Jason Benoit
| Jason Benoit | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stephenville, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | JV Records (Sony Music Canada) |
Jason Benoit is a country music singer-songwriter from Fox Island River in western Newfoundland on Canada's east coast. Benoit began pursuing his musical career in 2013.[1] His first single was a country rendition of the Armin van Buuren and Trevor Guthrie dance song "This Is What It Feels Like", which peaked on the Billboard Canada Country chart at number 46.[2] The single was included on the country music compilation album, Country Heat 2014.[3] In 2014, Benoit signed his first label deal with the newly formed JV Records/Sony Music Canada and shortly after released "Crazy Kinda Love". On March 9, 2015, Benoit released his third single, "Gone Long Gone". The latter reached the top ten on the Canada Country chart in the summer of 2015.
In July 2015, Benoit received the inaugural CCMA Discovery Atlantic Award from the Canadian Country Music Association for his recent success in the Canadian country music industry.[4]
Discography
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country [2] |
CAN | |||
| 2013 | "This Is What It Feels Like" | 46 | — | Country Heat 2014 |
| 2014 | "Crazy Kinda Love" | 29 | — | TBD |
| 2015 | "Gone Long Gone" | 7 | 78 | |
| "Cold Day Comin'" | 21 | — | ||
| 2016 | "Waves"A | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
- ACurrent single.
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Cold Day Comin'"[5] | Jae Yu |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Canadian Country Music Association | Discovery Atlantic Award | Won |
| Rising Star | Nominated | ||
References
- ↑ Gale, Frank (3 August 2013). "Jason Benoit hoping to launch country singing career". The Western Star (Transcontinental Media). Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Jason Benoit Album & Song Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Country Heat 2014 – Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ↑ Koson, Sonya; Charlton, Michele (July 13, 2015). "Media Release: Jason Benoit announced as 2015 CCMA Discovery Atlantic Award Winner - Canadian Country Music Association". Toronto, ON: Canadian Country Music Association. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ↑ "Cold Day Comin' – Jason Benoit". Vevo. Retrieved December 27, 2015.