Fayo (transl. bean) was Acadian musician Mario LeBlanc (born in Dieppe, New Brunswick, on 18 October 1977; died 30 September 2024) remembered for singing in chiac, the southeastern New Brunswick French dialect that mixes French words with English grammar, and vice versa. His music blended folk, rock and urban poetry. Fayo started writing songs at the age of thirteen. He then sang for the Acadian band Réveil until 1996. Soon after, he started 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) 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 recorded 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. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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