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 Feist accepts $ 30,000 cheque for her prize winning album "Metals" at The Polaris Gala in Toronto, 2010
The 2012 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 24, 2012[1] at Toronto's Masonic Temple.
The award was won by Feist for her album Metals.[2]
Shortlist
The 10-album shortlist was revealed on July 17, 2012.[3]
 Feist, Metals- Cadence Weapon, Hope in Dirt City
- Cold Specks, I Predict a Graceful Expulsion
- Drake, Take Care
- Kathleen Edwards, Voyageur
- Fucked Up, David Comes to Life
- Grimes, Visions
- Handsome Furs, Sound Kapital
- Japandroids, Celebration Rock
- Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, YT//ST
Longlist
 The presenters of the longlist; from left to right, Francois Marchand, Hannah Georgas, Dan Mangan and Veda Hille.
The prize's preliminary 40-album longlist was announced on June 14 at The Waldorf Hotel in Vancouver.[1]
- A Tribe Called Red, A Tribe Called Red
- Marie-Pierre Arthur, Aux alentours
- Rich Aucoin, We're All Dying to Live
- Avec pas d'casque, Astronomie
- Azari & III, Azari & III
- Bahamas, Barchords
- The Barr Brothers, The Barr Brothers
- Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Kings and Queens
- Cadence Weapon, Hope in Dirt City
- Kathryn Calder, Bright and Vivid
- Cannon Bros., Firecracker/Cloudglow
- Cœur de pirate, Blonde
- Leonard Cohen, Old Ideas
- Cold Specks, I Predict a Graceful Expulsion
- Rose Cousins, We Have Made a Spark
- Mark Davis, Eliminate the Toxins
- Drake, Take Care
- Kathleen Edwards, Voyageur
- Fucked Up, David Comes to Life
- Feist, Metals
- Great Lake Swimmers, New Wild Everywhere
- Grimes, Visions
- Handsome Furs, Sound Kapital
- Japandroids, Celebration Rock
- Dan Mangan, Oh Fortune
- Mares of Thrace, The Pilgrimage
- Ariane Moffatt, MA
- Lindi Ortega, Little Red Boots
- Parlovr, Kook Soul
- Sandro Perri, Impossible Spaces
- Joel Plaskett Emergency, Scrappy Happiness
- PS I Love You, Death Dreams
- John K. Samson, Provincial
- Shooting Guns, Born to Deal in Magic: 1952-1976
- The Slakadeliqs, The Other Side of Tomorrow
- Patrick Watson, Adventures in Your Own Backyard
- Bry Webb, Provider
- The Weeknd, Echoes of Silence
- Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, YT//ST
- Yukon Blonde, Tiger Talk
References
External links
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| Winners |
- Owen Pallett, He Poos Clouds (2006)
- Patrick Watson, Close to Paradise (2007)
- Caribou, Andorra (2008)
- Fucked Up, The Chemistry of Common Life (2009)
- Karkwa, Les Chemins de verre (2010)
- Arcade Fire, The Suburbs (2011)
- Feist, Metals (2012)
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor, 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! (2013)
- Tanya Tagaq, Animism (2014)
- Buffy Sainte-Marie, Power in the Blood (2015)
- Kaytranada, 99.9% (2016)
- Lido Pimienta, La Papessa (2017)
- Jeremy Dutcher, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa (2018)
- Haviah Mighty, 13th Floor (2019)
- Backxwash, God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It (2020)
- Cadence Weapon, Parallel World (2021)
- Pierre Kwenders, José Louis and the Paradox of Love (2022)
- Debby Friday, Good Luck (2023)
- Jeremy Dutcher, Motewolonuwok (2024)
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