Lydia Képinski

Lydia Képinski is a Quebec-based alternative pop singer-songwriter of French-Polish descent. Her third album, C’est parti! (September 2026), captures a moment of momentum, at the crossroads between what is ending and what is beginning.

A debut EP (titled EP) was released in 2016, marking the beginning of her collaboration with producer Blaise Borboën-Léonard. Lydia Képinski unexpectedly won the 21st edition of Francouvertes 2017 while completing a bachelor’s degree in literature at the University of Montreal. Her first album, Premier juin, was released in the spring of 2018. In addition to being shortlisted for the prestigious Polaris Prize, it earned six nominations at the 2018 ADISQ Gala, including New Artist of the Year and Album of the Year – Critics’ Choice, and won the Pop Album of the Year award at the GAMIQ as well as the SPACQ’s André Dédé Fortin Award.

In April 2022, the Montreal-based artist made a strong comeback with Depuis, her second album created in collaboration with Blaise Borboën-Léonard. Depuis captures everything that has happened “since” *Premier juin*. This second album was honored with two GAMIQ awards (Pop Album and Music Video of the Year), four ADISQ nominations (Songwriter of the Year, Alternative Album of the Year, Recording and Mixing of the Year, Arrangements of the Year), and once again made the longlist for the Polaris Prize. Warmly received by audiences and critics alike, it has led the musician and her band to play more than a hundred shows of the new program in Quebec, France, Belgium, and the United States.

September 2026 sees the release of C’est parti!, Lydia Képinski’s third album. On it, she sketches out “emo dance” music forged from lyrical narratives and synthetic productions. The tracks on C’est parti! pulse with the nostalgic rhythm of a teenage crush, as fleeting as they are timeless. The return of the artist’s legendary live performances, announced at launch events at Club Soda (Montreal) and L’Impérial (Quebec City), promises sweat and exhilaration for all who are lucky enough to attend.

The doors to success keep opening for this voice—as fragile as it is invincible—on the Montreal scene; let’s bet that one day soon, we’ll know how to spell her name correctly.