FouKi

Canadian rapper

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".

Discography

2016 - Plato Hess
2017 - Extendo
2017 - Sour Face Musique
2017 - Pré_Zay
2018 - Zay
2018 - La Zayté
2019 - ZayZay
2020 - Grignotines de Luxe
2020 - Génies en herbe (with Koriass)

References

^ Béatrice Gravel, "Fouki: pour terminer l’année en beauté". TVA Nouvelles, December 24, 2020.
^ Stéphanie Nolin, "Gala de l'ADISQ 2021 : La soirée de Roxane Bruneau et FouKi". Showbizz, November 7, 2021.
^ Olivier Boisvert-Magnen, "FouKi: Staying Positive". Words and Music, May 17, 2019.
^ Josée Lapointe, "FouKi et Koriass : les forces contraires s’unissent". La Presse, May 22, 2020.
^ Philippe Papineau, "7 chansons à écouter avant le Gala de l’ADISQ". L'actualité, October 21, 2021.
^ Erik Leijon, "Premiere: English and French Rap Unite on Nate Husser and Fouki’s 'Poutine Sauce'". Complex, October 8, 2021.
^ Marissa Groguhé, "Prix de la chanson SOCAN: place au rap". La Presse, June 4, 2019.
^ Andrée Laurin, "Une chanson d'Evelyne Brochu remporte les grands honneurs". HollywoodPQ, August 5, 2020.
^ Megan LaPierre, "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Announces 2021 Finalists". Exclaim!, June 17, 2021.
^ Jackson Weaver, "Charlotte Cardin, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber lead 2022 Juno Award nominees". CBC News, March 1, 2022.
^ Stéphanie Nolin, "Gala de l'ADISQ 2022 : Hubert Lenoir et Roxane Bruneau sont roi et reine de la soirée". Showbizz, November 6, 2022.
^ Marissa Groguhé, "Hubert Lenoir se démarque". La Presse, November 2, 2022.