Beatrice Deer (born 1985) is a Canadian Inuk-Mohawk singer and actress from Quaqtaq, Nunavik, Quebec.[1] She released her debut album, Just Bea, in 2005, and won a Canadian Aboriginal Music Award for Best Inuit/Cultural Album.[2] In 2010, she released her self-titled album, Beatrice Deer, and later that same year, she released a Christmas album, An Arctic Christmas.
Beatrice Deer | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Style | Folk, Pop music, rock |
| Website | www |
Biography
editDeer was born in Quaqtaq, to an Inuk mother and a Mohawk father from Kahnawake.[1][3] She is the cousin of Jaaji of the band Twin Flames.[4]
Beatrice Deer performs throughout the north with her band.
Awards
edit- Best Inuit/Cultural Album at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Award[2]
- 2021: laureate at the Canadian Indigenous Music Awards.[5]
She was a Felix Award nominee for Indigenous Artist of the Year at the 44th Félix Awards in 2022.[6]
Discography
edit- Just Bea (2005)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "True Angel" | 3:22 |
| 2. | "My Friends" | 2:35 |
| 3. | "Live With It" | 2:59 |
| 4. | "Ilangani" | 2:31 |
| 5. | "Do I" | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Life in the North" | 3:50 |
| 7. | "Sad Song" | 5:12 |
| 8. | "Nalligivagit" | 5:35 |
| 9. | "Nalligivagit (Remix)" | 5:21 |
- Beatrice Deer (2010)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Come With Me" | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Missed You" | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Ilaapik" | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Langasivunga" | 6:00 |
| 5. | "Another Chance Of Hope" | 2:55 |
| 6. | "Nunaga" | 4:18 |
| 7. | "Take Me As I Am" | 4:17 |
| 8. | "Pride" | 4:48 |
- Fox (2015)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Competition (feat. Akinisie Sivuarapik)" | 1:17 |
| 2. | "Painng" | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Uvikkaulaukagit" | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Relocation" | 5:19 |
| 5. | "Katatjaniq (feat. Akinisie Sivuarapik)" | 0:29 |
| 6. | "Fox (feat. Johnny Griffin)" | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Pisiq (feat. Louisa Kulula)" | 0:39 |
- My All To You (2018)[7]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "1997" | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Takugiursugit" | 3:24 |
| 3. | "My All To You" | 5:22 |
| 4. | "Atungak" | 3:13 |
| 5. | "Sapannga Sujunukua" | 1:32 |
| 6. | "Isumavunga" | 4:43 |
| 7. | "Immutaa" | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Mali" | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Qaujimagit" | 4:37 |
| 10. | "You're With Me" | 3:52 |
| Total length: | 37:44 | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Deer, Beatrice | Inuit Literatures ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᒍᓯᖏᑦ Littératures inuites". inuit.uqam.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ a b "Beatrice Deer". Northern Lights Trade Show 2008. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ "Kahnawake singer wins Indigenous Music Award". The Eastern Door. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Nunavik's Jaaji Uppik finds his voice". Nunatsiaq News. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Écoute sélective | La paix intérieure de Beatrice Deer". La Presse (in French). 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ Myriam Bercier, "Les résultats du gala de l’ADISQ 2022". Le Canal Auditif, November 6, 2022.
- ^ "My All To You by Beatrice Deer on Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
External links
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Media related to Beatrice Deer at Wikimedia Commons