Artis Award
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The Artis Award is based on popular vote and is presented for achievements in French-Canadian (Québécois
) television
; called in French the Prix Artis. Many notable Québécois performing artists have been honored with this award, like Rémy Girard
(2006).
The Artis Award is the successor of the MetroStar Award
. The sponsorship of this award and its name were changed in 2006.
From the current Artis Gala website:
". . . This gala enables the public to honor its favorite artists from Québécois television."
(". . . ce gala permet au public de rendre hommage à ses artistes favoris de la télévision québécoise.")
At the first Gala Artis, held in Montreal
on Sunday, April 30, 2006, Céline Dion
performed "Tout près du bonheur" (in French only) with Marc Dupré
.
French-speaking Quebecer
French-speaking Quebecers are francophone residents of the Canadian province of Quebec....
) television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
; called in French the Prix Artis. Many notable Québécois performing artists have been honored with this award, like Rémy Girard
Rémy Girard
Rémy Girard is a Canadian actor and former television host from Quebec.-Acting career:He played the role of Rémy, the main character, who is dying of terminal cancer, in the Canadian film Les Invasions barbares by director Denys Arcand. This film was awarded the 2003 Academy Award for best...
(2006).
The Artis Award is the successor of the MetroStar Award
MetroStar Award
The MetroStar Award was presented for achievements in French-Canadian television and was based on popular vote. Many notable Québécois performing artists have been honored with this award; for example, Céline Dion in 1988 and Roy Dupuis in 1991, 1992, and 2003.The sponsorship of this award and...
. The sponsorship of this award and its name were changed in 2006.
From the current Artis Gala website:
". . . This gala enables the public to honor its favorite artists from Québécois television."
(". . . ce gala permet au public de rendre hommage à ses artistes favoris de la télévision québécoise.")
At the first Gala Artis, held in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
on Sunday, April 30, 2006, Céline Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
performed "Tout près du bonheur" (in French only) with Marc Dupré
Marc Dupré
Marc Dupré is a Canadian French musician. He is a singer, songwriter , and guitarist, who has performed with Céline Dion on tour and on other occasions. She appears in the music video for Marc Dupré's single "Tout près du bonheur", which was filmed "in early May 2006 in the Nevada desert"...
.
External links
- Informations générales: General information about the MetroStar Gala and the history of these awards and the selection process.
- Infos/Concours: Information about the Artis Gala and the selection process.
- New Gala, Same Public: Article in French published in Le Devoir (1 May 2006)
- Artis Gala: 2006: Inaugural year