Justin Trudeau's son Xavier, 17, set to release music

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s oldest son is ready to enter the spotlight.

But he’s not following in his father’s footsteps toward a career in politics.

Xavier Trudeau, 17, is set to release his first song, titled “Til The Nights Done,” on Feb. 21, a pop-friendly R&B number that is in the same vein as Justin Bieber’s more contemporary output.

He shared a snippet of the song to his nearly 22,000 Instagram followers last week alongside hashtags for R&B, pop, rapper, singer and artist.

“We could roll sum, we could light one,” reads part of the lyrics in the video from the aspiring singer, who also goes by Xav.

In the 16-second clip, Xavier Trudeau wears a hooded sweater with 1977 printed on the back. He is filmed on the streets of Ottawa and at a recording studio before he is seen jumping into an SUV.

On his Instagram bio, fans are directed to contact management company Pathway Music Group via email.

“Good work guys,” his mother, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, commented on the post.

Younger sister Ella Trudeau replied “this is fire” with two fire emojis.

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Duava, a Sri Lankan-Canadian singer-songwriter who helped produce the single, also shared some words of encouragement.

“We doing it Xav,” he wrote. “Bounce coming up,” he added in a second comment.

The update from the teen is currently the only post on his account, besides archived Instagram Stories which highlight his time playing high school basketball, family trips, concerts, sporting events and other life experiences from the past two years.

The reveal by Trudeau’s son comes at a time when the prime minister is set to step down as Canada’s leader following a leadership race that is underway. The Liberal Party will determine their new leader and the country’s next prime minister at a party convention on March 9.