Angine de Poitrine Wins 2026 Polaris Music Prize

Angine de Poitrine won the 2026 Polaris Music Prize for its second album, Vol.II, receiving the award and $30,000. The Polaris Music Prize is awarded to the best Canadian album of the year based solely on artistic merit and has been presented annually since 2006.

The group’s manager, Sébastien Collin, accepted the prize on the members’ behalf because the members did not use their real voices. Vol.II was selected from a 10-album shortlist evaluated by more than 200 Canadian music critics and journalists who make up the Polaris jury.

Angine de Poitrine also won the Song Prize. The group’s song Fabienk received a $10,000 award through votes from the Polaris jury. The group’s KEXP performance has reached 19 million views on YouTube. Two years after its debut album, the group sold out its international tour, opened for Jack White and shared a stage with Shania Twain.

Willie Dunn’s 1971 self-titled album won the jury selection, while The Watchmen’s 1992 album McLaren Furnace Room won the public vote.