The ADISQ gala is often shot by the microphone. Its designers “forget” that this is first and foremost a mainstream TV show and build their ceremony for people in the industry and not for viewers at home.
Results ? We open the festival of Quebec music with a catch-all, pointed and disjointed number, which brings together violinist Angèle Dubeau, slammer David Goudreault, Aboriginal artist Scott Pien-Picard, electronic musician CRi and pop singer Roxane Bruneau . The spectators of the (distanced) Wilfrid-Pelletier room did not really understand the confusion that took place on stage. Neither do we in our living rooms.
The construction of 43e The rather hermetic ADISQ gala did not facilitate its accessibility and the retention of its fans, let’s say. We do not give the Félix for the instrumental music album – knowing that the winner Daniel Bélanger would not come – followed by that of the online show (Klô Pelgag), to complete the hat trick with the Indigenous artist of 2021 (Anachnid).
We try to insert more popular categories into less well-known ones. This is the basis for avoiding the exodus. Especially in this election night, viewers zapped furiously.
For example, just reversing the performances of Klô Pelgag and Charlotte Cardin would have been so easy to get as many people as possible in the first half hour of the gala. But no. One would swear that the organizers of the ceremony wanted to get rid of commercial radio listeners to focus on seasoned music lovers. It must be given to both camps, which ADISQ does not yet fully understand, particularly in the selection of the prizes awarded on the air. There would be some debate here.
Fortunately, the impeccable Louis-José Houde, who piloted his 16e gala away, what a feat, injected a solid dose of laughter and pep into this lackluster evening as a whole. How pleasant it is to see a master of ceremonies having fun and showcasing the talent of the craftsmen with a disarming naturalness. Everything seems so easy for him, it’s amazing.
The humorist’s opening monologue, who has fortunately put away his Longueuil cut, was incisive and with surgical precision. Louis-Jean Cormier the catechesis teacher, the mermaid gags to Alex Nevsky, Vincent Vallières the hardware store of Acton Vale, the wave of denunciations, Louis-José Houde hit the nail on the head and did not hesitate to tackle delicate subjects, with the finesse and intelligence we know him.
The helmsman of the gala delivered a solid number of stand-up, which Véronique Cloutier (alas!) cut off from her Gemini gala in September.
Among the good moves on Sunday night, there was the dynamic country number, which brought together Irvin Blais, Léa Jarry, Guylaine Tanguay and Alex Burger. Nice mix of generations and familiar and lesser-known faces. At her piano, Charlotte Cardin was sublime, without artifice, without costume or makeup.
In terms of thanks, no one in the room has drawn any tears or frank laughter. Unlike the good student Roxane Bruneau, Klô Pelgag, alias Chloé Pelletier-Gagnon, 31 years old, intruded on the music for a long time, signaling that his time was up. It was confusing and unnecessary.
And between you and me, awarding 12 prizes in nearly 2 h 15 min of the gala is pretty cheap. More trophies, please.
Meanwhile in Whistler
When the production ofDouble occupancy in the West resigns himself to catapulting singer Claude Bégin into the game (as well as Clodelle’s dog), it smells slightly of despair and the hints of Big Brother Celebrity, the biggest success of the Noovo channel.
Clodelle’s ex-lover destabilized her, surprise! The 27-year-old model does not have a crush on Alex Yelle, 25, she still loves her musician from Alaclair Ensemble who broke up with YouTuber Lysandre Nadeau a few months after leaving the manor of L’Île-Bizard . Are you still following? Not serious. It’s not that exciting.
The designers ofOD they kill themselves – they have no choice – in order to dislocate the original couples, which are united forever, to quote a great success by Nancy Dumais.
The history of top 2, who furnished two long daily shows, as well as the surf trip of Robin, 25, and Marilou, 22, the curved balls hit singles hard, including Alexandra, the 27-year-old flight attendant who composed this urban Alexandrian: “able of this estie of play of cuddly mard-there”.
Then, Alexandra added that “all is well that ends well”, before further doubting her relationship. The pressure on the Alexandra-Robin pair finally worked. Robin the carpenter split and opted for the model Marilou, who had the most mature thought of the group: “you have to calm down, it’s a game”.
Jackson, 26, is entangled like a card game, the proverbial card game ofOD that the competitors like to scramble or stir. Possessive and negative Kathleen, 30, who stuck her manicured nails into the biceps of ill-intentioned Jackson, sacrificed herself on the deliberations table. And unsurprisingly, like all eliminations since the start of the mountain adventure, Nicolas, 28, was ousted and will no longer be able to “enjoy” the good vibe of his “boys”, which is very “wack”, he must admit it.