Billy Raffoul

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Billy Raffoul is a pop/rock singer-songwriter, originally from Leamington, Ontario, Canada but based in Nashville. He is characterized by his raspy voice and has been compared to Jeff Buckley, Neil Young and Joe Cocker. His father Jody Raffoul is a solo artist himself.

Raffoul wanted to pursue music from a young age. Jody gifted Billy a ‘British Invasion’-inspired guitar on his tenth birthday and Billy started learning the guitar by himself. Raffoul’s first paying gig was playing to long-haul drivers at a local truck stop.

Raffoul would often lend vocals for demos.

Just getting paid hourly to be the vocalist. One day I went into the studio to sing on some Kid Rock demos. The guys heard my voice in the booth and asked if I had any original stuff. I played them two acoustic songs. They shot an iPhone video and sent it to my now-manager, who used to work with Kid Rock. The next day we drove down to Nashville.

From his website:
He is best known for his collaborations with high-profile EDM producers Avicii and Kygo. His debut single, “Driver,” was released in May 2017 and was successful.
He released his first EP 1975 in June 2018, spawning singles “I’m Not a Saint,” “Could You Be Mine?,” and “Forever.”
His second EP The Running Wild was released in April 2019 following the release of singles “Lovely” and “Hell or High Water,” the latter of which was not part of the EP
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