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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 presents an award of $10,000 to an artist chosen as the best artist of the festival. Winners Following are the winners and first and second runners-up of each year's event. 1995 * Sylvie Royer *8e porte à gauche *Les Tchigaboux 1996 * Jocelyn Bigras *Garnote *Danielle Richard et sa cage de bruits 1997 * Ivy *Sara Vafaï *WD-40 1999 * Apogée *Gwenwed *Le Quartier des papillons souterrains 2000 * Loco Locass *Gaétan Leboeuf *Les Cowboys Fringants 2001 * La Chango Family *?Alice! *Hugo Bonneville 2002 * Kulcha Connection *Karlof Orchestra *Karkwa 2003 * Syncop *Les Breastfeeders *Les Goules 2005 * Damien Robitaille *Caniche Hara-Kiri *Masse Poésie 2006 * Ma blonde est une chanteuse *David Marin *Mathieu Mathieu 2007 * Mimosa *Émilie Proulx *Deya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damien Robitaille
Damien Robitaille (, born June 1981) is a Canadian musician from the village of Lafontaine, Ontario in the Georgian Bay area, two hours north-west of Toronto. He is a Franco-Ontarian musician whose career is mainly based in Quebec, where he has lived since 2003. Biography Damien Robitaille's father was Francophone, and his mother was Anglophone. Robitaille started playing the piano when he was eight years old. Later in his childhood he learned to play such instruments as the trumpet, guitar and violin. At fifteen, he began to compose his songs in English. At eighteen, following the advice of his music teacher, Damien Robitaille composed his first three songs in French and recorded his first album. He studied classical music at the Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, where he was a member of the rock band ''The Mezameeze'' (made to sound like "Mes Amis" in French, meaning "My Friends"). The band performed Damien's French compositions and won the Battle of the Bands universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monogrenade
Monogrenade is a francophone band based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. History After releasing their first EP in 2009, entitled ''La saveur des fruits'' on Paper Bag Records, they came in second place at the 2010 edition of Les Francouvertes. The band gained attention when the video for their song ''Ce soir'' was featured on Mashable's list of ''Top 10 Stop-Motion Videos on Youtube''. In 2011, they released their first full-length album ''Tantale'' on Bonsound Records. Their second album, ''Composite'', followed in 2014. '''', February 1, 2014. Band members *Jean-Michel Pigeon ( |
Bernard Adamus
Bernard Adamus (born December 16, 1977) is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Quebec, whose music draws on folk, blues, country and hip-hop influences.Bernard Adamus at CBC Music. Biography Adamus immigrated to Quebec with his family at the age of three, and was raised in . In 2009, Adamus released his debut album ''Brun'' on Grosse Boîte. The album was supported by the singles "La question à 100 piasses" and "Brun (la couleur de l'amour)". He won several awards at that year's Festival en chanson de Petite-Vallée, in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karim Ouellet
Karim Ouellet (December 8, 1984 – November 15, 2021) was a Senegalese-born Canadian pop singer-songwriter. He released three albums between 2011 and 2016; his second album ''Fox'' won a Juno Award in 2014. Early life Ouellet was born in Dakar, Senegal, on December 8, 1984. He was adopted by Canadian diplomats at the age of one."Karim Ouellet démystifié" '''', January 21, 2013. He lived in France, Rwanda and Tunisia, before his family returned to live in when he was 15. Ouellet learned to play the piano, percussion, and guitar as a chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence-Anne
Laurence-Anne Charest Gagné is a Canadian pop singer from Quebec, whose debut album ''Première apparition'' was a longlisted nominee for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize. Originally from Saint-Pascal in the Kamouraska RCM of Quebec, Gagné was a finalist in the 2017 edition of the Francouvertes music competition. ''Première apparition'' was released independently in February 2019; and Laurence-Anne supported the album with a summer tour of Quebec. In addition to her Polaris nomination, she received a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination in 2020 for the song "Instant zéro".Allie Gregory"SOCAN Announces 2020 Songwriting Prize Finalists" ''Exclaim!'', July 16, 2020. She subsequently signed to Bonsound, which released her follow-up EP ''Accident'' in August 2020.Louis-Philippe Labrèche"Laurence-Anne lance un nouvel EP : Accident" ''Le Canal Auditif'', August 14, 2020. Discography *2019 - ''Première Apparition'' ( Duprince) *2020 - ''Accident'' ( Ep) (Bonsound Bonsound is a music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariane Roy
Ariane Roy (born March 19, 1997) is a Canadian pop singer from Quebec City, Quebec, whose debut album ''Medium plaisir'' was released in 2022. She was a finalist in the virtual 2020 edition of the Francouvertes music competition. Her single "Ta main" was a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominee in the French category in 2021.Megan LaPierre"SOCAN Songwriting Prize Announces 2021 Finalists" ''Exclaim!'', June 17, 2021. Its music video was a Félix Award nominee for Video of the Year at the 43rd Félix Awards, and a Juno Award nominee for Video of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022. At the 44th Félix Awards in 2022, Roy won the award for Revelation of the Year and ''Medium plaisir'' was a nominee for Pop Album of the Year, and at the Juno Awards of 2023, ''Medium plaisir'' was nominated for Francophone Album of the Year. [...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] |
Philippe Brach
Philippe Brach is the stage name of Philippe Bouchard (born July 22, 1989), a Canadian singer-songwriter from Saguenay, Quebec. Launching his music career in 2012, he was the winner of the Francouvertes festival in 2014. Several weeks later, he released his debut album ''La foire et l'ordre''. He won the Prix Félix for Revelation of the Year in 2015. His second album, ''Portraits de famine'', followed in 2015, and his third, ''Le silence des troupeaux'', was released in 2017. He was a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominee in 2016 for "Crystel" from ''Portraits de famine'', and in 2018 for "La fin du monde" from ''Le silence des troupeaux'', and ''Le silence de troupeaux'' was longlisted for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize. He is a frequent collaborator with singer and songwriter Klô Pelgag, including on the duets "Si proche et si loin à la fois" from ''Portraits de famine'' and a cover of Richard Desjardins's "Les Yankees" for the tribute album ''Hommage à Desjardins''. At the Jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Patère Rose
La Patère Rose was a Canadian francophone electro-pop group formed in 2003 in Sherbrooke, Quebec. The band was composed of keyboardist Roboto (Thomas Hébert), drummer Kilojules (Julien Harbec) and singer-pianist Fanny Bloom (Fanny Grosjean). The band played at the FrancoFolies in 2008; their song ''Back Yard Souvenir'' was named best song at the Francouvertes. The band then recorded their self-titled debut album and began touring in Quebec. The album was a longlisted nominee for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize."CBC Radio3 Announces Polaris Prize Longlist" June 15, 2009. The band later performed at the South By SouthWest festival in |
Les Louanges
Les Louanges is a Canadian indie pop act from Quebec, that consists of Vincent Roberge. His debut album, ''La nuit est une panthère'', was a shortlisted nominee for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize, and won the Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020. Originally from Lévis, Roberge released his first EP ''Le Mercure'' in 2016."«La nuit est une panthère»: tout est de la chanson" '''', September 21, 2018. He participated in the competi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou-Adriane Cassidy
Lou-Adriane Cassidy is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec. She is most noted for her song "La fin du monde à tous les jours", which was shortlisted for the 2020 SOCAN Songwriting Prize; she was also the performer of "Ça va ça va", which was a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominee in 2018 for songwriter Philémon Cimon. Cassidy was a competitor in the fourth season of ''La Voix'' in 2016,Marissa Groguhé"Le vrai début pour Lou-Adriane Cassidy" '' La Presse'', April 4, 2019. competing on Éric Lapointe's team before being eliminated from the competition in episode 10. In 2018, she was a competitor in 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 presents an award of $1 ... contest, where she and her songwriting collaborators Philémon Cimon and Stéphanie Boulay won the Paroles & M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Obies
Dead Obies is an experimental hip hop band originating from South Shore (suburbs south of Montreal), Quebec, Canada, that was formed in 2011 by a collective of five MCs: Jo RCA, Yes McCan, Snail Kid, 20SOME and O.G. Bear, and Quebec producer VNCE CARTER. The group identifies itself as post-rap. They are signed to the independent label Bonsound. Dead Obies finished as Top 3 finalists at the ''Francouvertes de Montréal'' held in 2013 and designed for new music talents. The group has also taken part in Francofolies de Montréal, "WordUP! Battles" and "Artbeat" artistic events in Quebec. They use a mix of French, English, and French/English known as ''franglais'' in their songs. Their single "Do or Die + In America" was broadcast on French Canadian stations and the music video played on MusiquePlus . They released their first mixtape in April 2012 titled ''Collation Vol. 1'' followed by the album ''Montréal $ud'' (digital and vinyl format) in 2013. In 2014, one year after the rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
