Angelique Francis

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Angelique Francis is a Canadian blues singer from Ottawa, Ontario.Lynn Saxberg, [https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/ottawas-angelique-francis-mines-the-power-of-blues "Ottawa's Angelique Francis mines the power of blues"]. Ottawa Citizen, June 19, 2022. She is most noted as the winner of the Juno Award for Blues Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2023, for her album Long River.Jenna Benchetrit and Arti Patel, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/junos-2023-opening-night-winners-list-1.6776262 "The Weeknd picks up 4 wins on Junos 2023 opening night"]. CBC News, March 11, 2023.

A graduate of the music performance program at Carleton University, she released her debut album Kissed by the Blues in 2018.Eric Alper, [https://www.rootsmusic.ca/2022/04/20/rising-blues-star-angelique-francis-has-a-new-album-out-ahead-of-ottawa-grassroots/ "Rising blues star Angelique Francis has a new album out ahead of Ottawa Grassroots"]. Roots Music Canada, April 20, 2022.

In addition to her Juno Award, she was also a Canadian Folk Music Award nominee for Contemporary Singer of the Year at the 18th Canadian Folk Music Awards.Stephen Cooke, [https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/lifestyles/madison-violet-shannon-tony-quinn-among-2023-canadian-folk-music-award-nominees-100780446/ "Madison Violet, Shannon & Tony Quinn among 2023 Canadian Folk Music Award nominees"]. SaltWire Network, October 5, 2022. In 2024 Francis was honoured with a Peter Honeywell Mid-Career Artist Award from the Ottawa Arts Council.{{cite web |title=2024 Arts Awards Laureates ..Lauréat.e.s des Prix des arts 2024 |url=https://www.ottawaartscouncil.ca/whats-on/arts-awards-laureates-2024 |access-date=August 3, 2024}}