Lido Pimienta has won the 2017 Polaris Music for her 2016 album La Papessa, which was voted the Canadian Album Of The Year by a panel of music journalists and broadcasters. The Colombian-Canadian musician beat out a field of nominees that also included Leonard Cohen, Feist, BADBADNOTGOOD, Tanya Tagaq, and Weaves. Check out the shortlist and watch the entire ceremony below.
A Tribe Called Red - We Are The Halluci Nation
BADBADNOTGOOD - IV
Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
Gord Downie - Secret Path
Feist - Pleasure
Lisa Leblanc - Why You Wanna Leave, Runaway Queen?
Lido Pimienta - La Papessa
Tanya Tagaq - Retribution
Leif Vollebekk - Twin Solitude
Weaves - Weaves
Lido Pimienta’s ‘La Papessa’ Has Won The 2017 Polaris Music Prize #polaris2017 pic.twitter.com/rW9WSajMRc
— Polaris Music Prize (@PolarisPrize) September 19, 2017
