Here is the list of the 2020 Lucien Award winners:
Artist of the Year – Les Deuxluxes
Revelation of the Year – P’tit Belliveau
Audience Choice – Souldia
Video – Corridor, “Topographe”
Rock Album (ex-aequo)- Bon Enfant, Bon Enfant and Les Deuxluxes, Lighter Fluid
Indie Rock Album – Corridor, Junior
Folk Album – Mon Doux Saigneur, Horizon
Rap/Hip-Hop Album – LaF, Citadelle
Pop Album – Mara Tremblay, Uniquement pour toi
Electro Album – Boskorgï, Jazz Pranksters
Metal Album or EP – Anonymus, La Bestia
Punk Album or EP – Bloodskin Atopic, Exzéma
Post-Rock or Post-Punk Album or EP – Nüshu, Sexe étranger
Experimental Album or EP – Flore Laurentienne, Volume 1
World Music Album or EP – Ilam, Néné
Trad Album or EP – É.T.É., Les quatre roses
Jazz Album or EP – The Liquor Store, Night Drive
Country Album or EP – Veranda, Yodel Bleu
Album or EP From Outside of Quebec – P’tit Belliveau, Greatest hits vol.1
Rock EP – Nobro, Sick Hustle
Indie Rock EP – Navet Confit, EP8 (Il fait très froid)
Folk EP – Philémon Cimon, Philédouche
Rap/Hip-Hop EP – Vendou, Trèdou
Electro EP – Beige-à-coeur, Moonshine
Pop EP – Clay & Friends, Grouillades
Performance Venue of the Year – L’ANTI, bar et spectacles
Festival of the Year – Le Phoque Off
Radio Station of the Year – CHYZ
Digital Media of the Year – Le Canal Auditif
Record Label of the Year – Les disques 7ième Ciel
Press Relations of the Year – Mauvaise Influence
Management and Production of the Year – Ambiances Ambiguës
Piggy 2020 – Anonymus
Guitarist Sunny Duval, the first “conductor” in the history of GAMIQ, gave the first performance of the event, followed by Les Deuxluxes, Anonymus, Beat Sexu, Philémon Cimon & Kanen, Les Mains Sales, Tremblay 73, Claude L’Anthrope, Navet Confit, Véranda and Les Martyrs de Marde.
No less than 33 presenters representing different companies in the Quebec music scene awarded as many Lucien prizes, wrapped in an ambiance created by DJ Horg.
For the 15th anniversary, and because of the current situation in the Quebec music scene, categories were added and the opportunity was taken to rename the tribute award “Piggy” in memory of Denis D’Amour, the creative guitarist from Voivod, who passed away in 2005.
Of the 32 categories highlighted during the show, Les Deuxluxes, P’tit Belliveau and Corridor each stood out with two Luciens, including Artist of the Year for the duo of Anna Frances Meyer and Étienne Barry.
GAMIQ 2020 from Patrice Caron on Vimeo.
