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Angine de Poitrine, a mysterious Quebec rock duo known for their avant-garde style and black-and-white polka dot outfits, won the 2026 Polaris Music Prize along with $30,000 for their album Vol. II. They also received an additional $10,000 for their hit song "Fabienk," becoming the first act to win both awards since a separate song prize was introduced last year. The band's unique sound and masked identity contributed to their viral success, with their music featured in an NFL social media campaign and tens of thousands attending their free concert at the Montreal Jazz Festival.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-23,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Angine de Poitrine, a masked Quebec rock duo from Saguenay, Que., won the 2026 Polaris Music Prize at a gala in Toronto's Massey Hall on Tuesday night, earning them $30,000 for their second album, Vol.II. The band also clinched the $10,000 Song Prize for their track "Fabienk," becoming the first act to win both top honors since the song prize was introduced last year. Known for their unique microtonal sound and ornate costumes, Angine de Poitrine comprises guitarist Khn and drummer Klek, who maintain anonymity by speaking in a made-up language. Their manager, Sébastien Collin, accepted on behalf of the duo during the ceremony at Massey Hall. The Polaris Music Prize is awarded annually to the best Canadian album based solely on artistic merit.
Written for “Polaris Music Prize Angine de Poitrine” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.
The out-of-this-world Quebec rock duo Angine de Poitrine has taken home the 2026 Polaris Music Prize, adding more accolades to their breakout year.
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The self-proclaimed “space-time voyagers” Klek and Khn received the award, along with $30,000, for their second album, Vol. II.
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The Saguenay, Que. band, known for their black-and-white polka dot outfits, masks, and elongated noses, took the stage at Toronto’s Massey Hall to accept the award.
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The duo prefers to remain anonymous, often speaking in a series of chirps and squeaks.
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But an acceptance speech was made by their manager, Sébastien Collin, who thanked the Polaris Music Prize for recognizing their “weird and complex” music.
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“I also feel that they’re kind of proud that it’s more an artistic prize, more than marketing or something about statistics.
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It’s about music,” he said.
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Angine de Poitrine also took home the $10,000 song prize for their hit “Fabienk,” becoming the first band to take home both awards since the song prize was announced last year.
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The band’s “cardboard anti-arena instrumental rock” sound went viral in February after Seattle’s KEXP shared a clip of their set.
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Klek and Khn then broke attendance records with tens of thousands of fans attending their free concert at the Montreal Jazz Festival in June.
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A song from the duo was also featured in an NFL social media campaign.
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They opened for Jack White at RBC Amphitheatre in Toronto before headlining one of three of their own shows in the city, and then continuing their whirlwind tour in the U.S., Japan, the Netherlands, and the U.K.
Show dates listed on the band’s website for the remainder of the year are mostly sold out, including in cities such as London, Paris, and Los Angeles.
Angine de Poitrine beat out nine other acts to win the Polaris prize, which was selected by a voting pool instead of an 11-person jury as in previous years.
Other nominees included folk artist Charlotte Cornfield, indie pop duo Bibi Club, and singer-songwriter Beverly Glenn-Copeland.
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