The 40th edition of the ADISQ Awards had Montréal’s Place des Arts hopping on Oct. 28, 2018. In 2014, Klô Pelgag won the ADISQ Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award. Then, in 2017, she won for Songwriter of the Year. This year, she came full circle by winning the Female Singer of the Year, an award decided jointly, by both the members of the academy and the general public. We met with Pelgag backstage at the awards gala, where she shared her thoughts on what makes someone a great singer, and the evolution of public perception about singing. She also imagines what might have happened if, over the years, authenticity had regained its place over vocal performance?
Photo by Marie-Michèle Bouchard