Le Diable à Cinq is a Canadian folk music group from the
Outaouais
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region of
Quebec
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, who play traditional Québécois folk music. Based in the town of
Ripon
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, the group consists of brothers Éloi, Samuel and Félix Sabourin, their cousin André-Michel Dambremont, and their childhood friend Rémi Pagé.
Awards and recognitions
The band released their first album, ''Sorti de l'enfer'', in 2017, followed up in 2019 with ''Debout!'' and in 2023 by''Tempête''. ''Debout!'' was a Felix Award nominee for Traditional Album of the Year at the 42nd Felix Awards, a
Canadian Folk Music Award
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Exclaim!
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'', December 1, 2020. as well as a nominee in
Juno Awards of 2021
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in the Traditional Roots Album of the Year.
The album Debout! Also won, at the first ADISQ 2020 Gala, the prize of Ma Première Nomination l'ADISQ. This prize is awarded by the votes of the public and is intended for artists nominated for the first time at the
ADISQ
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Since 1979, it has also organized an annual awards ceremony for musicians and singer ...
Gala.
Members
* Félix Sabourin: vocals,
accordion
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tenor banjo
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