2007 Polaris Music Prize

Patrick Watson at the 2007 Polaris Music Prize gala Chad VanGaalen at the 2007 Polaris Music Prize gala

The 2007 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 24, 2007, at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto.[1]

The winning album was Patrick Watson's Close to Paradise.[1]

According to CBC News, "finalists were drawn from submissions by more than 170 music journalists, reviewers and broadcasters across Canada."[2]

## Nominees

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The prize's 10-album shortlist was announced on July 10.[3][4]

* Patrick Watson, Close to Paradise
* Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
* The Besnard Lakes, The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse
* The Dears, Gang of Losers
* Julie Doiron, Woke Myself Up
* Feist, The Reminder
* Junior Boys, So This Is Goodbye
* Miracle Fortress, Five Roses
* Joel Plaskett Emergency, Ashtray Rock
* Chad VanGaalen, Skelliconnection

## Album

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2007 Polaris Music Prize

Compilation album by

various artists

Released| 2007
Genre| Pop
Various artists chronology
| 2006 Polaris Music Prize
(2006)  | 2007 Polaris Music Prize
(2007)  |

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As in 2006, a compilation album was released to promote the nominees. The album did not, however, include a track by Arcade Fire—although media initially reported that the Polaris committee had snubbed the band by excluding them, the committee and the band issued a joint press release confirming that the band chose not to have a track included on the album as they prefer not to participate in compilation albums.[5]

### Track listing

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1. "Devastation" (The Besnard Lakes)
2. "Hate Then Love" (The Dears)
3. "No More" (Julie Doiron)
4. "Sealion" (Feist)
5. "In the Morning" (Junior Boys)
6. "Have You Seen in Your Dreams" (Miracle Fortress)
7. "Fashionable People" (Joel Plaskett Emergency)
8. "Sing Me 2 Sleep" (Chad VanGaalen)
9. "Drifters" (Patrick Watson)

## References

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1. ^ a b "Watson wins Polaris Music Prize". Montreal Gazette. September 25, 2007. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
2. ^ "Arcade Fire, Feist on Polaris short list". CBC News. July 10, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
3. ^ "Feist, Fire get Polaris noms". Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2007.
4. ^ Love, Noah (July 10, 2007). "Arcade Fire, Feist And The Dears Among Polaris Nominees". Chart. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2008.
5. ^ "Joint Statement by Arcade Fire and the Polaris Music Prize" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2007.

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Winners|

* Owen Pallett, He Poos Clouds (2006)
* Patrick Watson, Close to Paradise (2007)
* Caribou, Andorra (2008)
* Fucked Up, The Chemistry of Common Life (2009)
* Karkwa, Les Chemins de verre (2010)
* Arcade Fire, The Suburbs (2011)
* Feist, Metals (2012)
* Godspeed You! Black Emperor, 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! (2013)
* Tanya Tagaq, Animism (2014)
* ~~Buffy Sainte-Marie, Power in the Blood (2015)~~
* Kaytranada, 99.9% (2016)
* Lido Pimienta, La Papessa (2017)
* Jeremy Dutcher, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa (2018)
* Haviah Mighty, 13th Floor (2019)
* Backxwash, God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It (2020)
* Cadence Weapon, Parallel World (2021)
* Pierre Kwenders, José Louis and the Paradox of Love (2022)
* Debby Friday, Good Luck (2023)
* Jeremy Dutcher, Motewolonuwok (2024)

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