Fayo

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Fayo
Fayo in concert at the Interceltic Festival of Lorient in 2010
Background information
Birth name	Mario LeBlanc
Also known as	Fayo
Born	(1977-10-18)October 18, 1977 Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada
Origin	Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada
Died	September 30, 2024(2024-09-30) (aged 46) Mont-Carmel, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Genres	Folk rock
Instrument	Guitar
Website	Fayo.ca

Mario LeBlanc (October 18, 1977 – September 30, 2024), better known under stage name Fayo (transl. bean), was an Acadian musician born in Dieppe, New Brunswick.^[1] As many artists from southeastern New Brunswick, Fayo sang in chiac, the local French dialect mixing French words with English grammar, and vice versa. His music is a blend of folk, rock and urban poetry.

Life and career

Fayo started writing songs at the age of thirteen. He then sang for the Acadian band Réveil 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).^[2] He then went on tour with two of his friends, Rémi Arsenault (contrabass) 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 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 in Mont-Carmel, Prince Edward Island on September 30, 2024, at the age of 46.^[3][4][5]

Discography

La fiève des fèves (2001)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Chico Harico"	3:52
2.	"Le chat mangera pas ma langue"	4:31
3.	"Attendre en vain"	5:29
4.	"Le mythe du masque à Ray"	5:48
5.	"Identité"	5:36
6.	"Le téléphone sonne"	4:06
7.	"Stove pipe city"	2:47
8.	"Sa mess"	5:26
9.	"La toune de blues"	3:28
10.	"Tramble bam"	4:46
11.	"La ballade d'une firefighter"	5:03
12.	"Le culte des cosses"	3:27
13.	"Matou"	2:51
14.	"Saoul pi stoned"	3:28

Accent aigu (2006)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"J'ai back mové"	3:16
2.	"J'ai oublié ton nom"	3:53
3.	"Dans la ville"	3:56
4.	"Le lac a débordé"	4:02
5.	"Une bombe qui tombe"	3:03
6.	"Marie-Mai"	3:57
7.	"Jean sans abri"	4:03
8.	"J'aime ça quand tu me love"	4:13
9.	"Les gambling blues"	3:09
10.	"La Mariecomo"	4:12
11.	"Mon été"	3:07
12.	"La toune à Guy"	5:20

Fayo (2012)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bonne journée"	3:03
2.	"Ej crache croche"	2:44
3.	"Alonzy-alonzo"	3:51
4.	"Moonshine"	2:44
5.	"Dans mon jardin"	2:44
6.	"Gueule de bois"	3:58
7.	"Galerie"	3:09
8.	"Soleil"	3:03
9.	"Champs de blé d'inde"	3:40
10.	"Les souris"	3:11
11.	"Lilas"	2:43
12.	"Le destin du dessin"	3:04

Poetry

• Mario LeBlanc (1999). Taches de naissance. Éditions Perce-Neige. ISBN 2-920221-75-2.

References

1. "Fayo sera en spectacle à Abram-Village le 14 mars" (PDF). La voix acadienne (in French). 12 March 2008. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
2. "Gala de la chanson de Caraquet: Historique 2000–2009" (in French). Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
3. "Obituary for Mario LeBlanc". Evangeline Funeral Home. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
4. "Le chanteur acadien Fayo est décédé". Radio-Canada. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
5. "La chanteur Fayo s'est éteint à l'âge de 46 ans".

External links

• Fayo official website (in French)
• Fayo discography at Discogs
• Fayo at IMDb