Billy Raffoul

Canadian singer-songwriter Billy Raffoul was born on June 7, 1994, in Leamington, Ontario. He first entered the music business through his father, musician Jody Raffoul, who invited him to a session while recording a demo for Kid Rock in 2013. After hearing his voice, the producers invited him to add vocals to the track, igniting a spark that would finally materialize a few years later through a feature on Avicii's 2017 single "You Be Love." The collaboration with the Swedish producer helped him land a deal with Interscope Records, which released his debut EP 1975 in 2018. Billy Raffoul issued two more extended plays—Running Wild (2019) and the acoustic A Few More Hours at YYZ (2020)—before releasing his studio debut International Hotel in 2020. In 2021, he teamed up with fellow songster JJ Wilde on the arena rock-tinged EP Born to Die and won the SOCAN Songwriting Prize for his single "Western Skies." The following year, he continued to showcase his versatility as a songwriter on singles such as "Better," "Jim Carrey," and the rambunctious "We Could Get High," which reached Number 49 on the Canadian Rock Top 50. The latter was included in the third full length For All These Years, issued in 2023. After a participation on Serena Ryder's single "What I Wouldn't Do", Raffoul followed with the eponymous fourth album, released in 2025 with lead single "Homebody".