P'tit Belliveau

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| birth_name = Jonah Richard Guimond

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| birth_place = Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada

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| genre = Country, folk

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Jonah Richard Guimond (born November 8, 1995), known professionally as P'tit Belliveau, is a French-Canadian and Acadian folk and country musician from Clare, Nova ScotiaDarcy MacDonald, [https://cultmtl.com/2020/04/ptit-belliveau-interview/ "P’tit Belliveau is a young-blooded old soul"]. Cult MTL, April 9, 2020.Élise Jetté, [https://www.socanmagazine.ca/features/ptit-belliveau-wide-open-music-for-self-isolating-people/ "P’tit Belliveau: Wide-open music for self-isolating people"]. Words and Music, April 14, 2020. He is most noted for his 2020 album Greatest Hits Vol. 1, which was longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize.{{Cite web|last=Lau|first=Melody|date=June 15, 2020|title=Daniel Caesar, Jessie Reyez, Caribou and more make the 2020 Polaris Music Prize long list|url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/daniel-caesar-jessie-reyez-caribou-and-more-make-the-2020-polaris-music-prize-long-list-1.5610066|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=CBC Music}}

Guimond began making electronic music as a teenager, with his music evolving toward country after he was given a banjo by his grandfather. Although now more based in bluegrass, his style still incorporates some synthesizers and drum machines.

With his band Les Grosses Coques, he was a finalist in the 2019 edition of the Francouvertes.[https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2019/05/06/une-finale-electrique-pour-la-23e-edition-des-francouvertes "O.G.B. remporte la 23e édition des Francouvertes"]. Le Journal de Montréal, May 6, 2019. Greatest Hits Vol. 1, his debut album, was released in March 2020.Josée Lapointe, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/2020-03-26/p-tit-belliveau-rend-le-monde-un-peu-plus-happy "P’tit Belliveau rend le monde un peu plus happy"]. La Presse, March 26, 2020.

Biography

Guimond grew up in St. Marys Bay, Nova Scotia, learning piano and guitar.{{cite web |last1=Barrière-Brunet |first1=Sara |title=Le P'tit Belliveau, celui qui voulait faire du country |url=https://voir.ca/musique/2020/03/31/le-ptit-belliveau-celui-qui-voulait-faire-du-country/ |website=Voir.ca |date=31 March 2020 |access-date=18 February 2022 |language=fr-CA}} As a teenager, he began to experiment with synthesizers and first released music under the name Jonah MeltWave. As a teenager, he also played with the indie-punk band Peter Pansbridge, which released the album Manter ketspidge in 2014,{{Cite web |title=Manter Ketspidge, by Peter Pansbridge |url=https://peterpansbridge.bandcamp.com/album/manter-ketspidge |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=Peter Pansbridge |language=en}} and the short-lived band Intense sound dynamite, which released two singles in 2012.{{cite web | url=https://soundcloud.com/intens-1/je-naime-pas-du-gumbo | title=Je n'aime pas du gumbo }}

The name P'tit Belliveau is an homage to his grandfather, Julien Belliveau. According to Guimond, since his grandfather was "Grand Belliveau" (Big Belliveau) that would make Guimond the "petit" (small) one.{{cite web |first1=Léa Papineau |last1=Robichaud |title=Album «Greatest Hits Vol. 1»: le P'tit Belliveau veut faire sourire les gens |url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/03/27/album-greatest-hits-vol-1-le-ptit-belliveau-veut-faire-sourire-les-gens |date=2020-03-27|website=Le Journal de Montréal |access-date=2020-06-03|language=fr-CA}}

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