Tire le coyote is the stage name of Benoît Pinette (born 1981 in Sherbrooke, Quebec), a Canadian folk-rock singer-songwriter from Quebec.

[2] Pinette began his career in music with the band Fono Jône, which performed at the Francouvertes and Francofolies de Montréal festivals but broke up before releasing any recordings.

[3] He released his solo debut EP in 2009, before following up with the full-length album Le Fleuve en huile in 2011.

[4] He received a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for French Songwriter of the Year at the 11th Canadian Folk Music Awards,[5] a Prix Félix nomination for Folk Album of the Year,[6] and a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination for the song "Jolie Anne".

[8] In addition to the album's Juno Award nomination, he received two Prix Félix nominations for Songwriter of the Year and Singer-Songwriter Concert Tour of the Year,[9] and a second Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for French Songwriter of the Year at the 14th Canadian Folk Music Awards.