FouKi is the stage name of Léo Fougères, a Canadian rapper from Montreal, Quebec.Béatrice Gravel, "Fouki: pour terminer l’année en beauté". TVA Nouvelles, December 24, 2020. He is most noted as the winner of the Felix Award for Male Artist of the Year at the 43rd Félix Awards in 2021.Stéphanie Nolin, "Gala de l'ADISQ 2021 : La soirée de Roxane Bruneau et FouKi". Showbizz, November 7, 2021.
Fougères began his career in music in the mid-2010s, forming the band Ségala with friends and releasing the mixtape Plato Hess before launching his solo career.Olivier Boisvert-Magnen, "FouKi: Staying Positive". Words and Music, May 17, 2019. In addition to his solo albums, he has released the collaborative album Génies en herbe with Koriass,Josée Lapointe, "FouKi et Koriass : les forces contraires s’unissent". La Presse, May 22, 2020. and the non-album singles "Ciel" with Alicia MoffetPhilippe Papineau, "7 chansons à écouter avant le Gala de l’ADISQ". L'actualité, October 21, 2021. and "Poutine Sauce" with Nate Husser.Erik Leijon, "Premiere: English and French Rap Unite on Nate Husser and Fouki’s 'Poutine Sauce'". Complex, October 8, 2021.
He has been a three-time SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominee, receiving nods in 2019 for "Zaybae",Marissa Groguhé, "Prix de la chanson SOCAN: place au rap". La Presse, June 4, 2019. in 2020 for "ZayZay",Andrée Laurin, "Une chanson d'Evelyne Brochu remporte les grands honneurs". HollywoodPQ, August 5, 2020. and in 2021 for "Oui Toi".Megan LaPierre, "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Announces 2021 Finalists". Exclaim!, June 17, 2021. His album Grignotines de luxe was a Juno Award nominee for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022.Jackson Weaver, "Charlotte Cardin, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber lead 2022 Juno Award nominees". CBC News, March 1, 2022.
At the 44th Félix Awards in 2022, FouKi and Jay Scøtt won the awards for Song of the YearStéphanie Nolin, "Gala de l'ADISQ 2022 : Hubert Lenoir et Roxane Bruneau sont roi et reine de la soirée". Showbizz, November 6, 2022. and Video of the YearMarissa Groguhé, "Hubert Lenoir se démarque". La Presse, November 2, 2022. for the single "Copilote".
Discography 2016 - Plato Hess 2017 - Extendo 2017 - Sour Face Musique 2017 - Pré_Zay 2018 - Zay 2018 - La Zayté 2019 - ZayZay 2020 - Grignotines de Luxe 2020 - Génies en herbe (with Koriass) 2023 - Zayon 2023 - RAP CLUB 2025 - "Still Kankan"
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