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42nd Félix Awards
The 42nd Félix Awards were held on November 1, 2020 to honour achievements in Quebec music.Cédric Bélanger"Gala de l'ADISQ: l’année des Cowboys Fringants" ''Le Journal de Québec'', November 1, 2020. The gala ceremony was hosted by Louis-José Houde, and televised by Ici Radio-Canada Télé. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the ceremony was conducted under social distancing protocols; in his opening monologue, Houde joked that when he agreed to host the ceremony for the fifteenth time, he did not know that it would be "a PowerPoint Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation program, created by Robert Gaskins and Dennis Austin at a software company named Forethought, Inc. It was released on April 20, 1987, initially for Macintosh computers only. Microsoft acquired PowerPo ... at the Sheraton".Matt Zimbel"Live From the Lockdown At the 42nd Adisq Awards" ''FYI Music News'', November 2, 2020. Only nominees themselves were permitted in the theatre with no unnomin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis-José Houde
Louis-José Houde (born October 19, 1977 in Saint-Apollinaire, Quebec) is a French-Canadian actor and comedian. He is best known for his performances in films such as ''Bon Cop, Bad Cop'' in 2006, '' Father and Guns (De père en flic)'' in 2009, '' A Sense of Humour (Le Sens de l'humour)'' in 2011 and '' Compulsive Liar (Menteur)'' in 2019. Houde has hosted two TV shows on Radio-Canada: ''Louis-José Houde, à suivre...'' (2005) and ''Ici Louis-José Houde'' (2006). In 2003, he won a Félix Award The Félix Award (french: Trophée Félix or Prix Félix) is an award, given by the ''Association du disque, de l'industrie du spectacle québécois'' ( ADISQ) on an annual basis to artists working in the music and humor industry in the Canadian ... for comic show of the year. He championed '' Un petit pas pour l'homme'' by Stéphane Dompierre in '' Le combat des livres 2006''. He is a graduate of Quebec's École nationale de l'humour. Personal life He was in a relationship wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Pierre Arthur
Marie-Pierre Arthur is the stage name of Marie-Pierre Fournier, a Canadian pop singer-songwriter from Quebec."FrancoFolies 2012: Parenthood redefines success for Marie-Pierre Arthur" '' The Gazette'', June 13, 2012. Originally from Grande-Vallée, she is currently based in . Formerly a backing musician and vocalist for artists such as [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxane Bruneau
Roxane Bruneau (born January 14, 1991) is a Canadian pop singer and songwriter from Delson, Quebec. She is most noted as the winner of the Felix Award for Female Artist of the Year at the 43rd Félix Awards in 2021. She released her debut album ''Dysphorie'' in 2017. At the 40th Félix Awards in 2018, she was nominated for Pop Album of the Year and Revelation of the Year. At the 41st Félix Awards in 2019, she won Song of the Year for her single "Des p'tits bouts de toi", and at the 42nd Félix Awards in 2020, she was a Song of the Year nominee for "Aime-moi encore". ''Dysphorie'' was certified gold in November 2019. Her second album, ''Acrophobie'', was released in 2020. The album debuted at No. 6 on the Canadian Albums Chart. By March 2021, Bruneau had sold 100,000 records, and ''Acrophobie'' was certified gold in November 2021. In addition to Female Artist of the Year, Bruneau also won the Félix Awards for Song of the Year for "À ma manière", Pop Album of the Year and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
P'tit Belliveau
Jonah Richard Guimond (born November 8, 1995), known professionally as P'tit Belliveau, is a French-Canadian and Acadian folk and country musician from Clare, Nova ScotiaDarcy MacDonald"P’tit Belliveau is a young-blooded old soul" ''Cult MTL'', April 9, 2020. who presently lives in Moncton, New Brunswick. He is most noted for his 2020 album ''Greatest Hits Vol. 1'', which was longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize. Guimond began making electronic music as a teenager, with his music evolving toward country after he was given a banjo by his grandfather. Although now more based in bluegrass, his style still incorporates some synthesizers and drum machines. With his band Les Grosses Coques, he was a finalist in the 2019 edition of the Francouvertes Francouvertes is an annual music festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which spotlights emerging francophone musical artists from Quebec. At the end of each year's festival, three finalists are named, following which a jury pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flore Laurentienne
Flore Laurentienne is a Canadian instrumental music project, whose core member is Mathieu David Gagnon. Born in La Pocatière, Quebec, Gagnon grew up in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts.Émilie Côté"Flore laurentienne : là où nous mène la quête" '' La Presse'', September 23, 2020. He is the brother of singer-songwriter Klô Pelgag. He studied classical and orchestral music in France at the Conservatoire de Bordeaux and the Conservatoire d’Aubervilliers, and upon returning to Quebec he worked as an arranger and producer for Pelgag, Les Hôtesses d'Hilaire and Guillaume Arsenault. Choosing the name Flore Laurentienne for the botanical writings of Marie-Victorin Kirouac, he created a series of orchestral compositions inspired by mankind's relationship with nature, which were released as the album ''Volume 1'' in 2019. ''Volume 1'' was longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize. It received four Felix Award nominations for Revelation of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Critic's Choic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evelyne Brochu
Evelyne Brochu (born November 17, 1982) is a Canadian actress. In 2013, she became well known for her English-speaking role as Delphine Cormier, a French scientist on the hit Canadian science fiction thriller TV series ''Orphan Black.'' Early life Brochu grew up in Pointe-Claire, a suburb of Montreal, Quebec. Her native language is French, but she also spoke English from an early age. Growing up she had anglophone friends and learned English at Jean XXIII High School in Dorval, Quebec. She studied drama at the Cégep de Saint-Laurent. In 2005, Brochu graduated from the Conservatoire d'art dramatique in Montreal. She says a key turning point in learning English was when she became an avid viewer of ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' as a child. Her father left when she was years old and, when her father later remarried, she found herself with a step-sister. Brochu has stated that she has a good relationship with her stepmother. Her mother is a violoncello teacher and her father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eli Rose
Eli most commonly refers to: * Eli (name), a given name, nickname and surname * Eli (biblical figure) Eli or ELI may also refer to: Film * ''Eli'' (2015 film), a Tamil film * ''Eli'' (2019 film), an American horror film Music * ''Eli'' (Jan Akkerman album) (1976) * ''Eli'' (Supernaut album) (2006) Places * Alni, Ardabil Province, Iran, also known as Elī * Eli, Mateh Binyamin, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank * Éile or Éli, a medieval kingdom in Ireland * Eli, Kentucky, United States * Eli, Nebraska, United States * Eli, West Virginia, United States Other uses * ''Eli'' (opera), an opera by Walter Steffens * ELI (programming language) * Earth Learning Idea * English language institute * Environmental Law Institute, an American environmental law policy organization * European Law Institute * European Legislation Identifier * Extreme Light Infrastructure, a proposed high energy laser research facility of the European Union * Eli, someone from Yale University, after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
