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)

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