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Dominique Fils-Aimé
Two-time JUNO Award-winning Montreal singer-songwriter Dominique Fils-Aimé has established herself as one of today’s leading voices in vocal jazz. Her latest album, Our Roots Run Deep (2023), earned the 2024 JUNO Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year as well as the 2024 Félix Award for Best Jazz Album at ADISQ, affirming the importance of her artistic vision at the crossroads of jazz, soul, and blues.
Released in February 2026, My World Is The Sun marks the second chapter of her sophomore trilogy. With this new studio album, Fils-Aimé continues her exploration of sonic, creative, and spiritual freedom.
On stage, she offers an immersive performance that invites audiences to delve into the roots of their soul, guided by a profound quest for connection. Live at the Montreal International Jazz Festival (2025), her first live album, is a testament to the strength of her stage presence and her ability to forge an intimate bond with her audience.
In recent years, she has performed on prestigious stages including the Blue Note New York, Blue Note Los Angeles, and the Monterey Jazz Festival, as well as Jazz à Vienne (opening for Jamie Cullum) and the North Sea Jazz Festival.
In 2026, Dominique Fils-Aimé will bring her new album to the stage on a world tour, with concerts announced in Europe at La Maroquinerie (Paris) and Le Botanique (Brussels), in Canada at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and across the United States.
Awards
- SOCAN Gala 2025 - She received the Hagood Hardy Jazz Award for her contribution to jazz music.
- Gala Dynastie 2025 - She received the prize for “L'Artiste s'étant illustré à l'international en 2025”
- JUNO Awards 2024 - Her album “Our Roots Run Deep” won the Juno Award for ‘Vocal Jazz Album of the Year’
- Polaris Music Prize 2024 - Her album 'Our Roots Run Deep’ was nominated for the Polaris Music Prize Longlist
- ADISQ Gala 2024 - Her album “Our Roots Run Deep” won the Félix Prize for “Jazz Album of the Year’
- Prix Artiste Pour La Paix 2022 - Fils-Aimé was named Artist for Peace “Artiste pour la Paix”
- Prix Gilles-Vigneault 2022, SPACQ - Fils-Aimé won the Gilles-Vigneault prize for her defining career as a singer-songwriter
- Polaris Music Prize 2021 / 2019 - Fils-Aimé was nominated for the Polaris Music Prize Shortlist twice for her albums 'Three Little Words' (2021) and 'Stay Tuned!’ (2019)
- JUNO Awards 2020 - Her album "Stay Tuned!" won the Juno Award for ‘Vocal Jazz Album of the Year’
- Gala Dynastie 2022 - She received the prize for “L'Artiste Anglophone de l'année”
- Fils-Aimé was named Radio-Canada’s Revelation in Jazz for 2019-2020
- ADISQ Gala 2019 - Her album “Stay Tuned!” won the Félix Prize for “Jazz Album of the Year’
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