Dominique Fils-Aimé () is a Canadian singer from Quebec, whose album Stay Tuned! was shortlisted for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize"Dominique Fils-Aimé nommée sur la courte liste du prix Polaris". Voir, July 16, 2019. and won the Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020.Shakiel Mahjouri, "2020 Juno Awards Winners List: Find Out Who Came Out On Top". ET Canada, June 29, 2020.
Born and raised in Montreal to immigrant parents from Haiti, Fils-Aimé was a competitor in the third season of TVA's singing competition series La Voix in 2015."Dominique Fils-Aimé: suivre sa voix". La Presse, January 3, 2018. She was eliminated in the semi-final round by Matt Holubowski.
In 2018 she released Nameless, her debut album which explored blues music as the first installment in a trilogy devoted to the history of African-American music."Dominique Fils-Aimé lance «Nameless»". Le Devoir, March 27, 2018.
Stay Tuned!, which explores jazz music, followed in 2019 as the second album in the trilogy."Dominique Fils-Aimé talks about her northern soul and SLAV". Montreal Gazette, February 27, 2019. This album won the Félix for Jazz Album of the Year at the 2019 ADISQ gala. It was chosen as one of CBC's top 19 Canadian albums of 2019. A European version of the album has been released in late 2019, followed by a first sold-out tour of France.
Her third album, Three Little Words, was released in 2021 and focuses on soul music.Matt Wallock, "Dominique Fils-Aimé Delivers a Soulful Call for Change in 'While We Wait'". American Songwriter, January 13, 2021.Jordan Currie, "Dominique Fils-Aimé Uses Soul Music to Envision a Better Future on 'Three Little Words'". Exclaim!, February 9, 2021. The album was shortlisted for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize.David Friend, "Dominique Fils-Aimé, Mustafa, and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson are among the 10 artists shortlisted for this year's Polaris Music Prize". Toronto Star, July 15, 2021.
At the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2022, Fils-Aimé and Samuel Laflamme received a nomination for Best Original Music in a Documentary for their work on the film Alone (Seuls).Stéphanie Nolin, "Gala Québec Cinéma 2022 : Vincent-Guillaume Otis sacré meilleur acteur". Showbizz, June 5, 2022.
In 2023, she participated in an all-star recording of Serena Ryder's single "What I Wouldn't Do", which was released as a charity single to benefit Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health.Brent Furdyk, "Feel Out Loud: Alessia Cara, Serena Ryder & More Canadian Artists Collaborate On New Single Promoting Youth Mental Health Initiative". Entertainment Tonight Canada, March 2, 2023.
Her 2023 album Our Roots Run Deep was a longlisted nominee for the 2024 Polaris Music Prize,"2024 Polaris Music Prize long list: the Beaches, Tobi, Elisapie, Beverly Glenn-Copeland and more". CBC Music, June 11, 2024. won the Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2024, and won the Félix for Jazz Album of the Year at the 46th Félix Awards.
My World Is the Sun was longlisted for the 2026 Polaris Music Prize.Sydney Brasil, "Polaris Music Prize Shares 2026 Long List". Exclaim!, June 11, 2026.
Discography Nameless (2018) Stay Tuned! (2019) Three Little Words (2021) Our Roots Run Deep (2023) My World Is the Sun (2026)
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