Bahamas

Bahamas worked across guitarist, musician, songwriter, singer and composer. The registers place that work in pop rock and folk music. This article rests on 2 catalogued compositions, 23 published texts, 20 issued recordings and 49 scholarly references drawn from named institutional registers. Every statement below returns to a source shown in the evidence panel; where the record is silent or divided, the article says so instead of resolving it.

• Name — Bahamas • Birth Name — Afie Jurvanen • Born — 28 April 1981 • Birthplace — Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Instrument — Vocals, guitar • Genre — Folk, indie folk • Occupation — Musician • Years Active — 2000s–present • Label — Brushfire Records\ • Website — bahamasmusic.net/

Jurvanen was born in Toronto and raised in Barrie, Ontario. He speaks Finnish fluently, and he also has a Finnish passport.

Jurvanen taught himself guitar. He worked with a variety of musicians including The Lumineers, City and Colour, Feist, Howie Beck, Jason Collett, Jack Johnson, The Weather Station, and Zeus. Downtown Music Publishing represents Bahamas' songs. Jurvanen recorded his debut album — Pink Strat, in a cabin in rural Ontario in 2008. He released the album under the name Bahamas in 2009 and was subsequently nominated for a 2010 Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Solo. Bahamas' second album – Barchords, was released on February 7, 2012. The album received nomination at the 2013 Juno Awards for the Adult Alternative Album of the Year. Jurvanen received a nomination for Songwriter of the Year for the tracks "Be My Witness", "Caught Me Thinking", and "Lost in the Light". Jurvanen released his third album, Bahamas Is Afie on August 19, 2014. The album received first place on Qs Top 20 Albums of 2014. Bahamas Is Afie received a nomination for Adult Alternative Album of the Year At the Juno Awards of 2015, and Jurvanen received nomination for Songwriter of the Year for "All the Time", "Bitter Memories" and "Stronger Than That". He won the awards in both categories. Jurvanen tours with drummer Jason Tait and backing vocalist Felicity Williams. Bahamas opened for Jack Johnson, Robert Plant, Wilco, The Lumineers and City and Colour. Jurvanen released his fourth album, Earthtones on January 19, 2018. Bahamas began their Canadian tour for Earthtones on January 18, 2018, the Earthtones World Tour and recruited Zach Gill to open the shows. Jurvanen released his fifth studio album, Sad Hunk, on October 9, 2020. The album won the Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021. Jurvanen released his sixth studio album, Bootcut, on September 15, 2023. Bahamas performed on the second episode of the 28th season of The Bachelor. In 2024 he appeared as a guest musician on New Kind of Familiar, the second album by Clever Hopes. Jurvanen released his seventh studio album, My Second Last Album, on October 24, 2025. The album was cowinner, with Begonia's Fantasy Life, of the Juno award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2026.

• Year — Details — Peak chart positions — Certifications (sales threshold) • CAN — US — US sales — US Heat — US Folk • 2009 — Pink Strat * Released: July 21, 2009 * Label: Brushfire Records * Format: CD, LP, digital download — — — — — — — — — — • 2012 — Barchords * Released: February 7, 2012 * Label: Brushfire * Format: CD, LP, digital download — — — — — — — 14 — 14 — * MC: Gold • 2014 — Bahamas Is Afie * Released: August 19, 2014 * Label: Brushfire * Format: CD, LP, digital download — 4 — — — — — 15 — 6 • 2018 — Earthtones * Released: January 19, 2018 * Label: Brushfire * Format: CD, LP, digital download — 5 — — — 76 — 3 — 13 • 2020 — Sad Hunk * Released: October 9, 2020 * Label: Brushfire * Format: CD, LP, digital download — 67 — — — — — — — — • 2023 — Bootcut * Released: September 15, 2023 * Label: Brushfire * Format: CD, LP, digital download — — — — — — — — — — • 2025 — My Second Last Album * Released: October 24, 2025 * Label: Brushfire * Format: CD, LP, digital download — — — — — — — — — — • "—" denotes releases that did not chart

• Year — Song — Chart peak — Certifications (sales threshold) — Album • CAN Rock — US AAA — US Rock • 2012 — "Caught Me Thinking" — 48 — — — — — Barchords • "Lost in the Light" — — — — — — — * MC: 2× Platinum * RIAA: Gold • 2014 — "All the Time" — — — 10 — 19 — * RIAA: Platinum — Bahamas Is Afie • "Stronger Than That" — 42 — — — — • 2017 — "No Wrong" — — — — — — — Earthtones • "Way with Words" — — — 27 — — • "My Love" — — — — — — — The Tribes of Palos Verdes • 2018 — "Bad Boys Need Love Too" — — — — — — — Earthtones • "No Expectations" — — — — — — • 2020 — "Own Alone" — — — 26 — — — Sad Hunk • "Trick to Happy" — — — 39 — — • 2023 — "I'm Still" — — — 35 — — — Bootcut • 2025 — "Please Don't Return" — — — — — — — Songs from the Gang • "—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Jurvanen lived in The Junction neighborhood of Toronto with his wife and two children until December 2018, when they relocated to Nova Scotia.

Bahamas is recorded with the occupation songwriter. Recorded with the occupation guitarist. Recorded with the occupation musician. Recorded with the occupation composer. Recorded with the occupation singer. Classed in the genre folk music. Classed in the genre pop rock. Recorded as guitarist, musician, songwriter, singer and composer. Established in Library of Congress under no2011182732. Established in Discogs under 1854759. Established in Discogs under 451716. Recorded at birth as Afie Jurvanen. Identity and origins. He also worked under the name Bahamas. The authorities additionally record the heading Afie Jurvanen. His recorded language was English.