Leslie feist metals
The award – given to the best Canadian album of the previous year – was ultimately determined by a 10-person jury of music journalists, bloggers and broadcasters at a cozy gala at Toronto's Masonic Temple. It was a fitting end to a year that was really too close to call for Polaris watchers.
"I'm just really shocked and really, really grateful to be a part of the night." "Everyone had a favourite here tonight, and I did too – and I did not think it was me," she added in wrapping up. "I've been having such an unbelievably good time sitting here, watching this cavalcade of really good music." "I've had a phenomenal night," she added, composing herself. You'd think from a lifetime of terrible speeches I would remember at one point to write something down, but I never do because it seems presumptuous to prepare. "Oh, the thoughts racing through my head right now. "This was my worst fear – oh my God," said a laughing Feist, clutching her cheque. But the 36-year-old – not necessarily a presumed favourite for the honour – was still so shocked, she had trouble finding the words. A stunned Leslie Feist won the $30,000 Polaris Music Prize on Monday for her fourth album Metals – then, unsure of what to do next, she hid under her table.Įventually, the Calgary-reared, Toronto-based singer/songwriter emerged and took the stage to accept her prize.