Bet.e & Stef

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Bet.e & Stef
OriginMontreal, Quebec
GenresBossa Nova, Jazz
LabelsBet.e and Stef Records

Universal Music Group (Canada)

Compost (Germany, EU)
MembersElizabeth "Bet.e" Provencher
Stéphane "Stef" Carreau
Websitehttp://www.beteandstef.com

Bet.e & Stef is a Canadian bossa nova and jazz group from Montreal, Quebec, consisting of vocalist and percussionist Elizabeth "Bet.e" Provencher and vocalist and guitarist Stéphane "Stef" Carreau.[1] They are best known for their 2002 album Day by Day, which sold 200,000 copies,[2] and were shortlisted for the Juno Award for New Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2003.[3]

Formed in the mid-1990s, the duo released two independent demo cassettes before releasing their debut album, Jazz/Bossa Nova, in 1997.[4] They toured to support the album as an opening act for Holly Cole,[5] and the album was eventually certified gold for sales of 50,000 copies. They then signed to Verve Records[4] and followed up with Day by Day in 2002,[4] which also attained gold certification in Canada.[6]

Following Day by Day, the band members worked on separate projects for several years before releasing their third album, Seeds, in 2015.[7]

Discography

  • Jazz/Bossa Nova (1997)
  • Day by Day (2002)
  • Seeds (2015)

References

  1. ^ "Canada's Bet.e & Stef Serve Up Their Own Brand of Bossa Nova". Billboard, April 14, 2001. p. 52.
  2. ^ "Bet.e & Stef renaît". La Presse, August 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "Leaders of the pack". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, April 4, 2003.
  4. ^ a b c "Bosses of the bossa nova: New CD from locals. Word of mouth leads to Bet.e, Stef's Day by Day". Montreal Gazette, September 28, 2002.
  5. ^ "Heart and soul of Holly Cole: Innovative singer pours everything into new disc". Ottawa Citizen, October 16, 2000.
  6. ^ "Canada's turbo-powered bossa duo". The Globe and Mail, February 24, 2003.
  7. ^ "The duo of Bet.e and Stef returns after long hiatus". The Guardian, May 2, 2015.


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