Matiu is the stage name of Matthew Vachon (born 1987), an Innu singer-songwriter from Uashat-Maliotenam, Quebec.Amélie Revert, "Kanen et Matiu, deux diamants bruts rencontrés à Petite-Vallée".
Métro, July 14, 2021.
He is most noted as a three-time Felix Award nominee for Indigenous Artist of the Year, receiving nods at the 41st Félix Awards in 2019,"En route vers l'ADISQ avec Matiu".
Ici Radio-Canada, October 23, 2019.
the 42nd Félix Awards in 2020,Andrée Laurin, "Découvrez tous les nommés du Gala de l'ADISQ 2020".
HollywoodPQ, October 1, 2020.
and the 43rd Félix Awards in 2021.Louis-Philippe Labrèche, "Les nominations du Premier gala de l’ADISQ 2021".
Le Canal Auditif, September 22, 2021.
Vachon competed in Le Rythme, APTN's music competition for First Nations musicians, in 2016,Olivier Boisvert-Magnen, "Matiu: Close to His Tribe".
Words and Music, November 15, 2018.
He released a self-titled EP in 2017, and released his full-length debut album Petikat in 2018.Josée Lapointe, "Matiu: tranquillement, mais sûrement".
La Presse, November 23, 2018.
He has been a member of Florent Vollant's Nikamu Mamuitun collective, alongside Marcie Michaud-Gagnon, Joëlle St-Pierre, Chloé Lacasse, Scott-Pien Picard, Kanen, Cédrik St-Onge and Ivan Boivin,Philippe Papineau, "La forêt enchantée de Nikamu Mamuitun".
Le Devoir, September 13, 2019.
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