After Calamine, Thierry Larose and Ariane Roy in the last three years, Lou-Adriane Cassidy became the 28th on Saturdaye recipient of the Félix-Leclerc song prize, awarded since 1996 during the Francos de Montréal.
It’s during the concert The King, the Rose and the Lou(p)on which she shared the bill with Ariane Roy and Thierry Larose, that the singer-songwriter from Quebec learned that she was the recipient of the prize, which highlights theoriginality, quality and relevance of its creative approach
as well as thepromising future of his career nationally and internationally
we detail on the Francos website.
The young artist will receive a $1,500 grant from the Editorial Musinfo Group and a $1,500 grant from the SOCAN.
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Lou-Adriane Cassidy, Thierry Larose and Ariane Roy on stage
Photo: Francos de Montréal / Victor Diaz Lamich
Other recipients of the Félix-Leclerc Prize include Loco Locass (2001), Pierre Lapointe (2004), Karim Ouellet (2013), Safia Nolin (2016), Hubert Lenoir (2018) and Les Louanges (2019).
The award also includes a French component, awarded each year during the Francofolies de la Rochelle.
Another week of Francos
After a memorable opening night on Friday, the Francos de Montréal set out this weekend with, among others, concerts by Souldia, Imposs and Pierre Kwenders on Saturday and performances by Pomme, Guylaine Tremblay and The Boulay sisters on Sunday. .
The festival continues until Saturday June 22, with upcoming concerts from Daniel Boucher (June 18), Les Trois Accords (June 21), Zaho de Sagazan (June 22) and Beyries (June 22).
Let us also highlight the presentation this Tuesday of the tribute show to Jean-Pierre Ferland, The little kingswhich will feature Adib Alkhalidey, Ariane Roy, Hubert Lenoir, Karkwa, Lou-Adriane Cassidy, Marie-Denise Pelletier, Marie-Pierre Arthur, Martha Wainwright, Patrice Michaud, Thierry Larose, Soleil Launière and Vincent Vallières.
