Francouvertes

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Francouvertes is an annual music festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which spotlights emerging francophone musical artists from Quebec. [1]

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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. [2]

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References

  1. (in French) "Bernard Adamus couronné aux Francouvertes". Le Devoir , May 4, 2010.
  2. "Éditions précédentes". Francouvertes website. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  3. "Bernard Adamus wins 2010 Francouvertes contest and SOCAN Best Song Award" Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine . SOCAN, May 7, 2010.
  4. "O.G.B. remporte la 23e édition des Francouvertes". Le Journal de Montréal , May 6, 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 Éloïse Léveillé-Chagnon, "Les Francouvertes 2020 — Grande finale : Victoire de Valence contre Ariane Roy et Narcisse". Le Canal Auditif, November 3, 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 Philippe Renaud, "L’espoir Étienne Coppée triomphe aux Francouvertes". Le Devoir , May 18, 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 Josée Lapointe, "Rau Ze remporte la finale des Francouvertes". La Presse , May 17, 2022.