Tire le coyote is the stage name of Benoît Pinette (born 1981 in
Sherbrooke
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), a Canadian folk-rock singer-songwriter from Quebec. He is most noted for receiving a
Juno Award
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and Francofolies de Montréal festivals but broke up before releasing any recordings."Benoît Pinette: le coyote qui aimait Neil Young" '' Le Soleil'', March 19, 2011. He released his solo debut EP in 2009, before following up with the full-length album ''Le Fleuve en huile'' in 2011. He followed up with the albums ''Mitan'' in 2013 and ''Panorama'' in 2015.
He received a
Canadian Folk Music Award
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nomination for French Songwriter of the Year at the
11th Canadian Folk Music Awards
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, a Prix Félix nomination for Folk Album of the Year, and a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination for the song "Jolie Anne".
His fourth album, ''Désherbage'', was released in 2017. In addition to the album's Juno Award nomination, he received two Prix Félix nominations for Songwriter of the Year and Singer-Songwriter Concert Tour of the Year,"ADISQ: les jeunes font la loi, Hubert Lenoir remporte trois Félix" ''
Le Journal de Montréal
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'', October 28, 2018. and a second Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for French Songwriter of the Year at the