3/24/2023 0 Comments Fidelia music player![]() ![]() I spoke to the up-and-coming artist about giving back, finding his purpose, and chasing his dreams. “I want to use this opportunity to provide more jobs to people of colour in the entertainment industry,” Fidelia says. His recent (January 2021) hire as CHUO 89.1 FM's program director advances his goal of giving back. This special relationship motivates him to give back to his community, by providing employment in his studio for other Black artists in the city, as well as studio time at lower rates than most other professional studios in Ottawa. “It can be translated to being loyal to my city, Ottawa, which I have a special connection to,” Fidelia says of his moniker. Another friend told him his last name sounded like an artist’s name, and so he put the two words together. ![]() ![]() He got his name, "City", from his neighbour, who used to call him "City Boy" because he always wanted to stay in the neighbourhood. Born in Montreal and raised in Ottawa, City Fidelia is one of five children raised by Haitian parents. ![]()
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