Avenoir
Caleb Odidi, (born 2002 or 2003), known professionally as Avenoir, is a Canadian R&B singer and songwriter born in Cape Town, South Africa, but was raised primarily in Edmonton, Alberta. He first embarked on his musical career in 2022 with the release of his debut single "TMW".
Before his music career, Avenoir was in the tech field. In a Q&A with Ones To Watch, he talked about he used to be "just a back end guy", and how he doesn't "have passion for that though like I do for music". He revealed to Schön! that he first got into music through his piano, where his "emotions would speak through the melody".For him, his piano is essential to making music. He goes on to say that he is "a pianist first", and that a majority of his ideas come from his piano. His music is widely inspired by artists like Static Major and Swing Mob. He first started writing music in 2022, right after a breakup, where his hopes were that if he wrote the song "she’ll hear it and catch some feelings again", but instead the song titled "TMW" gained popularity and he became successful.
His music has classic R&B roots in it, but also combines modern sounds to make his own.
His debut extended play (EP) Noire was released in December 2023, and received a Juno Award nomination for Contemporary R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2025. His debut album, Mirage, was released in September 2025.
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