FouKi

FouKi is the stage name of Léo Fougères, a Canadian rapper from Montreal, Quebec.^[1] He is most noted as the winner of the Felix Award for Male Artist of the Year at the 43rd Félix Awards in 2021.^[2]

Fougères began his career in music in the mid-2010s, forming the band Ségala with friends and releasing the mixtape Plato Hess before launching his solo career.^[3] In addition to his solo albums, he has released the collaborative album Génies en herbe with Koriass,^[4] and the non-album singles "Ciel" with Alicia Moffet^[5] and "Poutine Sauce" with Nate Husser.^[6]

He has been a three-time SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominee, receiving nods in 2019 for "Zaybae",^[7] in 2020 for "ZayZay",^[8] and in 2021 for "Oui Toi".^[9] His album Grignotines de luxe was a Juno Award nominee for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022.^[10]

At the 44th Félix Awards in 2022, FouKi and Jay Scøtt won the awards for Song of the Year^[11] and Video of the Year^[12] for the single "Copilote".

Discography

• 2016 - Plato Hess
• 2017 - Extendo
• 2017 - Sour Face Musique
• 2017 - Pré_Zay
• 2018 - Zay
• 2018 - La Zayté
• 2019 - ZayZay
• 2020 - Grignotines de Luxe
• 2020 - Génies en herbe (with Koriass)
• 2023 - Zayon
• 2023 - RAP CLUB
• 2025 - "Still Kankan"