The Santa Teresa boutique festival will officially kick off on Friday and, for the occasion, the QMI Agency has asked Patrick Kearney, general manager of the festival, to identify five shows not to be missed.

Hubert Lenoir will present an unprecedented show on the main stage of Santa Teresa on Friday. At the same time, he will offer pieces from his second album for the first time in concert. "In 2018, when he first played here, 'Nobody's Daughter' had just come out, and we just booked it in the smaller venues. It had almost caused a monster crush. The following year, he made the big scene and there we thought it was great that he was our Friday poster, “said Patrick Kearney.

The evening will begin at 7 p.m. with Choses Sauvages, followed by Lydia Képinski.

For his first performance on Quebec soil, the French pianist Sofiane Pamart, who has lent his music to many rap artists, should offer a rather interesting proposal during his evening with Pierre Lapointe on Sunday, indicated the director general of the festival.

The two men will perform at the Sainte-Thérèse-D’Avila church from 8 p.m.

Saturday's headliner, Puerto Rican-born New Yorker Princess Nokia is a singer, author, entrepreneur, actress and activist.

“We are happy to have a female headliner. Especially the American artist Princess Nokia who is used to big rap festivals. I think it's a show that will be very cool to see, "said Mr. Kearney.

She will perform on the Big Stage starting at 9:40 p.m., after $NOT, Skiifall and Pressa have followed.

Singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright will be supported by Lonny and Avril Jensen on Friday at Sainte-Thérèse-D’Avila Church, which will mark her return to the stage in some way. This show is without a doubt a favorite for the organizers, said Patrick Kearney.

Winner of the Félix of the Year for Indigenous Artist of the Year and winner of the 2019 SOCAN Foundation Indigenous Songwriter of the Year award, Anachnid is a multidisciplinary artist to behold.

"She will be in a small bar, but we are very happy to have this artist and it's nice to have her at our festival, through our beautiful fruit salad," said the general manager.

His musical style is hybrid and sensual, composed of electro-pop, trap, indie, soul and hip-hop, with delicate and complex sound textures evocative of his ancestral cultures. It is to be seen this Saturday, in the evening, at Cha Cha.

Skiifall is an artist still little known to the general public, but it is only a matter of time before his career explodes. He is also the first Quebec artist to have offered a performance in the “Colors” studios.

The Werther Station is a Canadian folk music group formed in 2006 and led by Tamara Lindeman. He has since toured with Bahamas, Basia Bulat and Timber Timbre, as well as a tour of Japan. He will support Safia Nolin at the Sainte-Thérèse-D’Avila church on Saturday.

Claudia Bouvette has an electro-pop, sometimes trap, sometimes funk rock style that allows her to navigate a complete musical universe. With her first album “Paradise Club”, she revives the stormy stages of her romantic relationships of recent years.

Thaïs has an airy and hushed voice. She makes lacy pop, both soft and sparkling, with synthetic, rhythmic and sometimes soaring sounds. She joined the ranks of Bravo musique in early 2021 and has accompanied Cœur de Pirate on tour for the past year. She will also be heading to festivals this summer, where she will notably play the songs from her new EP “Everything is perfect: act one”.

The end of the weak: Building on the success of the show of the same name, the four finalists D-Baby, VOICE, Helmé and KJT, will present a rap show in a format similar to the "End Of the Weak" competition on Saturday evening , at the BMO Cabaret.