Jacob Guay
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Jacob Guay better known as just Jacob (born on 8 April 1999 in Quebec
) is a Canadian
young singer and dubbed as the French language
answer to fellow Canadian Justin Bieber
.
on the latter's album entitled Je Suis.
He released his debut album Partir pour les étoiles on Orange Music record label. The official launching was at Montreal
's Metropolis theater. He had a radio hit with "Un pas de plus" taken from the album.
His first commercial single is the bilingual French/English single "Si jeune" featuring Karl Wolf
and produced by Wolf and written by Jordan Kaahn, where Jacob sings the French lyrics and Karl Wolf
the English lyrics.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
) is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
young singer and dubbed as the French language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
answer to fellow Canadian Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber
Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian pop/R&B singer, songwriter and actor. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager...
.
Earlier years
Jacob started singing on stage on various public occasions at year 4. At seven years of age, he appeared in the Quebec children talent program L'École des fans At the age of 8, he appeared in a competition program entitled Que feriez vous pour 100$. Jacob Guay plays the piano and guitar. He sings publicly in both French and English. He also is a very talented singer. His best friend Adam Al Atiya was his inspiration so start singing professionally, even though Adam moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.Career
In November 2008, at 9 years of age, he sang a duet "Le plus grand amour qui soit" on the album of Italian Canadian singer Giorgia FumantiGiorgia Fumanti
Giorgia Fumanti is an Italian soprano , composer, producer and arranger now based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Her music is best compared to that of Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman and Enya. Her debut EMI album "From My Heart" reached the top 20 on the Billboard Crossover Chart...
on the latter's album entitled Je Suis.
He released his debut album Partir pour les étoiles on Orange Music record label. The official launching was at Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
's Metropolis theater. He had a radio hit with "Un pas de plus" taken from the album.
His first commercial single is the bilingual French/English single "Si jeune" featuring Karl Wolf
Karl Wolf
Carl Abou Samah is a Lebanese-born Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is better known by his stage name Karl Wolf. He has been a singer, songwriter and producer since 2001, releasing his first solo album Face Behind the Face on MapleNationwide/Universal in January 2006,...
and produced by Wolf and written by Jordan Kaahn, where Jacob sings the French lyrics and Karl Wolf
Karl Wolf
Carl Abou Samah is a Lebanese-born Canadian musician based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is better known by his stage name Karl Wolf. He has been a singer, songwriter and producer since 2001, releasing his first solo album Face Behind the Face on MapleNationwide/Universal in January 2006,...
the English lyrics.