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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]
At the 44th Félix Awards in 2022, FouKi and Jay Scøtt won the awards for Song of the Year[11] and Video of the Year[12] for the single "Copilote".
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