Matiu (musician)
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]
References
[edit]- ^ Amélie Revert, "Kanen et Matiu, deux diamants bruts rencontrés à Petite-Vallée". Métro, July 14, 2021.
- ^ "En route vers l'ADISQ avec Matiu". Ici Radio-Canada, October 23, 2019.
- ^ Andrée Laurin, "Découvrez tous les nommés du Gala de l'ADISQ 2020". HollywoodPQ, October 1, 2020.
- ^ Louis-Philippe Labrèche, "Les nominations du Premier gala de l’ADISQ 2021". Le Canal Auditif, September 22, 2021.
- ^ a b Olivier Boisvert-Magnen, "Matiu: Close to His Tribe". Words and Music, November 15, 2018.
- ^ Josée Lapointe, "Matiu: tranquillement, mais sûrement". La Presse, November 23, 2018.
- ^ Philippe Papineau, "La forêt enchantée de Nikamu Mamuitun". Le Devoir, September 13, 2019.