Debby Friday officially has Canada’s best album of the year. On Tuesday night, the Toronto-based electronic musician took home the 2023 Polaris Music Prize for her debut album Good Luck. READ MORE: Polaris Prize 2023 Long List Revealed: Feist, Alvvays & More Vie For Canadian Album Of The Year “I’m in shock,” Friday said as she came up on stage at Toronto’s Massey Hall to accept the prize. “This is something that I didn’t realize was even a possibility.
I was born in Nigeria, in a small village, and now I’m here today. It just feels like a miracle.” She added, “I’m just so happy right now.” Friday released Good Luck earlier this year, in March, earning significant acclaim.
The selection for the Polaris prize was decided by an 11-member jury, from a short list that also included albums by artists Alvvays, Feist, Daniel Caesar, The Sadies and more. “I’ve always been a little bit strange, a little bit different from other people,” Friday said in her acceptance speech. “And it’s only in retrospect that I’ve been able to see that this has been a superpower all along.
This is actually a gift and I just want to say that I think it’s very important to protect your strangeness, protect the things that make you different.
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