Matiu (musician) explained

Matiu
Birth Name:	Matthew Vachon
Birth Place:	Uashat, Quebec
Nationality:	Canadian
Style:	Folk, rock

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]

Notes and References

1. Amélie Revert, "Kanen et Matiu, deux diamants bruts rencontrés à Petite-Vallée". Métro, July 14, 2021.
2. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/on-dira-ce-qu-on-voudra/segments/chronique/139247/matiu-adisq "En route vers l'ADISQ avec Matiu"
3. Andrée Laurin, "Découvrez tous les nommés du Gala de l'ADISQ 2020". HollywoodPQ, October 1, 2020.
4. Louis-Philippe Labrèche, "Les nominations du Premier gala de l’ADISQ 2021". Le Canal Auditif, September 22, 2021.
5. Olivier Boisvert-Magnen, "Matiu: Close to His Tribe". Words and Music, November 15, 2018.
6. Josée Lapointe, "Matiu: tranquillement, mais sûrement". La Presse, November 23, 2018.
7. Philippe Papineau, "La forêt enchantée de Nikamu Mamuitun". Le Devoir, September 13, 2019.