Dominique Fils-Aimé

Canadian singer

Dominique Fils-Aimé

Background information
Born	July 10, 1984 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Blues, jazz, rhythm and blues
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocalist
Years active	2010s–present
Labels	Ensoul Records

Website	https://domiofficial.com/en/

Musical artist

Dominique Fils-Aimé is a Canadian singer from Quebec, whose album Stay Tuned! was shortlisted for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize^[1] and won the Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020.^[2]

Born and raised in Montreal to immigrant parents from Haiti, Fils-Aimé was a competitor in the third season of TVA's singing competition series La Voix in 2015.^[3] She was eliminated in the semi-final round by Matt Holubowski.

In 2018 she released Nameless, her debut album which explored blues music as the first installment in a trilogy devoted to the history of African-American music.^[4] Stay Tuned!, which explores jazz music, followed in 2019 as the second album in the trilogy.^[5] Her third album, Three Little Words, was released in 2021 and focuses on soul music.^[6]^[7] The album was shortlisted for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize.^[8]

At the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2022, Fils-Aimé and Samuel Laflamme received a nomination for Best Original Music in a Documentary for their work on the film Alone (Seuls).^[9]

In 2023, she participated in an all-star recording of Serena Ryder's single "What I Wouldn't Do", which was released as a charity single to benefit Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health.^[10]

Discography

Nameless (2018)
Stay Tuned! (2019)
Three Little Words (2021)
Our Roots Run Deep (2023)

References

^ "Dominique Fils-Aimé nommée sur la courte liste du prix Polaris". Voir, July 16, 2019.
^ Shakiel Mahjouri, "2020 Juno Awards Winners List: Find Out Who Came Out On Top". ET Canada, June 29, 2020.
^ "Dominique Fils-Aimé: suivre sa voix". La Presse, January 3, 2018.
^ "Dominique Fils-Aimé lance «Nameless»". Le Devoir, March 27, 2018.
^ "Dominique Fils-Aimé talks about her northern soul and SLAV". Montreal Gazette, February 27, 2019.
^ Matt Wallock, "Dominique Fils-Aimé Delivers a Soulful Call for Change in 'While We Wait'". American Songwriter, January 13, 2021.
^ Jordan Currie, "Dominique Fils-Aimé Uses Soul Music to Envision a Better Future on 'Three Little Words'". Exclaim!, February 9, 2021.
^ David Friend, "Dominique Fils-Aimé, Mustafa, and Leanne Betasamosake Simpson are among the 10 artists shortlisted for this year's Polaris Music Prize". Toronto Star, July 15, 2021.
^ Stéphanie Nolin, "Gala Québec Cinéma 2022 : Vincent-Guillaume Otis sacré meilleur acteur". Showbizz, June 5, 2022.
^ Brent Furdyk, "Feel Out Loud: Alessia Cara, Serena Ryder & More Canadian Artists Collaborate On New Single Promoting Youth Mental Health Initiative". Entertainment Tonight Canada, March 2, 2023.