Peter Roy (born ), known as Peter Peter and Peter Jones, is a Canadian singer-songwriterenmusique: Nouvelles – Peter Peter S/T (in French) known for his French pop/rock compositions.
Career He started as a member of metal/alternative rock band Post-Scriptum where he played guitar and English vocals at times.FrancoFolies: Biography of Peter Peter (in French) After leaving the band, he moved to Montreal and resided in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighborhood, concentrating on his solo career writing and performing in French. He took part as a singer-songwriter in the annual Montreal feature Ma Première Place des ArtsMa Première Place des Arts official website (in French)MusiquePlus: Peter Peter biography page (in French) for new artists in 2008 and won the competition.
In 2009 he signed with Audiogram record label, releasing his eponymous debut album Peter Peter on 8 March 2011RueFrontenac: Peter Peter – entre joie et tristesse naïve (in French) produced by Howard Bilerman. In 2011, he also took part in Les FrancoFolies de Montréal.
In June 2013, his studio album Une version améliorée de la tristesse ("An Improved Version of Sadness") was longlisted for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize.
His album Éther was a longlisted nominee for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize."2024 Polaris Music Prize long list: the Beaches, Tobi, Elisapie, Beverly Glenn-Copeland and more" . CBC Music, 11 June 2024.
In November 2025, he composed the original music for the television series Heated Rivalry, broadcast on Crave and developed by Jacob Tierney based on the novel by Rachel Reid. This was his first original score composition for a television series. He released the tracks "Rivalry" and "It's You" as a double single on 9 January 2026. The former, which serves as the series' theme song, is an instrumental techno track that Rebecca Alter of Vulture described as "Challengers-esque". The latter accompanies the scene in the episode "Olympians" depicting Shane and Ilya's first instance of anal intercourse and was described as "slow and dreamy", with lyrics that evoke the pair's "distinctively monosyllabic texting style".
For his work on Heated Rivalry, he has been nominated for two 2026 Canadian Screen Awards: for Best Original Music (Drama); and for Best Original Music (Original Song) for "It's You"; winning in both categories.
In May 2026, he won SOCAN's Breakthrough Screen Composer Award at a gala in Montreal.
The full soundtrack album, titled Heated Rivalry (Original Series Soundtrack), was released digitally on 16 January 2026, via Milan Records; an LP release is also in the works.
Discography Albums Title Details Peak chart positions CAN AUS AUT BEL(WA) FRA GER NLD SWI UKSound. USPeter PeterReleased: 2011 — — — — — — — — — —Une version améliorée de la tristesseReleased: 2013 — — — — 177 — — — — —Noir ÉdenReleased: 2017 — — — — 111 — — — — —Super ComédieReleased: 2020 — — — — — — — — — —ÉtherReleased: 2024 — — — — — — — — — — Heated Rivalry (Original Series Soundtrack)Released: 16 January 2026 Label: Milan Records Formats: Digital download, CD, LP 8 3 7 6 — 5 17 31 1 8 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
Singles TitleYearPeak positionsAlbum FRA NZ Hot"Tergiverse"2011 — — Peter Peter"Homa" — —"Une version améliorée de la tristesse" 2012 — — Une version améliorée de la tristesse"Carrousel" 2013 167 —"Noir Eden" 2016 — — Noir Eden"Conversation" 2020 — — Super Comédie "Rome" 2022 — — "20k heures de solitude" 2024 — —Éther"Soleil" — —"Rivalry"2026 — 33Heated Rivalry (Original Series Soundtrack)"It's You" — 27 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.
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