Strong evening for the 33rd SOCAN Gala: After a year’s absence, more than 100 trophies will be awarded on Sunday during an evening at the TOHU. Ginette Reno, Plume Latraverse and Paul Piché are among the artists honored for their careers during the ceremony hosted by drag queen Barbada.
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SOCAN is not a gala like the others: the winners know that they will receive a hug when they arrive. This year, the Copyright Management Society recognizes the exceptional careers of three key figures in Quebec’s songwriting: Plume Latraverse receives the Prix Excellence, Paul Piché is inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame and Ginette Reno receives the Prix Hommage.
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Catherine Durand, Mara Tremblay and Marie-Pierre Arthur surround the Prix Excellence-winning Plume Latraverse, to which they pay musical tribute during the SOCAN Gala.
The presentation of this award will be celebrated at the opening of the evening by singer Jeanick Fournier, winner of Canada’s Got Talent, performing Un peu plus haut, un peu plus loin, a song by Jean-Pierre Ferland. This has been an emblematic title of Ginette Reno since she wore it on Mount Royal in June 1975.
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Jeanick Fournier, the saguenéenne who won Canada’s Got Talent, was chosen to perform Un peu plus haut, un peu plus loin, the emblematic song of Ginette Reno, winner of the Prix Hommage.
The SOCAN Gala is an opportunity for Canadian songwriters and composers to highlight their careers and achievements. Every year, songs that have been played 25,000 times on the radio become SOCAN classics. Toune d’automne by Les Cowboys Fringants, La désise by Daniel Boucher, Point de mire by Ariane Moffatt, Because we come from afar by Corneille, On jase de toi by Noir Silence, Rêver Mieux by Daniel Bélanger and Balade à Toronto by Jean Leloup is celebrated this year.
This private gala – it’s a bit like the office party of the makers of Quebec music – is also that of the composers of film music. Cristobal Tapia de Veer, who wrote the music for The White Lotus series, and Nathalie Bonin were among the honored creators.