Francouvertes
Encyclopedia
Francouvertes is an annual Canadian
music festival in Montreal
, which spotlights emerging francophone
musical artists from Quebec
.
At the end of each year's festival, three finalists are named, following which a jury presents an award of $10,000 to an artist chosen as the Best New Artist of the Year.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
music festival 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...
, which spotlights emerging francophone
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
musical artists from Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
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At the end of each year's festival, three finalists are named, following which a jury presents an award of $10,000 to an artist chosen as the Best New Artist of the Year.