MetroStar Award
Encyclopedia
The MetroStar Award was presented for achievements in French-Canadian (Québécois
) 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 (Metro Inc.) and its name were changed in 2006, when the Prix MetroStar became the Prix Artis (Artis Award
).
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...
and was based on popular vote. Many notable Québécois
French-speaking Quebecer
French-speaking Quebecers are francophone residents of the Canadian province of Quebec....
performing artists have been honored with this award; for example, 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...
in 1988 and Roy Dupuis
Roy Dupuis
Roy Dupuis is a Canadian actor best known for his role as counterterrorism operative Michael Samuelle in the television series La Femme Nikita...
in 1991, 1992, and 2003.
The sponsorship of this award (Metro Inc.) and its name were changed in 2006, when the Prix MetroStar became the Prix Artis (Artis Award
Artis Award
The Artis Award is based on popular vote and is presented for achievements in French-Canadian television; called in French the Prix Artis. Many notable Québécois performing artists have been honored with this award, like Rémy Girard ....
).
External links
- Informations générales: General information about the MetroStar Gala and the history of these awards, including the selection process.
- New Gala, Same Public: Article in French published in Le Devoir (1 May 2006)
- MetroStar Gala: 2005: Final year (Previous years are accessible from this site)