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^[1], but was raised primarily in Edmonton, Alberta.^[2] 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".^[1] He revealed to Schön! that he first got into music through his piano, where his "emotions would speak through the melody".^[3]For him, his piano is essential to making music. He would later say that he is "a pianist first", and that a majority of his ideas come from his piano.^[2] His music is widely inspired by artists like Static Major and Swing Mob.^[4] 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.^[1]

His music has classic R&B roots in it, but also combines modern sounds to make his own.^[4][5] In February 14, 2022, he released "TMW" — his first ever written and published song — which is said to have a "dreamy and cloudy sound" which is made through his "melodic vocals" and "classic jazzy instrumentals". He follows "TMW" with "Eve" which has a slower pace and more melodic than his previous track. His last release in 2022 was "Shameless", which was produced by YMX. This track had more of a focus on the lyrical side.^[5]

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.^[6] His debut album, Mirage, was released in September 2025.^[7]