Le Diable à Cinq is a Canadian folk music group from the Outaouais region of Quebec, who play traditional Québécois folk music.[1] Based in the town of Ripon, the group consists of brothers Éloi, Samuel and Félix Sabourin, their cousin André-Michel Dambremont, and their childhood friend Rémi Pagé.[2]

Le Diable à Cinq
Background information
OriginRipon, Quebec
Genresfolk music
Years active2015-present
LabelsLe Diable à Cinq
MembersSamuel Sabourin
Félix Sabourin
Éloi Gagnon Sabourin
André-Michel "Brun" Dambremont
Rémi Pagé
Past membersVincent Ouellette-Destroimaisons
Websitehttps://diablea5.com/

Awards and recognitions

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The band released their first album, Sorti de l'enfer, in 2017,[3] followed up in 2019 with Debout! [4] and in 2023 byTempête.[5] Debout! was a Felix Award nominee for Traditional Album of the Year at the 42nd Felix Awards,[6] a Canadian Folk Music Award nominee for Traditional Album of the Year at the 16th Canadian Folk Music Awards,[7] as well as a nominee in Juno Awards of 2021 in the Traditional Roots Album of the Year.[8]

The album Debout! Also won, at the first ADISQ 2020 Gala, the prize of Ma Première Nomination l'ADISQ.[9] This prize is awarded by the votes of the public and is intended for artists nominated for the first time at the ADISQ Gala.[10]

Members

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  • Félix Sabourin: vocals, accordion, podorythmie
  • Samuel Sabourin: vocals, tenor banjo, fiddle, mandolin
  • Éloi Gagnon-Sabourin: vocals, piano
  • Rémi Pagé: vocals, fiddle, mandolin, podorythmie
  • André-Michel Dambremont: vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar

References

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  1. ^ Agathe Beaudoin, "Ils ont la musique dans la terre". La Terre de chez nous, December 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Yves Bergeras, "Le Diable à Cinq: au Diable les clichés trads’!". Le Droit, November 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "Nouveautés du temps des fêtes". Le Droit, November 14, 2017.
  4. ^ Christelle D'Amours, "Quand modernité et folklore font un pacte avec le Diable (à Cinq)". Ici Radio-Canada Ottawa-Gatineau, November 29, 2019.
  5. ^ Bergeras, Yves (May 5, 2023). "Diable à Cinq: une Tempête trad' venue de Ripon". Le Droit (in French). Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  6. ^ Mario Boulianne, "ADISQ: Deux prix pour les artistes de l’Outaouais". Le Droit, October 28, 2020.
  7. ^ Brock Thiessen, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Unveil 2021 Nominees". Exclaim!, December 1, 2020.
  8. ^ "Le Diable à Cinq aux Junos". Le Droit (in French). March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  9. ^ "ADISQ: Deux prix pour les artistes de l'Outaouais". Le Droit (in French). October 28, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  10. ^ "Galas de l'ADISQ 2020 | Ma première nomination". PalmarèsADISQ. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
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