
  4. "Montréal neige sale"
  5. "Rien ne nous rassemble"
  6. "Dring dring pow pow"
  7. "Laurie"
  8. "Porte-bonheur"
  9. "Demain, c'est l'heure"
  10. "97"
  11. "Cesse de pleuvoir"
  12. "UHF"
2013 Une version améliorée de la tristesse  – 177 Track list
  1. "Une version améliorée de la tristesse" (3:56)
  2. "Carrousel" (3:41)
  3. "Tout prend son sens dans le miroir" (3:32)
  4. "Réverbère" (3:45)
  5. "MDMA" (3:08)
  6. "Beauté baroque" (3:12)
  7. "Le monde n'y peut rien" (3:51)
  8. "Rien ne se perd, rien ne se crée" (3:06)
  9. "Barbès-rochechouart" (2:48)
  10. "Les chemins étoilés" (4:04)
2017 Noir Éden  – 116
[10] 		Track list
  1. "Bien réel" (6:39)
  2. "Damien" (3:12)
  3. "Fantôme de la nuit" (0:32)
  4. "Nosferatu" (3:21)
  5. "Loving Game" (3:03)
  6. "Venus" (4:37)
  7. "Noir éden" (5:21)
  8. "Allégresse" (3:16)
  9. "Little Shangri-La" (3:09)
  10. "No Man's Land" (3:37)
  11. "Orchidée" (4:00)
  12. "Pâle cristal bleu" (4:40)
  13. "Bien réel" (Radio edit) (3:25)
2020 Super Comédie  –  – Track list
  1. "Super Comédie" (4:30)
  2. "Conversation" (4:54)
  3. "Commun maintenant" (4:01)
  4. "Extraordinaire" (4:08)
  5. "Damnatio Memoriae" (2:03)
  6. "C'est une saison sans le temps qui passe" (3:58)
  7. "Les mariés ont disparu" (4:47)
  8. "Nature obscène" (4:06)
  9. "Essayer" (3:14)
  10. "Résurrection" (4:51)
  11. "Répétition" (4:44)

Singles / videography

Peter Peter performing at SXSW in 2013
Year Single Peak positions Album
CAN
 FR
[9]
2011 "Tergiverse"  –  – Peter Peter
"Homa"  –  –
2012 "Une version améliorée de la tristesse"  –  – Une version améliorée de la tristesse
2013/4 "Carrousel"  – 167
2016 "Noir Eden"  –  – Noir Eden
2020 "Conversation"  –  – Super Comédie
2022 "Rome"  –  – TBA

References

  1. ^ enmusique: Nouvelles – Peter Peter S/T Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  2. ^ emoragei magazine: S/T Peter Peter – Audiogram (in French)
  3. ^ a b FrancoFolies: Biography of Peter Peter Archived 22 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  4. ^ Ma Première Place des Arts official website Archived 15 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  5. ^ MusiquePlus: Peter Peter biography page Archived 10 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine(in French)
  6. ^ RueFrontenac: Peter Peter – entre joie et tristesse naïve Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  7. ^ Peter Peter at the FrancoFolies de Montréal
  8. ^ "2024 Polaris Music Prize long list: the Beaches, Tobi, Elisapie, Beverly Glenn-Copeland and more". CBC Music, June 11, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Peter Peter discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  10. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 6, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2017.