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Will it be the year of the Cowboys Fringants at ADISQ? Thanks to the three Felixes won on Wednesday evening, during the Premier Gala, the architects of the immense success America is crying will show up at the Sunday evening gala as favorites to end the week with the most statuettes.
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Wednesday, in addition to receiving the title of Music Video of the Year for Line Dance from America is crying The Cowboys Fringants won the Félix for the rock album and the best-selling album for The Antipodes.
“Thank you for buying our record, but thank you also for buying Quebec music,” said bassist Jérôme Dupras.
They will now have a very good chance of adding two more Felixes to their harvest on Sunday evening, since they are among the most serious contenders in the Group of the Year and Song of the Year categories.
Two for Arthur and Watson
Two doubles are to be noted. First that of Marie-Pierre Arthur, whose very successful Lights to see allowed him to get his hands on the Félix Alternative Album and Critics’ Choice Album, a very high category where the latest opuses by Louis-Jean Cormier, Flore Laurentienne, Les Cowboys Fringants (their only failure of the evening) and Les Hay Babies elbowed.
“Since March, I haven’t played this record again in a show. This trophy gives it a little life, ”shared Marie-Pierre Arthur.
Montrealer Patrick Watson also added two trophies to his collection thanks to the victories of his English-language album and show of the same title, Wave.
An industry to rebuild
In total, twenty-one Félix were awarded on Wednesday during this gala hosted by Pierre Lapointe and marked by the performances of ten artists.
Obviously impossible to avoid the news of recent months. While several finalists recounted what they did with their confinement, Pierre Lapointe spoke of “an industry that must be rebuilt on equal, inclusive, respectful and open bases while trying to preserve the irreplaceable and fragile encounter between an artist and his audience. “
The indigenous and non-indigenous collective Nikamu Mamuitun, for its part, took advantage of the showcase offered to it to demand justice for Joyce Echaquan.
The rest of the prizes will be awarded at the ADISQ Gala, broadcast Sunday evening, at 8 p.m., on Ici Radio-Canada Télé.
Others winners
● Album of the year – other languages: Nikamu Mamuitun-Unifying songs, artist collective
● Album of the year – classical orchestra and large ensemble: Pulsations, Angèle Dubeau and La Pietà
● Album of the year – country: If we went there, Patrick Norman
● Album of the year – instrumental: LEN, Gregory Charles
● Album of the year – jazz: Migrations, Jacques Kuba Séguin
● Album of the year – world music: Kora Flamenca, Zal Sissokho
● Album of the year – reinterpretation: Waiting for Christmas, Isabelle Boulay
● Album of the year – traditional: Live au Pas Perdus, Salebarbes
● Artist of the year with the most influence outside Quebec: Alexandra Stréliski
● Show of the year – performer: Véronic Dicaire in Show, Véronic Dicaire
● Show of the year – humor: At the peak udder shovel, Sam Breton
