ADISQ Gala 2020: The Winners

by Rédaction PAN M 360

The 42nd edition of the ADISQ Gala took place this past Sunday evening (November 1) before a small audience composed mainly of the nominated artists.

The event, hosted by Louis-José Houde, provided an opportunity to look at the year’s highlights and artists in the music industry, despite the current context. Les Cowboys Fringants took home five trophies, and Louis-Jean Cormier left with two Félix awards. Les Cowboys Fringants also performed, and the night saw Quebec talent at work, with Flore Laurentienne, Marie-Pierre Arthur, Matt Holubowski, Anachnid, a duo composed of Eli Rose and Marc Dupré, as well as a medley performed by Naya Ali, Evelyne Brochu, KNLO, Bleu Jeans Bleu and 2Frères.

Click on the image to listen to the gala on ICI Radio-Canada’s website.

The complete list of winners:

FIRST GALA (Wednesday)

ALBUM OF THE YEAR – BEST SELLER
Les Antipodes, Les Cowboys Fringants 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR – ROCK
Les Antipodes, Les Cowboys Fringants  

ARTIST OF THE YEAR WITH THE MOST EXPOSURE OUTSIDE QUEBEC
Alexandra Stréliski 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR – ANGLOPHONE
Wave, Patrick Watson 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR – ALTERNATIVE
Des feux pour voir, Marie-Pierre Arthur 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“L’Amérique pIeure”, Les Cowboys Fringants

ADISQ GALA

ALBUM OF THE YEAR – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Quand Ia nuit tombe, Louis-Jean Cormier

ALBUM OF THE YEAR – FOLK
L’étrange pays, Jean Leloup

ALBUM OF THE YEAR – POP
Rien ne se perd, Marc Dupré

ALBUM OF THE YEAR – RAP
Sainte-Foy, KNLO

INDIGENOUS ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Elisapie

REVELATION OF THE YEAR
Eli Rose

SHOW OF THE YEAR (WRITER – COMPOSER – PERFORMER)
Robert en CharIeboisScope, Robert Charlebois

SONGWRITER OR COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
Louis-Jean Cormier, Daniel Beaumont, Alan Côté, David Goudreault/Louis-Jean Cormier pour Quand Ia nuit tombe, Louis-Jean Cormier

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Les Cowboys Fringants 

FEMALE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Alexandra Stréliski

MALE PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Émile Bilodeau

SONG OF THE YEAR
“L’Amérique pIeure”, Les Cowboys Fringants (Jean-François Pauzé)

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