What do Philippe Brach, Klô Pelgag, Ingrid St-Pierre, Stéphanie and Mélanie Boulay, Corneille, IMA and Nicolas Ciccone have in common? They were all contestants in Ma première Place des Arts. The 24^th edition of the music competition was launched this week and the organizers also took the opportunity to announce the program for the Découvertes des Week-ends de la chansons Québecor series. Come one, come all!

As a proud partner of SACEF for 14 years, we share their commitment to helping the best young Francophone artists grow and find an audience. SACEF is doing vital work to support the development of Québec’s music scene.

In a nutshell

Ma Première Place des Arts contest:
8 singers, 16 singer-songwriters, 8 bands
Tuesdays, February 6 to April 24, 2018
Grand finale: Wednesday, May 16, 7:30 p.m.
Place des Arts

Ma première place des Arts, hosted by Olivier Robillard-Laveaux, will be broadcast on MAtv starting Saturday, March 24 to give the television audience a chance to discover and follow the contestants.

See the full schedule at: mppda.ca/spectacles (only available in French)

Découvertes des Week-ends de la chanson Québecor series
24 concerts by Francophone artists in various musical genres
Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m.
February 2 to April 21, 2018
Place des Arts

Quebecor is proud to note that Geneviève Leclerc, a finalist on La Voix season 4 who recently signed with the Musicor label, will be featured on March 3. Don’t miss her show!

See the full schedule at: sacef.com/serie-decouvertes (only available in French)