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20th Annual SOCAN Awards
Montreal 2009 – Winners List

To view photos of award winners, simply click on the name of the winning song or person. Because photos displayed here are large files intended for media use, they may require a few seconds longer than usual to open. All Awards photos by Michel Gagné photography.

Lifetime Achievement Award
International Achievement Award
Special Achievement Award
The Most Performed Francophone Songs in Quebec
Chanson Révélation
Chanson Anglophone
Jan V. Matejcek New Classical Music Award
Hagood Hardy Award
International Television Series Music Award
Domestic Television Series Music Award
Feature Film Music Award
SOCAN Classics
Patron of Music

Lifetime Achievement Award

Clémence DesRochers


The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to SOCAN members who have had outstanding success throughout their musical career.

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International Achievement Award

Marc Antoine
Sonny Black


The International Achievement Award is given to SOCAN members who have brought international recognition to Canada through their music.

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Special Achievement Award

Robert Vinet


The Special Achievement Award is given to people who have greatly contributed to Canada’s musical industry and/or musical heritage over the course of their careers.

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The Most Performed
Francophone Songs in Quebec


"1500 miles"
Composers: Louise Forestier
Éric Lapointe
Daniel Lavoie
Publishers: Marmalou Musique inc.
Les Éditions OK enrg.
 
"Je pense à toi"
Composers: David Bussières
Justine Laberge
Publisher: Les Éditions Tacca
 
"Je veux tout"
Composer: Ariane Moffatt
Publisher: Éditions Mo’Fat
 
"Let’s Go"
Composers: Louis Côté
K.Maro
Publisher: K Pone Publishing
 
"La Maison est grande"
Composer: Steve Veilleux
Publisher: Éditions LLP
 
"Pleine lune"
Composer: Steve Veilleux
Publisher: Éditions LLP
 
"Pousse, pousse"
Composer: Jonathan Painchaud
Publisher: Les Éditions Sphère inc.
 
"Réverbère"
Composer: Éditions Mo’Fat
Publisher: Éditions LLP
 
"Si pour te plaire"
Composers: Jean-François Breau
Marc Dupré
Marie-Mai
Publishers: Éditions Dama
Macadef International Inc.
 
"Tout de moi"
Composers: Sylvain Cossette
Andrée Watters
Publishers: AW Productions Inc.
Les Éditions Mai 63
Vega Musique Inc.
 

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Chanson Révélation

"Oublie pas"
Composers: Louis-Jean Cormier
François Lafontaine
Publisher: Groupe Karkwa
 

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Chanson Anglophone

"The Killer"
Composers: Christian Brais
Pierre-Marc Hamelin
Mathieu Joly
Jeffrey Saltzman (BMI)
Dominic Viola
François Williamson
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Canada
 

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The following SOCAN Awards were presented to members whose complete repertoire of creative works achieved the highest number of performances in their respective categories during 2008:

Jan V. Matejcek New Classical Music Award

Jacques Hétu

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Hagood Hardy Award
For excellence in the genre of jazz, instrumental, or world music.

Germain Bourque

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International Television Series Music Award

Raymond Fabi
Anthony Rozankovic
Rudy Toussaint

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Domestic Television Series Music Award

Gaétan Essiambre
Rudy Toussaint
Guy Trépanier

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Feature Film Music Award

James Gelfand

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SOCAN Classics

The following Canadian songs received SOCAN Classic Awards for achieving the 25,000-airplay mark on domestic radio:

"Amère America"
Composers: Luc De Larochellière
Marc Pérusse
Publishers: Éditions Janvier Musique
Kennebec Musique
 
"Chinatown Blues"
Composers: Luc De Larochellière
Marc Pérusse
Publishers: Éditions Janvier Musique
Kennebec Musique
 
"Sauvez mon âme"
Composers: Luc De Larochellière
Marc Pérusse
Publishers: Éditions Janvier Musique
Kennebec Musique
 
"Si fragile"
Composers: Luc De Larochellière
Marc Pérusse
Publishers: Éditions Janvier Musique
Kennebec Musique
 
"Car je t’aime"
Composer: Paul Piché
Publisher: Éditions de la Minerve
 
"Heureux d’un printemps"
Composer: Paul Piché
Publisher: Éditions de la Minerve
 
"Donne-moi ma chance"
Composers: Patrick Bourgeois
Pierre Houle
Publishers: Basbosa Music Publishing
Édition de l’Épinard
 
"L’Espion"
Composers: Jimmy James
Michel Pagliaro
Publishers: Earth Born Music Pub.
Les Éditions Mig enr.
 
"Parfums du passé"
Composers: Maryse Aumais
Patrick Bourgeois
Pierre Houle
Publishers: Balooza Music Publishing
Basbosa Music Publishing
 
"Quand je tombe en amour"
Composers: Luc Plamondon
Claude-Michel Schonberg (SACEM)
Publishers: Plamondon Publishing
Les Poupées (SACEM)e
 
"T’es dans la lune"
Composers: Patrick Bourgeois
Geneviève Lapointe
Publishers: Balooza Music Publishing
Basbosa Music Publishing
 
"Tu ne sauras jamais"
Composers: Patrick Bourgeois
Geneviève Lapointe
Publishers: Balooza Music Publishing
Basbosa Music Publishing
 

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Patron of music

Quebec Corporation of Bar, Pub and Tavern Owners


The Patron of Music Award is given to the SOCAN customer who most recognizes the value and importance in paying SOCAN’s licence fee or to a representative of or advisor to music users who actively informs and educates other music users about the need to respect the rights of music creators and copyright owners.

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About SOCAN

At SOCAN, we understand that the Canadian music industry is only as strong as the sum of its parts. We are proud to play a leading role, working with other organizations to ensure the long-term health of our members’ livelihoods and the Canadian music industry as a whole. SOCAN is the Canadian copyright collective for the communication and performance of musical works. We administer these rights on behalf of our members (composers, lyricists, songwriters and their publishers) and those of affiliated international organizations by licensing this use of their music in Canada. The fees collected are distributed as royalties to our members and to affiliated organizations throughout the world. We also distribute royalties received from those organizations to our members for the use of their music worldwide. SOCAN has offices in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Edmonton and Dartmouth.

For more information, please contact :


Joanne Pouliot/Anne Richard
Member Services/Communications & Marketing SOCAN
Tel: (514) 844-8377
Fax: (514) 849-8446

E-mail: pouliotj@socan.ca or richarda@socan.ca