October 1, 2021
Disques 7ieme Ciel
With his rhythmic poetry and well-crafted lyrics, Koriass transports us into his universe, his neighborhood and his memories in the single 3e avenue! In an introspective mode, the rapper reveals his thoughts on his past and his future on a neat production by Ruffsound and Philippe Brault! Directed by Usef Nait (Iceland Film), the video clip of the single, transports us directly to 3rd Avenue, in the neighborhood and the universe of Koriass. PR with Six Media Canada (1000$) + OMAX6MUM (France) (500$) FB/IG web marketing campaign (1250$) (Canada + FR) with Lab Urbain. Spotify (500$). Koriass now has over 103,000 followers on Facebook and over 62,000 followers on Instagram, not to mention that all of his videos have been viewed over 20,000,000 times on YouTube. Koriass currently has 147K monthly listeners on Spotify and a total of 18.2M listens on Apple Music. He was featured on the Spotify Billboard of the Eaton Centre in Toronto for his release of the album ''Genies en Herbe'' in collaboration with FouKi. An album that accumulates more than 2.71 million listens on Spotify and more than 1 million listens on Apple Music since May 22, 2020. Biography Koriass: Fascinated by rap music since his teenage years, Koriass did not reach his majority when he made his debut on stage. Since 2001, the rapper is very present on the Web and develops his style by taking part in "rap battles". Gaining notoriety and multiplying collaborations, Koriass released in 2006, a first EP, Mort de rire, which easily won the favor of a public of insiders. Drafted in 2008 by the Disques 7ieme Ciel, he then devoted himself to the production of his first real album, Les racines dans le beton. Surrounded by renowned collaborators, he put forward a solid production that was well received by the critics, revealing him to a wide audience as "the rookie of the year". This first opus led to a nomination at the ADISQ and to the awarding of 2 prizes (Revelation of the year and Album of the year) at the SOBA Gala. Entitled Petites Victoires, his second album was released in October 2011 and was a top seller in Canada at the time of its release. In the fall, he was nominated in 2 categories at the ADISQ Gala (Hip Hop Album of the Year, Songwriter of the Year), as well as winning the SOCAN Echo Award. The year 2013 was also characterized by several "small victories" including a place among the finalists of the Felix Leclerc Award, as well as a $25,000 prize awarded by the Francofolies de Montreal to 2 promising artists of the 2013 edition. Back in force in November 2013, Koriass presents Rue des Saules, which aptly demonstrates the extent of his talent. It is in the fall of 2014 that Koriass will finally be rewarded by the ADISQ at the First Gala, where he is awarded the Felix for Hip-Hop Album of the Year. A few weeks later, he will receive the very first Musique Urbaine award, given by SOCAN. In June 2015, it is his show with "big band" during the Francofolies de Montreal, which attracts attention as he is entrusted with the biggest stage of the event, on the Place des Festivals. In late 2015, the rapper unexpectedly released a 5-track digital EP - Petit Love - as a preamble to the album Love Supreme, which was released in February of the following year. A busy 2016 followed for the rapper, present on all platforms. The fall will allow him to add many awards and nominations to his roadmap, as he receives the Felix for the Hip-Hop album of the year at ADISQ, in addition to accumulating 8 nominations for the record and the show, and the award for Artist of the Year at GAMIQ. The year 2017 will begin with a bang for Koriass with a nomination at the JUNO Awards in the Francophone Album of the Year category as well as the Francophone Artist of the Year award at the 17th INDIES of the Canadian Music Week in Toronto. Considered one of the leaders of Quebec rap, Koriass will be the first rapper to receive a nomination in the prestigious Male Performer of the Year category at the 2017 ADISQ Gala. In the fall of 2018, Koriass returns in force with La Nuit des Longs Couteaux, a new album as powerful as ever, combining the sought-after melodies with the scathing words that characterize him. Presenting this new opus during two complete launches at the Imperial Bell in Quebec City and at the MTELUS in Montreal, Koriass announced an additional show at the MTELUS a few months later, in addition to launching his tour across Quebec. In 2019, Koriass dominates the nominations at the ADISQ with 7 mentions, including Album of the Year - Rap, Author or Composer of the Year, Video of the Year (Five to Seven), Cover of the Year, Sound Recording and Mixing of the Year, Recording of the Year and Sound of the Year. He also received a new nomination at the JUNOS for Francophone Album of the Year. In 2020, Koriass returns with a new project Genies en Herbe in collaboration with Quebec rapper FouKi with whom he has already collaborated several times. He also won a SOCAN award in the category of Francophone Popular Songs of the Year with his single Lendemain at the 2020 SOCAN Gala. In 2021, he launched his single Epitaphe with none other than Sarahmee and Souldia! Epitaphe is a song that puts forward what is at the base of rap: the ego trip, the construction of striking lines, confidence and collaboration. Alongside these two artists, Koriass is a member of the jury for the show La fin des faibles broadcast on Tele-Quebec. Highlights : - Member of the jury for the program La fin des faibles on Tele-QC for the years 2021 and 2022 - Recipient of a SOCAN award for Chansons Populaires Francophones with ''Lendemain'', Gala SOCAN 2020 - Sound recording and mixing of the year 2019 (Olivier Robitaille) - La Nuit des Longs Couteaux - ADISQ 2019 - Album cover of the year 2019 (Samuel Murdock, Gabriel Pelletier) - La Nuit des Longs Couteaux - ADISQ 2019 - Francophone Artist of the Year Award 2017 at the 17th INDIES of the Canadian Music Week in Toronto - Nomination for Francophone Album of the Year, JUNO Awards 2017 - Winner of Felix HipHop Album of the Year, Cover of the Year (Love Supreme), ADISQ 2016 - Nominated Songwriter of the Year, Album of the Year - Critics' Choice, Video of the Year (Blacklights), Record Director of the Year, Lighting Design of the Year, Album Cover of the Year and Sound Designer of the Year, ADISQ 2016 - Winner of the Artist of the Year Award, GAMIQ 2016 - Nominations Rap Album of the Year, Rap EP of the Year, Album Cover of the Year, GAMIQ 2016 - Recipient of the Man of Inspiration Award, Women's Y in Montreal 2016 - Recipient of the Urban Music Award, SOCAN Gala 2014 - Nomination for rap album and show of the year (Rue des Saules), GAMIQ 2014 - Winner of Felix Hip-Hop Album of the Year (Rue des Saules), ADISQ 2014 - 25,000 award from Francofolies and CKOI, awarded at the 2013 edition - Nomination for the Felix Leclerc de la chanson award, 2013 - Winner of the Prix ECHO de la chanson SOCAN (St-Eustache), 2012 - Nomination Hip hop album of the year (Petites victoires), ADISQ 2012 - Nomination Songwriter of the year, ADISQ 2012 - Nomination Hip-Hop Album of the Year (les racines dans le beton), ADISQ 2009 - Finalist of the Grand prix de la releve Musicale Archambault, 2009