FouKi

FouKi is the stage name of Léo Fougères, a Canadian rapper from Montreal, Quebec.[1] He is most noted as the winner of the Felix Award for Male Artist of the Year at the 43rd Félix Awards in 2021.[2]

Fougères began his career in music in the mid-2010s, forming the band Ségala with friends and releasing the mixtape Plato Hess before launching his solo career.[3] In addition to his solo albums, he has released the collaborative album Génies en herbe with Koriass,[4] and the non-album singles "Ciel" with Alicia Moffet[5] and "Poutine Sauce" with Nate Husser.[6]

He has been a three-time SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominee, receiving nods in 2019 for "Zaybae",[7] in 2020 for "ZayZay",[8] and in 2021 for "Oui Toi".[9] His album Grignotines de luxe was a Juno Award nominee for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022.[10]

Discography
  • 2016 - Plato Hess
  • 2017 - Extendo
  • 2017 - Sour Face Musique
  • 2017 - Pré_Zay
  • 2018 - Zay
  • 2018 - La Zayté
  • 2019 - ZayZay
  • 2020 - Grignotines de Luxe
  • 2020 - Génies en herbe (with Koriass)

References
  1. Béatrice Gravel, "Fouki: pour terminer l’année en beauté". TVA Nouvelles, December 24, 2020.
  2. Stéphanie Nolin, "Gala de l'ADISQ 2021 : La soirée de Roxane Bruneau et FouKi". Showbizz, November 7, 2021.
  3. Olivier Boisvert-Magnen, "FouKi: Staying Positive". Words and Music, May 17, 2019.
  4. Josée Lapointe, "FouKi et Koriass : les forces contraires s’unissent". La Presse, May 22, 2020.
  5. Philippe Papineau, "7 chansons à écouter avant le Gala de l’ADISQ". L'actualité, October 21, 2021.
  6. Erik Leijon, "Premiere: English and French Rap Unite on Nate Husser and Fouki’s 'Poutine Sauce'". Complex, October 8, 2021.
  7. Marissa Groguhé, "Prix de la chanson SOCAN: place au rap". La Presse, June 4, 2019.
  8. Andrée Laurin, "Une chanson d'Evelyne Brochu remporte les grands honneurs". HollywoodPQ, August 5, 2020.
  9. Megan LaPierre, "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Announces 2021 Finalists". Exclaim!, June 17, 2021.
  10. Jackson Weaver, "Charlotte Cardin, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber lead 2022 Juno Award nominees". CBC News, March 1, 2022.


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