Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year

The Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year is an annual award presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) for the best French-language album in Canada. Wanting to add a more inclusive Canadian content to the Award show, Isba Music's Larry Mancini lobbied CARAS to add this award to its roster. It was awarded as the Best Selling Francophone Album, based entirely on album sales, but is now chosen by a jury vote.[1]

The award faced some controversy in 1993 when Mitsou initially received a nomination for her mixed English-French EP Heading West,[2] which was then rescinded on the grounds that the album didn't meet the criteria of being at least 80 per cent francophone.[3] The award committee claimed that the album's failure to qualify in the category had "slipped through the cracks" due to a last-minute submission, but Mitsou herself dismissed the controversy as an unimportant "tempest in a thimble".[3]

## Recipients

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### Best Selling Francophone Album (1992–2002)

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Year  | Winner(s)  | Album  | Nominees  | Ref.

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1992 | Luc de Larochellière | Sauvez mon âme |

* L'Album du peuple – Tome 1 – François Pérusse
* Kathleen – Kathleen
* Snob – Les B.B.
* Vilain Pingouin – Vilain Pingouin

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1993 | Céline Dion | Dion chante Plamondon |

* Quand on se donne – Francis Martin
* À contre-jour – Julie Masse
* Aux portes du matin – Richard Séguin

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1994 | François Pérusse | L'Album du peuple – Tome 2 |

* Ça va bien – Kathleen
* Corridors – Laurence Jalbert
* Pelchat – Mario Pelchat
* Europe Tour – Roch Voisine

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1995 | Roch Voisine | Coup de tête |

* Obsession – Éric Lapointe
* Déchaînée – France d'Amour
* Johanne Blouin chante Noel – Johanne Blouin
* Y – Lynda Lemay

| [7]
1996 | Céline Dion | D'eux |

* Beau Dommage – Beau Dommage
* Carpe diem – Lara Fabian
* C'est la vie – Mario Pelchat
* Bohémienne – Marjo

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1997 | Céline Dion | Live à Paris |

* Quatre saisons dans le désordre – Daniel Bélanger
* Pure – Lara Fabian
* Luce Dufault – Luce Dufault

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1998 | Marie-Michèle Desrosiers | Marie-Michèle Desrosiers chante les classiques de Noël |

* Miserere – Bruno Pelletier
* La force de comprendre – Dubmatique
* Versions Reno – Ginette Reno
* Parle pas si forte – Térez Montcalm

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1999 | Céline Dion | S'il suffisait d'aimer |

* Enchantée – Carmen Campagne
* L'Album du peuple, volume 1 – François Pérusse
* Grand parleur, petit faiseur – Kevin Parent
* Lynda Lemay – Lynda Lemay

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2000 | La Chicane | En catimini |

* D'autres rives – Bruno Pelletier
* Les fourmis – Jean Leloup
* Live – Lynda Lemay
* Notre-Dame de Paris, version integrale – various artists

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2001 | Ginette Reno | Un grand Noël d'amour |

* Seul – Garou
* Mieux qu'ici bas – Isabelle Boulay
* Scènes d'amour – Isabelle Boulay
* L'Opéra du mendiant – Nicola Ciccone

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2002 | Kevin Parent | Les vents ont changé |

* Etc... – Gabrielle Destroismaisons
* Cordial – La Bottine Souriante
* Disparu – La Chicane
* Du coq à l'âme – Lynda Lemay

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### Francophone Album of the Year (2003–present)

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Year  | Winner(s)  | Album  | Nominees  | Ref.

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2003 | Daniel Bélanger | Rêver mieux |

* Break syndical – Les Cowboys Fringants
* Les lettres rouges – Lynda Lemay
* De l'amour le mieux – Natasha St-Pier
* Rendez-vous – Sylvain Cossette

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2004 | Wilfred Le Bouthillier | Wilfred Le Bouthillier |

* 1 fille & 4 types – Céline Dion
* Reviens – Garou
* Don Juan : un spectacle musical de Félix Gray – Jean François Breau, Marie-Eve Janvier, Mario Pelchat, Claude Léveillée, Philippe Berghella, Cassiopée, Cindy Daniel, and Chico Castillo
* Maudit Bordel – Marie-Chantal Toupin

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2005 | Marie-Élaine Thibert | Marie-Élaine Thibert |

* Audrey (album)|Audrey – Audrey de Montigny
* Écoute-moi donc – Dany Bédar
* Gros mammouth – Les Trois Accords
* J't'aime tout court – Nicola Ciccone

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2006 | Jim Corcoran | Pages blanches |

* Le Trashy Saloon – Anik Jean
* Hors de tout doute – France D'Amour
* Garde la tête haute – Senaya
* Sur le fil – Stéphanie Lapointe

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2007 | Antoine Gratton  | Il était une fois dans l'est |

* Le coeur dans la tête – Ariane Moffatt
* Trompe-l'œil – Malajube
* La Forêt des mal-aimés – Pierre Lapointe
* Compter les corps – Vulgaires Machins

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2008 | Daniel Bélanger | L'Échec du matériel |

* D'elles – Céline Dion
* L'homme qui me ressemble – Damien Robitaille
* De retour à la source – Isabelle Boulay
* Vers à soi – Jorane

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2009 | Ariane Moffatt | Tous les sens |

* L'arbre aux parfums – Caracol
* Cœur de pirate – Cœur de pirate
* Le Volume du vent – Karkwa
* Tradarnac – Swing

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2010 | Andrea Lindsay | Les sentinelles dorment |

* Mille excuses milady – Jean Leloup
* Dans mon corps – Les Trois Accords
* Un toi dans ma tête – Luc de Larochellière
* Un serpent sous les fleurs – Yann Perreau

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2011 | Karkwa | Les Chemins de verre |

* Brun – Bernard Adamus
* Nous – Daniel Bélanger
* Silence – Fred Pellerin
* Belmundo Regal – Radio Radio

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2012 | Malajube | La caverne |

* Le désert des solitudes – Catherine Major
* Blonde – Cœur de pirate
* C'est un monde – Fred Pellerin
* Le vrai le faux – Jérôme Minière

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2013 | Louis-Jean Cormier | Le treizième étage |

* Le Royaume – Amylie
* Astronomie – Avec pas d'casque
* Lisa Leblanc – Lisa Leblanc
* Aux alentours – Marie-Pierre Arthur

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2014 | Karim Ouellet | Fox |

* Himalaya mon amour – Alex Nevsky
* Omniprésent – Damien Robitaille
* Chic de ville – Daniel Bélanger
* Punkt – Pierre Lapointe

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2015 | Jimmy Hunt | Maladie d'amour |

* Ornithologie, la nuit – Philippe B
* Serge Fiori – Serge Fiori
* L'alchimie des monstres \- Klô Pelgag
* Valse 333 – Julien Sagot

2016 | Jean Leloup | À Paradis City |

* Si l'aurore – Marie-Pierre Arthur
* Les grandes artères – Louis-Jean Cormier
* Zulu – Galaxie
* 22h22 – Ariane Moffatt

2017 | Laurence Nerbonne | XO |

* Ultramarr – Fred Fortin
* Love Suprême – Koriass
* Trente – Karim Ouellet
* Le fantastique des astres – Yann Perreau

2018 | Daniel Bélanger | Paloma |

* Nos Eldorados – Alex Nevsky
* L'Étoile thoracique – Klô Pelgag
* Almanach – Patrice Michaud
* La Science du cœur – Pierre Lapointe

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2019 | Loud | Une année record |

* Le silence des troupeaux — Philippe Brach
* En cas de tempête, ce jardin sera fermé — Cœur de pirate
* Darlène — Hubert Lenoir
* Désherbage — Tire le coyote

2020 | Les Louanges | La nuit est une panthère |

* La nuit des longs couteaux — Koriass
* L'Étrange pays — Jean Leloup
* Tout ça pour ça — Loud
* Après — Fred Pellerin

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2021 | Louis-Jean Cormier | Quand la nuit tombe |

* À tous les vents — 2Frères
* Les antipodes — Les Cowboys Fringants
* Pour déjouer l'ennui — Pierre Lapointe
* Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs — Klô Pelgag

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2022 | Cœur de pirate | Impossible à aimer |

* Acrophobie — Roxane Bruneau
* Le ciel est au plancher — Louis-Jean Cormier
* Grignotines de Luxe — FouKi
* Toute beauté n’est pas perdue — Vincent Vallières

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2023 | Les Louanges | Crash |

* Chiac Disco — Lisa Leblanc
* Medium plaisir — Ariane Roy
* Mercure en mai — Daniel Bélanger
* PICTURA DE IPSE: Musique directe — Hubert Lenoir

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2024 | Les Cowboys Fringants with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra | En concert avec l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (sous la direction du chef Simon Leclerc) |

* FouKi, Zayon
* Karkwa, Dans la seconde
* Salebarbes, À boire deboutte
* Souldia, Non conventionnel

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2025 | Klô Pelgag | Abracadabra |

* Les Cowboys Fringants, Pub Royal
* Fredz, Demain il fera beau
* Aliocha Schneider, Aliocha Schneider
* Jay Scott, Toutes les rues sont silencieuses

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## References

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1. ^ "2012 JUNO Awards Submission Info". JunoAwards.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
2. ^ "Juno Award nominations". Calgary Herald, February 10, 1993.
3. ^ a b "Mitsou shrugs off Juno-nomination flap". Montreal Gazette, February 11, 1993.
4. ^ "Yearly summary: 1992". JunoAwards.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
5. ^ "Yearly summary: 1992". JunoAwards.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
6. ^ "Yearly summary: 1992". JunoAwards.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
7. ^ "Yearly summary: 1992". JunoAwards.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
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9. ^ "Yearly summary: 1992". JunoAwards.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
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11. ^ "Yearly summary: 1992". JunoAwards.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
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14. ^ "Yearly summary: 1992". JunoAwards.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
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16. ^ "Yearly summary: 2004". JunoAwards.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
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19. ^ "Yearly summary: 2007". JunoAwards.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2012.
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33. ^ "Junos 2025: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 30, 2025.

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Juno Awards

Awards to individuals|

* Artist of the Year
* Fan Choice
* Group of the Year
* Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year
* Producer
* Recording Engineer
* Songwriter
* Songwriter (Non-Performer)

Awards for recordings|

* Album of the Year
* Adult Alternative
* Adult Contemporary
* Alternative
* Blues
* Children's
* Comedy
* Classical – Large Ensemble
* Classical – Small Ensemble
* Classical – Solo
* Classical Composition
* CCM/Gospel
* Contemporary Indigenous Artist
* Contemporary R&B/Soul
* Contemporary Roots
* Country
* Dance
* Electronic
* Francophone
* Global Music
* Heavy Metal
* Instrumental
* Jazz – Solo
* Jazz – Group
* Jazz – Vocal
* Pop
* Rap Album/EP
* Rap Single
* Reggae
* Rock
* Single of the Year
* South Asian Music
* Traditional Indigenous Artist
* Traditional R&B/Soul
* Traditional Roots
* Underground Dance

Awards for technicality|

* Music DVD
* Recording Package
* Video

Discontinued categories|

* Breakthrough Artist of the Year (1974–2024)
* Breakthrough Group of the Year (1974–2024)
* Classical Album of the Year (1977–1985)
* Classical – Solo or Chamber Ensemble (1985–2021)
* Classical – Vocal or Choral Performance (1994–2021)
* Indigenous Artist or Group (1994–2021)
* International (1975–2024)
* Jazz Album (1977–1993)
* Jazz – Contemporary (1994–2014)
* Jazz – Traditional (1994–2014)
* Rap Recording (1991–2021)
* R&B/Soul Recording (1985–2020)
* Roots and Traditional Album (1989–1995)
* Roots & Traditional Album – Solo (1996–2015)
* Roots & Traditional Album – Group (1996–2015)

Special awards|

* Canadian Music Hall of Fame
* Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award
* Juno Humanitarian Award

Years|

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 19891
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Leadership|

* Walt Grealis
* Stan Klees
* Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

Notes|

1 Due to the rescheduling of the ceremony from late fall to early spring, no ceremony was held in 1988.

See also
Music of Canada
Polaris Music Prize
Much Music Video Awards
Félix Awards
East Coast Music Awards
Western Canadian Music Awards

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