Jimmy Chauveau (born 16 March 1989) is a Canadian-British

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and, as of 2022, the frontman of the Canadian band

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. He was previously the lead singer of the Ascot Royals. Simultaneously performs with the music group Kadeema.

Life and career

He was born on 16 March 1989 in

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. Around 2000, he and his family moved from the

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. Here he first became interested in music. At the age of fifteen he was given an

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by his brother Ben. His brother Ben co-founded the musical group Ascot Royals. But their singer left and so Jimmy Chauveau got an offer to become a member of the group. He initially sang backing vocals. Later, he became the band's lead singer. The group performed mainly in Brantford, Canada. The band subsequently became more famous and later signed a contract with the record company Sony. They began performing across Canada, including

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, where Chauveau moved. In 2019, the group split up. All the members went in different directions. Chauveau and Tal Vaisman founded the band Kadeema. In 2022, he auditioned to be the new lead singer of

. Due to personal problems, current singer

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decided to withdraw from the band behind the scenes and started writing songs. Jimmy Chauveau thus became the new lead singer of The Strumbellas. They started composing new songs together. This resulted in the new studio album '' Part Time Believer'' (2024).

Discography

Studio albums

The Strumbellas

* '' Part Time Believer'' (2024)

Ascot Royals

* ''Awkward When I Stop'' (2009) – CD * ''Don't Let It Stop You'' (2012) – CD, album * ''New Skin'' (2017) – EP

Kadeema

* ''Napoleon Tornapart'' (2020)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chauveau, Jimmy 1989 births Living people Canadian male singers Canadian male bass guitarists Canadian male songwriters Canadian people of British descent People from Chertsey