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".
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".