Golden nods for local Francophone musicians

Sudbury is well represented in the nominations for the 2015 Trille Or Francophone music awards.

The awards are presented by Radio Canada and Association des professionnels de la chanson et de la musique (APCM), and will be handed out at a May 7 gala.

Local musician Dayv Poulin, who released his second album, “Le Paysagiste: Alter Ego,” in September, is nominated for five awards: best male artist, best concert, best album, best producer (along with Stephane Rancourt) and media favourite.

Stéphane Paquette, another local musician, has been nominated for three awards: best male artist, best songwriter and the Radio-Canada song prize (for “On se r'voit a soir”).

The Francophone group En Bref, made up of Sudbury resident Yves Doyon, along with Shawn Sasyniuk, Martin Laforest and Scott Aultman, is nominated for best band.

They released “Silence Radio,” their first album since the 1990s, last March.

Local graphic and web designer Christian Pelletier of Studio 123 also picked up some nominations, two of them in the best album cover design category (for “Le Paysagiste: Alter Ego” and for “Silence Radio").

Studio 123 was also nominated for best website (www.lepaysagiste.ca).

La Slague du Carrefour francophone de Sudbury was nominated for best music venue.

Visit apcm.ca for more information.