Jay Scott (singer)
Jay Scøtt is the stage name of Pier-Luc Jean Papineau,[1] a Canadian musician from Terrebonne, Quebec,[2] most noted as a winner of three Félix Awards at the 44th Félix Awards in 2022.
Papineau began his musical career in the early 2010s, performing as a rapper under the stage name PL3.[1] Changing his stage name to Jay Scøtt, he subsequently formed a duo with collaborator Smitty Bacalley,[3] with whom he released the albums Stockholm in 2017[4] and Un chevreuil in 2018,[5] and competed in the Francouvertes competition in 2018.[3] He also released the solo EP EM0G0D in 2018.[6]
During this time, he also released a number of folk-oriented demos on YouTube and Patreon, breaking through to wider popularity when rapper FouKi released a collaborative remix of Scott's song "Copilote" on his 2020 album Grignotines de luxe.[7] The song became a major radio hit in 2021, and Scott released the album Ses plus grands succès, compiling several of his YouTube and Patreon songs including "Copilote", in late 2021.[1] In 2022 he followed up with Rap Queb Vol. 1, an album of covers of other significant Quebec hip hop songs.[8]
At the 44th Félix Awards "Copilote" was the winner of the awards for Song of the Year[9] and Video of the Year,[10] and Ses plus grands succès won the award for Folk Album of the Year.[10] Scott was also a nominee for Revelation of the Year,[9] and Ses plus grands succès was nominated for Bestselling Album of the Year.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Charles-Éric Blais-Poulin, "Sur la grande route". La Presse, October 29, 2021.
- ^ Sabrina Lavoie, "Jay Scott rencontre des jeunes Estriens". Le Droit, October 4, 2022.
- ^ a b "Les Francouvertes accueillent Jay Scott X Smitty Bacalley". Journal La Revue, February 21, 2018.
- ^ Olivier Boisvert-Magnen, "RAP LOCAL : LES 50 MEILLEURS PROJETS DE 2017". Voir, January 1, 2018.
- ^ Olivier Boisvert-Magnen, "RAP LOCAL : LES 50 MEILLEURS PROJETS DE 2018". Voir, January 7, 2019.
- ^ Olivier Boisvert-Magnen, "RAP LOCAL : JAY SCØTT, SORTIR DE LA BOÎTE". Voir, February 1, 2019.
- ^ Jonathan Travers, "FouKi: Grignotines de luxe". Le Canal Auditif, November 23, 2020.
- ^ Philippe Renaud, "Jay Scøtt, un pont entre deux scènes". Le Devoir, March 25, 2022.
- ^ a b c Stéphanie Nolin, "Gala de l'ADISQ 2022 : Hubert Lenoir et Roxane Bruneau sont roi et reine de la soirée". Showbizz, November 6, 2022.
- ^ a b Marissa Groguhé, "Hubert Lenoir se démarque". La Presse, November 2, 2022.