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{{Infobox musical artist
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| name             = Anodajay
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| birth_name       = Stephen Jolin
| alias            =
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1977|7|7}}
| birth_place      = [[Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec|Rouyn-Noranda]], [[Quebec]], Canada
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| instrument       =
| genre            = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| occupation       = Rapper, singer
| years_active     = 2001{{dash}}present
| label            = 7ième Ciel
| associated_acts  = [[Les Ambassadeurs (band)|Les Ambassadeurs]], [[Samian (rapper)|Samian]]
| website          = [http://www.anodajay.com www.anodajay.com]
| current_members  =
| past_members     =
}}
'''Stephen Jolin''', better known as '''Anodajay''', is a [[rapper]] from [[Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec|Rouyn-Noranda]], [[Quebec]] in [[Canada]].<ref name="mr1">"[http://www.musiqueradio.com/article_news10579_anodajay-jamais-su-retour-dans-les-80-s-avec-diane-tell.php Anodajay: "Jamais Su" retour dans les 80's avec Diane Tell]", musiqueradio.com, 19 April 2011, retrieved 2011-06-04</ref><ref name="Matte">Matte, Christian (2010) "{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130115073120/http://fr.canoe.ca/divertissement/musique/nouvelles/2010/09/04/15247566-qmi.html Anodajay s'offre la 7e rue pour son 3e album]}}", Canoe.ca, 04-09-2010, retrieved 2011-06-04</ref> He is best known for his cover of the Quebec classic renamed ''Le beat à Ti-bi'' , in duet with [[Raôul Duguay]].<ref name=":0" />
== Biography ==
Anodajay first encountered [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] at the age of twelve, and from the age of sixteen became more involved in it, along with his other main interest [[basketball]].<ref name="Boud">Boudreault, Pierre-Wilfrid et al (2004) ''L'imaginaire Urbain et les Jeunes : La ville comme espace d'expériences identitaires et créatrices'', Presses de l'Université du Québec, {{ISBN|978-2-7605-1293-1}}, p. 329 et seq</ref> He worked as a [[physical education]] teacher at D'Iberville school for several years before pursuing music as a full-time career.<ref name="Rodrigue">Rodrigue, Patrick (2011) "[https://web.archive.org/web/20110607023004/http://www.abitibiouestrouynnoranda.ca/Societe/Sante/2011-02-04/article-2198872/Anodajay-allume-les-jeunes-pour-les-convaincre-d%26rsquo%3Beteindre/1 Anodajay allume les jeunes pour les convaincre d’éteindre]", ''[[Abitibi Express]]'', February 4, 2011, retrieved 2011-06-04</ref> He released his first album Premier VII in 2003, but success came in 2006 with his second album ''Septentrion, which contained a'' cover of the Quebec classic renamed ''Le beat à Ti-bi,'' in duet with [[Raôul Duguay|Raôul Dugua''y'']]''.<ref name=":0" />'' His third album ''ET7ERA'', was released in 2010.<ref name="mr1" /><ref name="Matte" />
== Personal life ==
He resides in [[Abitibi-Témiscamingue|Abitibi]], [[Quebec]]. <ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2013-01-20 |title=Anodajay: le rappeur des bois |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/201301/19/01-4612998-anodajay-le-rappeur-des-bois.php |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=La Presse |language=fr |last1=Côté |first1=Émilie }}</ref>
== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
*2003: ''Premier VII''
*2006: ''[[Septentrion (album)|Septentrion]]''
*2010: ''ET7ERA''
=== EPs ===
*2005: ''Le 7 secondes...''
=== Singles ===
*2011: "Jamais su"
*2011: "Mon neighborwood"
=== As Executive Producer ===
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" width="80" |Year
! scope="col" width="150" |Album
! scope="col" width="120" |Artist
! scope="col" width="150" |Music Label
|-
| align="center" |2007
| align="center" |''Face à soi-même''
| align="center" |[[Samian (rapper)|Samian]]
| align="center" |Disques 7ième Ciel
|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9"
| align="center" |2008
| align="center" |''Racines dans le béton''
| align="center" |[[Koriass]]
| align="center" |Disques 7ième Ciel
|-
| align="center" |2009
| align="center" |''Boîte noire''
| align="center" |[[:fr:Dramatik|Dramatik]]
| align="center" |Disques 7ième Ciel
|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9"
| align="center" |2010
| align="center" |''Face à la musique''
| align="center" |[[Samian (rapper)|Samian]]
| align="center" |Disques 7ième Ciel
|-
| align="center" |2011
| align="center" |''Petites victoires''
| align="center" |[[:fr:Koriass|Koriass]]
| align="center" |Disques 7ième Ciel
|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9"
| align="center" |2012
| align="center" |''Marée humaine''
| align="center" |[[Manu Militari]]
| align="center" |Disques 7ième Ciel
|-
| align="center" |2013
| align="center" |''Rue des Saules''
| align="center" |[[:fr:Koriass|Koriass]]
| align="center" |Disques 7ième Ciel
|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9"
| align="center" |2014
| align="center" |''Radiothérapie''
| align="center" |[[:fr:Dramatik|Dramatik]]
| align="center" |Disques 7ième Ciel
|-
| align="center" |2014
| align="center" |''Enfants de la terre''
| align="center" |[[Samian (rapper)|Samian]]
| align="center" |Disques 7ième Ciel
|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9"
| align="center" |2014
| align="center" |''XXL''
| align="center" |[[:fr:Alaclair_Ensemble|Eman X Vlooper]]
| align="center" |Disques 7ième Ciel
|-
| align="center" |2015
| align="center" |''Océan''
| align="center" |[[:fr:Manu_Militari_(rappeur)|Manu Militari]]
| align="center" |Disques 7ième Ciel
|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9"
| align="center" |2015
| align="center" |''Petit Love''
| align="center" |[[:fr:Koriass|Koriass]]
| align="center" |Disques 7ième Ciel
|-
| align="center" |2016
| align="center" |''Brown''
| align="center" |[[:fr:Brown|Brown]]
| align="center" |Disques 7ième Ciel
|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9"
| align="center" |2016
| align="center" |''Love Suprême''
| align="center" |[[:fr:Koriass|Koriass]]
| align="center" |Disques 7ième Ciel
|-
| align="center" |2016
| align="center" |''Les Frères Cueilleurs''
| align="center" |[[Alaclair Ensemble]]
| align="center" |Disques 7ième Ciel
|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9"
| align="center" |2016
| align="center" |''Long Jeu''
| align="center" |[[:fr:Alaclair_Ensemble|KNLO]]
| align="center" |Disques 7ième Ciel
|-
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.anodajay.com/ Official website]
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[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Rouyn-Noranda]]
[[Category:Canadian male rappers]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian rappers]]
[[Category:Musicians from Quebec]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian male musicians]]
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