Anodajay

{{Infobox musical artist

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| name = Anodajay

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| birth_name = Stephen Jolin

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|7|7}}

| birth_place = Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada

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| genre = Hip hop

| occupation = Rapper, singer

| years_active = 2001{{dash}}present

| label = 7ième Ciel

| associated_acts = Les Ambassadeurs, Samian

| website = [http://www.anodajay.com www.anodajay.com]

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Stephen Jolin, better known as Anodajay, is a rapper from Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec in Canada."[http://www.musiqueradio.com/article_news10579_anodajay-jamais-su-retour-dans-les-80-s-avec-diane-tell.php Anodajay: "Jamais Su" retour dans les 80's avec Diane Tell]", musiqueradio.com, 19 April 2011, retrieved 2011-06-04Matte, Christian (2010) "{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130115073120/http://fr.canoe.ca/divertissement/musique/nouvelles/2010/09/04/15247566-qmi.html Anodajay s'offre la 7e rue pour son 3e album]}}", Canoe.ca, 04-09-2010, retrieved 2011-06-04 He is best known for his cover of the Quebec classic renamed Le beat à Ti-bi , in duet with Raôul Duguay.

Biography

Anodajay first encountered hip hop at the age of twelve, and from the age of sixteen became more involved in it, along with his other main interest basketball.Boudreault, Pierre-Wilfrid et al (2004) L'imaginaire Urbain et les Jeunes : La ville comme espace d'expériences identitaires et créatrices, Presses de l'Université du Québec, {{ISBN|978-2-7605-1293-1}}, p. 329 et seq He worked as a physical education teacher at D'Iberville school for several years before pursuing music as a full-time career.Rodrigue, Patrick (2011) "[https://web.archive.org/web/20110607023004/http://www.abitibiouestrouynnoranda.ca/Societe/Sante/2011-02-04/article-2198872/Anodajay-allume-les-jeunes-pour-les-convaincre-d%26rsquo%3Beteindre/1 Anodajay allume les jeunes pour les convaincre d’éteindre]", Abitibi Express, February 4, 2011, retrieved 2011-06-04 He released his first album Premier VII in 2003, but success came in 2006 with his second album Septentrion, which contained a cover of the Quebec classic renamed Le beat à Ti-bi, in duet with Raôul Duguay. His third album ET7ERA, was released in 2010.

Personal life

He resides in Abitibi, Quebec. {{Cite news |date=2013-01-20 |title=Anodajay: le rappeur des bois |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/201301/19/01-4612998-anodajay-le-rappeur-des-bois.php |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=La Presse |language=fr |last1=Côté |first1=Émilie }}

Discography

= Albums =

2003: Premier VII
2006: Septentrion
2010: ET7ERA

= EPs =

2005: Le 7 secondes...

= Singles =

2011: "Jamais su"
2011: "Mon neighborwood"

= As Executive Producer =

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! scope="col" width="80" |Year

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align="center" |2007

| align="center" |Face à soi-même

| align="center" |Samian