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6 days agoI feel like if it is decided its not an international hit, Angine de poitrine must be the representative. They have just been absolutely blowing up lately.
Grizzlybur
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My nominations for French language:
Fabienk by Angine de Poitrine.
It is quite the upcoming and popular band, and they are something entirely unique and Quebecois. Although, arguably there is no French being spoken in the music persay, but they are from Saguenay Quebec. If they don’t count as an international hit already, this is absolutely my top choice.
Stable by oui merci.
This song is rather unlike their other music, and for the better in my opinion. This is really catchy and distinct from other music and is pleasant to listen to.
Dogue by Ariane Roy
Very slow but methodic, and sung with a rather beautiful voice.
Anarcolique by Jérôme 50
Jérôme is an absolutely wonderful artist and I would struggle to imagine someone more fit to represent Quebec in music than the artist who made the iconic Tokébakicitte. He is clearly proud of being from Quebec and keeps his music rooted in that. This would be my second top nomination.
I really want to nominate P’tit Belliveau, but he has not released any songs in 2025 or sooner :(
I’ll post some more nominations for the English language category, as well as some for the first nations languages. I found and know of a couple of artists who might fit that description – I feel like im awfully uncertified to judge their music though since its so culturally different to what I know and I do not understand the language even a bit. Feels wrong to just rank it purely based on how it sounds without knowing the content and cultural context, y’know?