Jason Benoit

Jason Benoit is a country music singer-songwriter from Fox Island River, in western Newfoundland. 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.

Jason Benoit
BornStephenville, Newfoundland, Canada
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active2013–present
LabelsVicktory Music Group

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

Studio albums
Title Details
Waves
  • Release date: June 23, 2017
  • Label: JV (Sony)

Singles
Year Single Peak chart
positions		 Certifications Album
CAN Country
[2]		 CAN
[5]
2013 "This Is What It Feels Like" 46 — Country Heat 2014
2014 "Crazy Kinda Love" 29 — Waves
2015 "Gone Long Gone" 7 78
"Cold Day Comin'" 21 —
2016 "Waves"[7] — —
"All Wanna Party" 23 —
2017 "The Moonshine"[8] — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos
Year Video Director
2015 "Cold Day Comin'"[9] Jae Yu
2018 "Slow Hand"

Awards and nominations
Year Association Category Result
2015 Canadian Country Music Association Discovery Atlantic Award Won
Rising Star Nominated

References
  1. Gale, Frank (August 3, 2013). "Jason Benoit hoping to launch country singing career". The Western Star. Transcontinental Media. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  2. "Jason Benoit Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  3. "Country Heat 2014 – Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  4. 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 July 27, 2015.
  5. "Jason Benoit Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  6. "Canadian certifications – Jason Benoit". Music Canada. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  7. Pardy-Ghent, Pam (June 14, 2016). "Jason Benoit – Newfoundland Herald". Newfoundland Herald. Retrieved October 14, 2017. I’m especially excited to perform my latest single, Waves.
  8. "[LISTEN] New At Noon: The Moonshine – Jason Benoit". CICS-FM. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  9. "Cold Day Comin' – Jason Benoit". Vevo. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
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