Ariane Roy (born March 19, 1997) is a Canadian pop singer from Quebec City, Quebec, [1] whose debut album Medium plaisir was released in 2022. [2]
She was a finalist in the virtual 2020 edition of the Francouvertes music competition. [3]
Her single "Ta main", cowritten with Pierre Emmanuel Beaudoin, Vincent Gagnon, Dominique Plante, Cédric Martel and Roxane Azzaria, was a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominee in the French category in 2021. [4] Its music video was a Félix Award nominee for Video of the Year at the 43rd Félix Awards, [5] and a Juno Award nominee for Video of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022. [6]
In 2022, Roy and Plante received a second SOCAN Songwriting Prize nomination for "Ce n'est pas de la chance". [7]
At the 44th Félix Awards in 2022, Roy won the award for Revelation of the Year [8] and Medium plaisir was a nominee for Pop Album of the Year, [9] and at the Juno Awards of 2023, Medium plaisir was nominated for Francophone Album of the Year. [10]
Marie Denise Pelletier is a francophone Canadian singer. She served as President of Artisti, a copyright collective for music artists operated by Quebec's l'Union des artistes (UDA).
Aubades is the third studio album from French-Canadian pianist and composer Jean-Michel Blais, released on February 4, 2022, via Arts & Crafts. It received extensive coverage from national Canadian media, and a positive critical reception. Exclaim! wrote, "On the new album from the esteemed post-classical pianist, Blais is in perpetual bloom, moved by life's beauty and nature's song."
Beatrice Deer is a Canadian Inuk-Mohawk singer and actress from Quaqtaq, Nunavik, Quebec. She released her debut album, Just Bea, in 2005, and won a Canadian Aboriginal Music Award for Best Inuit/Cultural Album. In 2010, she released her self-titled album, Beatrice Deer, and later that same year, she released a Christmas album, An Arctic Christmas.
Bernard Adamus is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Quebec, whose music draws on folk, blues, country and hip-hop influences.
Philippe Brach is the stage name of Philippe Bouchard, a Canadian singer-songwriter from Saguenay, Quebec.
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.
FouKi is the stage name of Léo Fougères, a Canadian rapper from Montreal, Quebec. He is most noted as the winner of the Felix Award for Male Artist of the Year at the 43rd Félix Awards in 2021.
Kanen is the stage name of Karen Pinette-Fontaine, an Innu singer-songwriter from Uashat-Maliotenam, Quebec. She is most noted as a Felix Award nominee for Indigenous Artist of the Year at the 43rd Félix Awards.
Matiu is the stage name of Matthew Vachon, an Innu singer-songwriter from Uashat-Maliotenam, Quebec. He is most noted as a three-time Felix Award nominee for Indigenous Artist of the Year, receiving nods at the 41st Félix Awards in 2019, the 42nd Félix Awards in 2020, and the 43rd Félix Awards in 2021.
Scott-Pien Picard is an Innu singer-songwriter from Uashat-Maliotenam, Quebec. He is most noted as a three-time Felix Award nominee for Indigenous Artist of the Year, receiving nods at the 42nd Félix Awards in 2020, the 43rd Félix Awards in 2021, and the 44th Félix Awards in 2022.
Afrikana Soul Sister is an Afrobeat group from Montreal, Quebec. They are most noted for their 2021 album Kalasö, which was a Juno Award nominee for Global Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022 and won the Félix Award for World Music Album of the Year at the 44th Félix Awards in 2022.
The 43rd Félix Awards were held on November 6, 2022 to honour achievements in Quebec music. The gala was hosted by Louis-José Houde, and televised by Ici Radio-Canada Télé.
Lysandre Ménard is a Canadian actress and musician. She is most noted for her performance in the 2015 film The Passion of Augustine , for which she was a Quebec Cinema Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress at the 18th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2016, and her 2022 album Sans oublier, which was a Félix Award nominee for Alternative Album of the Year at the 44th Félix Awards in 2022.
Elliot Maginot is the stage name of Gabriel Hélie-Harvey, a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec. He is most noted for his 2021 album Easy Morning, which was longlisted for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize and was a Félix Award nominee for Anglophone Album of the Year at the 44th Félix Awards in 2022.
The Felix Award for Indigenous Artist of the Year is an annual Canadian music award, presented as part of the Félix Awards to honour music by First Nations and Inuit musicians in Quebec. The award was presented for the first time in 2019.
The 41st Félix Awards were held on October 27, 2019, to honour achievements in Quebec music. The gala ceremony was hosted by Louis-José Houde, and televised by Ici Radio-Canada Télé.
Dominique Plante is a Canadian musician, most noted as an instrumental and songwriting collaborator with singer-songwriter Ariane Roy.
Virginie Fortin is a Canadian actress and comedian from Quebec.
The 44th Félix Awards were held on November 5, 2023, to honour achievements in Quebec music. The advance event, presenting awards in lower-profile categories, was held on November 1.
Harrison Robinson, mononymously known as Harrison, is a Canadian electronic musician from Toronto, Ontario. He is most noted as a two-time Juno Award nominee for Electronic Album of the Year, receiving nods at the Juno Awards of 2017 for Checkpoint Titanium and at the Juno Awards of 2024 for Birds, Bees, the Clouds and the Trees.