Joey Nowyuk
Joey Nowyuk is a chart-topping, award-winning singer and songwriter from Pangnirtung, Nunavut. Raised by a community that instilled in him the value of culture and language, the roots and indie-rock musician started writing songs as a child. He first picked up the guitar as a teenager when a travelling music workshop came to his hometown and he’s been playing ever since. Today, Nowyuk’s beat-heavy, guitar-driven songs – some in Inuktitut, some in English – tell stories of life, love, and growing up in the North, always shining a ray of optimism and hope throughout.
With the release of his debut album, Tumitit, and his upcoming covers album, Inuugama, Nowyuk continues to rise in the music scene. His songs “Nalligigakku (Because I Love Her)” and “Pray (Tussiaq)” have both reached #1 on the Indigenous Music Countdown. Nowyuk is also an Indigenous Music Award winner and a three-time winner of the Qilaut songwriting contest. His ongoing successes put him in the ranks of celebrated Inuit artists, strengthening their language and culture through music.
With Tumitit behind him and Inuugama on the horizon, Nowyuk continues to make music, now experimenting with new styles, techniques, and genres.
“Even today, I’m still getting a lot more comfortable with writing music,” says Nowyuk. “I’m using different ways to write music, rather than what I used to do before.”
Joey has been nominated for two Native American Music Awards. He also had his music video featured in imagineNATIVE film festival and showcased as part of an exhibit at the ROM’s TUSARNITUT! Music Born of the Cold. In March 2024, Joey was a headlining artist performing at NUPOP Pang. Joey plans on releasing new music in 2024.
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Releases
Awards & Accolades
2024 Performer at NUPOP Pang concert event in Pangnirtung, NU
2023 Music video featured at the ROM in TUSARNITUT! Music Born of the Cold
2022 Top 10 on the Indigenous Music Countdown with “Inuuqatigigakkit”
2022 Nominee: Native American Music Awards: Best Folk/Americana Video
2022 Nominee: Native American Music Awards: Best Traditional Vocal Album
2021 Music video featured in imagineNATIVE film festival
2021 #1 on the Indigenous Music Countdown with “Pray (Tussiaq) feat. Shauna Seeteenak”
2021 Won: Qilaut Songwriting Contest
2020 #1 on the Indigenous Music Countdown with “Nalligigakku (Because I Love Her)”
2020 Won: Indigenous Music Award (Best Music Video for Novice Artists)
2018 Won: Qilaut Songwriting Contest
2015 Won: Qilaut Songwriting Contest
Videos
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