Laura Niquay (born 1982) is an Atikamekw singer-songwriter from Canada, [1] whose album Waska Matisiwin was a longlisted nominee for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize. [2]
Originally from Wemotaci, Quebec, [1] Niquay participated in the recording of her uncle Arthur Petiquay's 2005 album Awacic. [3] She released her own debut album, Waratanak, in 2015, [4] and followed up with Waska Matisiwin in 2021. [5] Waska Matisiwin won the Félix Award for Indigenous Language Album of the Year, and Niquay won the award for Indigenous Artist of the Year, at the 44th Félix Awards in 2022. [6]
Tanya Tagaq, also credited as Tagaq, is a Canadian Inuk throat singer, songwriter, novelist, actor, and visual artist from Cambridge Bay (Iqaluktuuttiaq), Nunavut, Canada, on the south coast of Victoria Island.
Karkwa is an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formed in 1998.
Elisapie Isaac is a Canadian Inuk musician, broadcaster, documentary filmmaker, activist, and actress. She spent her childhood in Salluit, Nunavik, Quebec, and moved to Montreal in 1999 to pursue communication studies in order to become a journalist.
The Atikamekw are an Indigenous people in Canada. Their historic territory, Nitaskinan, is in the upper Saint-Maurice River valley of Quebec. One of the main communities is Manawan, about 160 kilometres (99 mi) northeast of Montreal.
Obedjiwan is a First Nations reserve and village on the north shore of Gouin Reservoir in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada. It belongs to the Atikamekw of Opitciwan band of the Atikamekw Nation.
Samuel Tremblay, better known by his stage name Samian, is a Canadian rapper who performs in both French and Algonquian.
Lisa LeBlanc, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and banjoist, known for her enthusiastic "trash folk" performances. She has been noted for her "distinct" blend of folk, rock, and disco with both English and French language lyrics combined with chiac and her Acadian accent. Her accolades include two Félix Awards and an East Coast Music Award. She has also been nominated for three Juno Awards, the SOCAN Songwriting Prize, and shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize twice.
Louis-Jean Cormier is a Canadian indie rock singer and songwriter. Formerly associated with the band Karkwa, since that band went on hiatus in 2012 he has recorded and performed as a solo artist and was a judge on the second season of the television singing competition La Voix.
Klô Pelgag is the stage name of Chloé Pelletier-Gagnon, a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec.
Wapikoni Mobile is a Canadian non-profit organization based in Montreal, Quebec that hosts educational workshops and film screenings to raise awareness and educate the wider public about Indigenous cultures, issues and rights.
Charlotte Cardin is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has been nominated for 14 Juno Awards. In 2022, she received four awards for Artist of the Year, Single of the Year for her song "Meaningless", Pop Album of the Year and Album of the Year for her 2021 debut album "Phoenix". Her second album 99 Nights was released in 2023.
Jacques Newashish is a Canadian film actor, filmmaker, painter, and sculptor. Newashish is a member of the Atikamekw nation and is from Wemotaci, Quebec. He was born in La Tuque, Quebec where he learned traditional values and ways of living. His father was a trapper and hunter and the language and culture of the Atikamekw people. Newashish incorporates elements of Atikamekw culture into his artistic practice and is concerned with the preservation of the Atikamekw language and culture in the community.
Loud is the stage name of Simon Cliche Trudeau, a Canadian rapper from Quebec.
Hubert Lenoir is the stage name of Hubert Chiasson, a French Canadian, singer, musician and actor from Quebec City, Quebec. His debut solo album Darlène was a shortlisted finalist for the 2018 Polaris Music Prize.
Salomé Leclerc is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Quebec.
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.
Anachnid is the stage name of Kiki Harper, a Canadian electronic musician based in Montreal, Quebec. She is most noted for winning the Felix Award for Indigenous Artist of the Year at the 43rd Félix Awards in 2021.
Phoenix is the debut album by Canadian pop singer Charlotte Cardin, released on April 23, 2021, through Cult Nation.
The 2021 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 27, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the award was presented in a livestreamed virtual event hosted by Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe of CBC Music.
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.