[1] A native of Bouctouche, New Brunswick,[2] he began performing locally as a teenager,[1] initially singing in English before switching to French.
[3] He competed in the 1992 Bud Country Talent Search, finishing in second place behind Sheila Deck.
[5] He received an East Coast Music Award nomination for Francophone Artist of the Year in 2001.
[6] He performed primarily original material in French, although he also recorded one album of covers of classic English country songs.
[7] He released seven albums between 1998 and 2011;[1] and continued to perform occasional shows at music festivals in the Atlantic Canada region in the 2010s.