Angelique Francis
Angelique Francis is a Canadian blues singer from Ottawa, Ontario.[1] She is most noted as the winner of the Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2023, for her album Long River.[2]
A graduate of the music performance program at Carleton University,[1] she released her debut album Kissed by the Blues in 2018.[3]
In addition to her Juno Award, she was also a Canadian Folk Music Award nominee for Contemporary Singer of the Year at the 18th Canadian Folk Music Awards.[4] In 2024 Francis was honoured with a Peter Honeywell Mid-Career Artist Award from the Ottawa Arts Council.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lynn Saxberg, "Ottawa's Angelique Francis mines the power of blues". Ottawa Citizen, June 19, 2022.
- ^ Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night". CBC News, March 11, 2023.
- ^ Eric Alper, "Rising blues star Angelique Francis has a new album out ahead of Ottawa Grassroots". Roots Music Canada, April 20, 2022.
- ^ Stephen Cooke, "Madison Violet, Shannon & Tony Quinn among 2023 Canadian Folk Music Award nominees". SaltWire Network, October 5, 2022.
- ^ "2024 Arts Awards Laureates ..Lauréat.e.s des Prix des arts 2024". Retrieved August 3, 2024.
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