Zagata

Jesse Proteau is a multidisciplinary singer-songwriter who was first discovered as a finalist in the 6th edition of the popular show « La Voix », Quebec's adaptation of « The Voice ». He then marked the Quebec musical landscape under the pseudonym ZAGATA, and accumulated multiple radio successes. He will then obtain millions of listens on digital platforms with well known songs such as Lies in 2018 with DJ Domeno (song of the year 2018 SOCAN) followed by FAIRPLAY (#1 ADISQ correspondent) and ALLEYS (#1 BDS ADISQ) in collaboration with Kain in 2019. He came back full speed in June of 2020 with MINUIT TROP TARD (with SOULDIA) cumulating more than 4 million streams, not to mention the top 10 radio BDS.  

He will then have the chance to participate as the lead singer of the show REBEL with the CIRQUE DU SOLEIL in Spain, directed by Lydia Bouchard (Revolution) in the summer of 2019. It is at this time that he will meet Alexandre Désilets, with whom he will collaborate as a duet on the piece TOXICO, released in October 2020. Afterwards, Jesse started producing, directing and mixing the promising duo MONASTERE for their very first mini album 'FRAGMENT'. The EP was immediately well received, making it onto various playlists (Montreal Chill, Top chanson 2020), not to mention commercial and satellite radio.   

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