Angine de Poitrine sweeps 8 Félix Awards at the 2026 ADISQ Gala

The Saguenay rock duo Angine de Poitrine won eight Félix Awards at the 2026 ADISQ Gala. The band took International Artist of the Year, Group or Duo of the Year, Songwriters or Composers of the Year and Breakthrough Artists of the Year, and "Fabienk" was named Song of the Year.

At the First Gala and the Industry Gala, both broadcast Wednesday, "Vol. II" won Album of the Year in the Rock and Critics' Choice categories, and the same record took the arrangement award. Honours were handed out Sunday across several ceremonies.

HighOnCity reported in September that the band had won the Polaris Prize for best Canadian album and song in Toronto, and in June that the duo had drawn a sold-out Saturday set at Place des Festivals during the Festival international de jazz de Montréal.

Other winners included Lou-Adriane Cassidy, named Female Artist of the Year for a second straight year, with "Triste Animal" also taking Performance of the Year and the Adult Contemporary album award. Les Louanges won Male Artist of the Year, while "Alouette" was named Alternative Album of the Year and "Je confirme ma présence" won Video of the Year and Best Album Production. Beatrice Deer took Indigenous Artist of the Year, and her album "Inuit Legend" won Best Album in an Indigenous Language. JF Pauzé, a former guitarist for Les Cowboys Fringants, won the Popular Hit and Folk albums awards for "Les amours de seconde main."

The evening, hosted by comedian Pierre-Yves Roy-Desmarais, also presented the first Félix Reconnaissance Award to Diane Tell for lifetime achievement. Guest performers included Charlotte Cardin and Richard Charlebois, joined by Louise Forestier, and every award recipient performed.