Mario LeBlanc (October 18, 1977 – September 30, 2024), better known under
stage name
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Fayo (transl. ''
bean
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''), was an
Acadian
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musician born in
Dieppe
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, New Brunswick. As many artists from southeastern New Brunswick, Fayo sang in
chiac
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, the local
French dialect mixing
French words with
English grammar
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Overview
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, and vice versa. His music is a blend of
folk
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, rock and urban poetry.
Life and career
Fayo started writing songs at the age of thirteen. He then sang for the Acadian band ''
Réveil The Réveil (French for "revival", "awakening") of 1814 was a revival movement within the Swiss Reformed Church of western Switzerland and some Reformed communities in southeastern France.
Origins
The supporters were also called pejoratively ''mo ...
'' until 1996. In 1999, he wrote an Acadian poetry book entitled ''Taches de naissance'' (transl. ''Birthmarks'').
Soon after, he would start his solo career. In 2000, he won the singer-songwriter of the year award at the
Gala de la Chanson de Caraquet (
fr) for his album ''La fiève des fèves'' (transl. ''Bean Fever''). He then went on tour with two of his friends, Rémi Arsenault (
contrabass
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) and Steven LeBlanc (guitar). Also in 2000, he won the
Prix Éloizes (
fr) as "Newcomer of the Year" (''Découverte de l'Année'').
In 2006, Fayo would record his second album ''Accent Aigu'' (transl. ''Acute Accent'').
Fayo worked with Bosnian singer
Lepa Brena Lepa may refer to:
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* Astrid Lepa (1924–2015), Estonian actress and director
* Margus Lepa (born 1953), Estonian radio journalist and actor
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* Palma de Mallorca Airport, assigned the ICAO code LEPA
* Lepa, Samoa village in Samoa ...
on her 2011 album, ''
Začarani krug''. He composed the music for the song "Briši me" with
Hajrudin Hari Varešanović.
Fayo died after a brief
cancer
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in
Mont-Carmel, Prince Edward Island on September 30, 2024, at the age of 46.
Discography
Poetry
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References
External links
''Fayo'' official website
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1977 births
2024 deaths
Acadian musicians
People from Dieppe, New Brunswick
Singers from New Brunswick
Deaths from cancer in Prince Edward Island
20th-century Canadian male singers
21st-century Canadian male singers
20th-century Canadian guitarists
21st-century Canadian guitarists
Canadian male guitarists