The Artis Award is based on popular vote and is presented for achievements in
French-Canadian
French Canadians (referred to as Canadiens mainly before the twentieth century; french: Canadiens français, ; feminine form: , ), or Franco-Canadians (french: Franco-Canadiens), refers to either an ethnic group who trace their ancestry to Fr ...
(
Québécois)
television
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertisin ...
; called in French the Prix Artis. Many notable Québécois performing artists have been honored with this award, like
Rémy Girard
Rémy Girard (born August 10, 1950) is a Canadian actor and former television host from Montreal, Quebec.
Acting career
Girard played the role of Rémy, the main character, who is dying of terminal cancer, in the Canadian film ''The Barbarian In ...
(2006).
The Artis Award is the successor of the
MetroStar Award The MetroStar Award (french: Prix MetroStar) was presented for achievements in French-Canadian ( Québécois) television and was based on popular vote. Many notable Québécois performing artists have been honored with this award; for example, Cél ...
. The sponsorship of this award and its name were changed in 2006.
From the current Artis Gala website:
". . . This gala enables the public to honor its favorite artists from Québécois television."
(". . . ce gala permet au public de rendre hommage à ses artistes favoris de la télévision québécoise.")
At the first Gala Artis, held in
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
on Sunday, April 30, 2006,
Céline Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...
performed "Tout près du bonheur" (in French only) with
Marc Dupré
Marc Dupré (born July 28, 1973) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and musician from Quebec.
Career
His first album release was ''Refaire le monde'' in 2005. It included " Tout près du bonheur" with Céline Dion. The song was written by Dion and ...
.
See also
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Canadian television awards
Canadian Television Awards are given by several organizations for contributions in various fields of television in Canada. They include national and regional award shows.
General
Gemini Awards
The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Ac ...
External links
Informations générales General information about the MetroStar Gala and the history of these awards and the selection process.
Information about the Artis Gala and the selection process.
Article in French published in ''Le Devoir'' (1 May 2006)
Artis Gala 2006: Inaugural year
Canadian television awards
Mass media in Quebec
French-language television in Canada