CALEB NICKERSON
FORT COULONGE
Sept. 27, 2018
On Thursday evening, folks in Fort Coulonge had the treat of taking in an up-and-coming Quebec musician at the auditorium of Ecole secondaire Sieur du Coulonge (ESSC).
Roxane Bruneau is a musician from Montreal who burst onto the scene in 2013 by creating viral comedy sketches for the internet. In 2017, she partnered up with production company Disques Arctic to put out her first album, Dysphorie. The lead single, “J’pas stressée”, has amassed nearly 2 million views on Youtube.

MRC Tourism Development Officer Claudée Galipeau explained that the concert is part of an agreement that the MRC has with community radio station CHIP 101.9 and Témiscaming’s Dottori Hall to bring professional shows to the region.
Galipeau said that a committee picks out shows from Dottori Hall’s lineup that might be appealing for Pontiac audiences and request that the artist make a stop in the Pontiac on their way. She said that Bruneau was chosen to appeal to local youth.
“She’s a young artist so that was appealing for people,” she said, adding that people drove from as far as Masham for the event.
She added that Bruneau is currently nominated for two Félix Awards (the Quebec equivalent of the Junos) for Pop album of the year and Discovery of the year.
“She’s really blowing up right now and people might not realize that,” Galipeau said.
Galipeau was correct in her assumption that the youngsters would enjoy the show, as several dozen crowded the front rows and were singing Bruneau’s tunes a capella before she even took to the stage.