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{{Short description|Canadian rapper}}
'''FouKi''' is the stage name of '''Léo Fougères''', a [[Canadians|Canadian]] rapper from [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]].<ref>Béatrice Gravel, [https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2020/12/24/fouki-pour-terminer-lannee-en-beaute "Fouki: pour terminer l’année en beauté"]. [[TVA Nouvelles]], December 24, 2020.</ref> He is most noted as the winner of the [[Felix Award]] for Male Artist of the Year at the [[43rd Félix Awards]] in 2021.<ref>Stéphanie Nolin, [https://showbizz.net/musique/gala-de-ladisq-2021-la-soiree-de-roxane-bruneau-et-fouki "Gala de l'ADISQ 2021 : La soirée de Roxane Bruneau et FouKi"]. ''Showbizz'', November 7, 2021.</ref>
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.<ref>Olivier Boisvert-Magnen, [https://www.socanmagazine.ca/features/fouki-staying-positive/ "FouKi: Staying Positive"]. ''[[SOCAN|Words and Music]]'', May 17, 2019.</ref> In addition to his solo albums, he has released the collaborative album ''Génies en herbe'' with [[Koriass]],<ref>Josée Lapointe, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/2020-05-22/fouki-et-koriass-les-forces-contraires-s-unissent "FouKi et Koriass : les forces contraires s’unissent"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', May 22, 2020.</ref> and the non-album singles "Ciel" with [[Alicia Moffet]]<ref>Philippe Papineau, [https://lactualite.com/culture/7-chansons-a-ecouter-avant-le-gala-de-ladisq/ "7 chansons à écouter avant le Gala de l’ADISQ"]. ''[[L'actualité]]'', October 21, 2021.</ref> and "Poutine Sauce" with [[Nate Husser]].<ref>Erik Leijon, [https://www.complex.com/music/nate-husser-fouki-poutine-sauce-interview "Premiere: English and French Rap Unite on Nate Husser and Fouki’s 'Poutine Sauce'"]. ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'', October 8, 2021.</ref>
He has been a three-time [[SOCAN Songwriting Prize]] nominee, receiving nods in 2019 for "Zaybae",<ref>Marissa Groguhé, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/2019-06-04/prix-de-la-chanson-socan-place-au-rap "Prix de la chanson SOCAN: place au rap"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', June 4, 2019.</ref> in 2020 for "ZayZay",<ref>Andrée Laurin, [https://hollywoodpq.com/une-chanson-develyne-brochu-remporte-les-grands-honneurs/ "Une chanson d'Evelyne Brochu remporte les grands honneurs"]. ''HollywoodPQ'', August 5, 2020.</ref> and in 2021 for "Oui Toi".<ref>Megan LaPierre, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/socan_songwriting_prize_announces_2021_finalists "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Announces 2021 Finalists"]. ''[[Exclaim!]]'', June 17, 2021.</ref> His album ''Grignotines de luxe'' was a [[Juno Award]] nominee for [[Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year|Francophone Album of the Year]] at the [[Juno Awards of 2022]].<ref>Jackson Weaver, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/2022-juno-award-nominees-1.6367948 "Charlotte Cardin, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber lead 2022 Juno Award nominees"]. [[CBC News]], March 1, 2022.</ref>
At the [[44th Félix Awards]] in 2022, FouKi and [[Jay Scott (Canadian musician)|Jay Scøtt]] won the awards for Song of the Year<ref name=nolin>Stéphanie Nolin, [https://showbizz.net/tele/gala-de-ladisq-2022-hubert-lenoir-et-roxane-bruneau-sont-roi-et-reine-de-la-soiree "Gala de l'ADISQ 2022 : Hubert Lenoir et Roxane Bruneau sont roi et reine de la soirée"]. ''Showbizz'', November 6, 2022.</ref> and Video of the Year<ref name=groguhe>Marissa Groguhé, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/musique/2022-11-02/premier-gala-de-l-adisq-et-gala-de-l-industrie/hubert-lenoir-se-demarque.php "Hubert Lenoir se démarque"]. ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'', November 2, 2022.</ref> 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''
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