Starting at 8 p.m., at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier in Montreal, 10 Félix trophies will be presented during an evening hosted by Pierre-Yves Roy-Desmarais, who succeeds Louis-José Houde. The ceremony will be broadcast on -.
Among those cited in the greatest number of categories are the groups Les Cowboys Fringants, Karkwa and Salebarbes.
Five artists are in the running to obtain the trophy for artist of the year (international influence), namely pianist Alexandra Stréliski, Aliocha Schneider, Charlotte Cardin, Elisapie and the Montreal collective Moonshine.
L’album Pub Royal Dashing Cowboys, 2Brothers at the Anglican of the 2Brothers, Neo-Romance by Alexandra Stréliski and Overwhelmed by Roxane Bruneau are among the candidates in the category of album of the year (popular success).
Several artists will also perform on stage during the awards evening. The public can expect acts from Elisapie, Half Moon Run, Isabelle Boulay, Karkwa and the group Les Trois Accords.
In the revelation of the year category, we count Arielle Soucy, BARNEV, Émile Bourgault, the duo Rau_Ze and Sophie Grenier.
Cowboys honored earlier this week
The First Gala and the ADISQ Industry Gala presented several trophies ahead of the ceremony on Sunday, Wednesday.
The Cowboys Fringants got their hands on the three Félixes for which he was nominated during the First Gala.
Their album Pub Royalwhich singer Karl Tremblay recorded in the last months of his life before his death in November 2023, was crowned alternative album of the year and album of the year according to the critics’ choice.
The music video accompanying the song Let fine you showa poignant piece lasting more than seven minutes, was crowned video of the year. The song, where Tremblay speaks of his imminent death with the words of his partner Jean-François Pauzé, is nominated for song of the year.
The group Karkwa won a trophy at the Premier gala, that of rock album of the year for In the secondwhile pop singer Charlotte Cardin saw her album 99 Nights being chosen the English-speaking album of the year.
Singer Elisapie, who made a lot of noise with her album of covers of popular Inuktitut songs, received the Félix for album of reinterpretations of the year. Inuktitut also obtained three statuettes at the Industry Gala.
