The 21 st Gala de la Fondation de la Société professionnelle des auteurs et compositeurs du Québec (SPACQ) took place on September 22 at Club St-James in Montréal. The evening was hosted by Stéphane Archambault of the group Mes Aïeux.
Among the 15 honourees was Sylvain Cossette, who received the Stéphane-Venne Songwriter Award presented by SOCAN. The honour also comes with a $10,000 prize.
Below is the complete list of recipients. Each winner also received a $10,000 prize.
Luc-Plamondon Award — Excellence in Lyrics
Presented by ICI Musique
DANIEL BEAUMONT
François-Cousineau Award — Song Music
Presented by Cogeco
FRED ST-GELAIS
Robert-Charlebois Award — Recognition Outside Québec
Presented by Power Corporation
YANNICK NÉZET-SÉGUIN
Sylvain-Lelièvre Award — Enrichment of Québec’s Musical Heritage
Presented by Fiera Capital
LES COWBOYS FRINGANTS — MARIE-ANNICK LÉPINE, JÉRÔME DUPRAS ET JEAN-FRANÇOIS PAUZÉ
Clémence-DesRochers Award — Artistic Recognition
Presented by Cinémaginaire
BIZ
André-Gagnon Award — Instrumental Music
Presented by Québecor
VIVIANE AUDET
André-Dédé-Fortin Award — Originality
Presented by Stingray Musique
LOU-ADRIANE CASSIDY
Paul-Daraîche Award — Country Music
Presented by Arsenal Média
ÉRIC GOULET
Gilles-Vigneault Award — Career Achievement
Presented by La Caisse de la Culture
FANNY BLOOM
Richard-Grégoire Award — Screen Music
Presented by Hydro-Québec
PATRICK LAVOIE
Édith-Butler Award — Canadian Francophonie
Presented by T.H.D.
1755 — ROLAND GAUVIN, PIERRE ROBICHAUD ET RONALD DUPUIS
Beau-Dommage Award — Collaboration and Longevity
Presented by RNC Media Inc.
LES CHARBONNIERS DE L’ENFER — MICHEL FAUBERT, NORMAND MIRON, MICHEL BORDELEAU ET ANDRÉ MARCHAND
Diane-Juster Award — Commitment and Generosity
Presented by SiriusXM
MYRIAM BROUSSEAU ET DANIELLE VAILLANCOURT, cofondatrices de La Petite École de la chanson
Karim-Ouellet Award — Diversity
Presented by Québecor
PIERRE KWENDERS
More informations on fondationspacq.com (only in French)