Matiu | |
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Born | Matthew Vachon |
Nationality | Canadian |
Style | Folk, rock |
Website |
nikamowin |
Matiu is the stage name of Matthew Vachon (born 1986), an Innu singer-songwriter from Uashat-Maliotenam, Quebec. [1] He is most noted as a three-time Felix Award nominee for Indigenous Artist of the Year, receiving nods at the 41st Félix Awards in 2019, [2] the 42nd Félix Awards in 2020, [3] and the 43rd Félix Awards in 2021. [4]
Vachon competed in Le Rythme, APTN's music competition for First Nations musicians, in 2016, [5] He released a self-titled EP in 2017, [5] and released his full-length debut album Petikat in 2018. [6]
He has been a member of Florent Vollant's Nikamu Mamuitun collective, alongside Marcie Michaud-Gagnon, Joëlle St-Pierre, Chloé Lacasse, Scott-Pien Picard, Kanen, Cédrik St-Onge and Ivan Boivin, [7]
Matiu | |
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Born | Matthew Vachon |
Nationality | Canadian |
Style | Folk, rock |
Website |
nikamowin |
Matiu is the stage name of Matthew Vachon (born 1986), an Innu singer-songwriter from Uashat-Maliotenam, Quebec. [1] He is most noted as a three-time Felix Award nominee for Indigenous Artist of the Year, receiving nods at the 41st Félix Awards in 2019, [2] the 42nd Félix Awards in 2020, [3] and the 43rd Félix Awards in 2021. [4]
Vachon competed in Le Rythme, APTN's music competition for First Nations musicians, in 2016, [5] He released a self-titled EP in 2017, [5] and released his full-length debut album Petikat in 2018. [6]
He has been a member of Florent Vollant's Nikamu Mamuitun collective, alongside Marcie Michaud-Gagnon, Joëlle St-Pierre, Chloé Lacasse, Scott-Pien Picard, Kanen, Cédrik St-Onge and Ivan Boivin, [7]