Matt Lang is a Canadian

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singer and songwriter. He is signed to the Jayward Artist Group, and has released one album ''More'' and four singles.

Early life

Lang is from

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. He recalls

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's "

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" as the first song he ever performed live. While primarily playing

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as a teenager, Lang realized his true passion was writing and performing music. He cites Cash,

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, and

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as artists he listened to growing up, in addition to regional Quebecois acts

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, and

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Career

Lang began his career as a Francophone singer on Quebec reality show ''

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'', North America's

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counterpart to ''

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''. He subsequently released a French album before deciding to pursue his passion for country music. When he travelled to

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in 2018, Lang stated he was then only learning to speak the

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, while working on his self-titled extended play. Lang won the second annual

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"Top of the Country" competition in September 2019. He released his debut

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album, ''More'', in June 2020, which contains the singles "Water Down the Whiskey", "

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", " Only a Woman", and "In a Bar". Lang noted influence of Bakersfield sound and the

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-influenced Franco-country music of

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in his music.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lang, Matt Living people Canadian country singer-songwriters Canadian male singer-songwriters Musicians from Quebec Singers from Quebec French Quebecers People from Maniwaki Participants in Canadian reality television series 21st-century Canadian male singers Year of birth missing (living people)