Jason Bajada is a Canadian singer-songwriter from

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. Bajada released two albums, ''Puer Dolor'' in 2005 and ''Up Go the Arms'' in 2006, before signing to Maple Music Recordings/Universal, with whom he released his label debut ''Loveshit'' in 2009. He followed up in 2011 with ''The Sound Your Life Makes'', which reached number 57 on the

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. In addition to his English material, Bajada has released two French albums. ''Le résultat de mes bêtises'' was released in September 2013 during the

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festival, and his follow-up, entitled ''Volcano'', was released in February 2016. ''Volcano'' received a

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nomination for Best Adult Contemporary Album at the 38th Felix Awards. His double album ''Loveshit 2 (Blondie & the Backstabberz)'' was released in September 2017 on

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. ''Crushed Grapes'' is Bajada's eighth studio album, and was produced by Connor Seidel. The title track was inspired by ''

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Bajada had fallen in love with while living in Los Angeles.Sarah-Émilie Nault
"Crushed Grapes: un nouvel opus solitaire et rassembleur pour Jason Bajada"
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'', September 25, 2022. Bajada has toured with

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, Dumas,

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, Black Diamond Bay,

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, The Church and Cœur de pirate, among others.

Discography

* 2005: ''Puer Dolor'' * 2006: ''Up Go the Arms'' * 2009: ''Loveshit'' * 2011: ''The Sound Your Life Makes'' * 2013: ''Le résultat de mes bêtises'' * 2016: ''Volcano'' * 2017: ''Loveshit 2 (Blondie & the Backstabberz)'' * 2022: ''Crushed Grapes''

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