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We begged Elisapie to come for Up Here 11 because, frankly, she's mesmerizing. A true force: musician, filmmaker, activist, 2025 Juno winner, and somehow still one of the most grounded performers youâll ever see. Weâre teaming up with La Slague to bring her back to Sudbury (last time was 2019), and itâs kind of a big deal. Ever since Inuktitut dropped, her stunning covers, like an incredible version of "Time After Time" that has been echoing across Canada.
Our co-arstistic director Christian Pelletier remembers seeing her for the first time back in 2009 in a pact room full of chatty industry folks. She was opening for Patrick Watson. It took her exactly 30 seconds to shut that room up. You could hear a pin drop. Someone leaned over and whispered to his chatter friend, âWeâll continue this conversation after the show.â Thatâs the kind of presence weâre talking about.
An icon of modern Inuk expression, Elisapie channels the sounds of her northern roots into something personal and powerful. Her latest album Inuktitut reimagines classic rock and pop hits through the lens of her mother tongue, transforming each track into an emotional echo from the Arctic. Raised in the remote village of Salluit, Elisapie has taken her stories around the world, earning The JUNO Awards, Polaris Music Prize nods, and even her face on a national stamp.
Individual tickets drop this Friday, July 11 at noon at uphere.com. But donât wait until then to get in on the action. Weekend passes are already for sale and flying fast. Hit up uphere.com/passes and secure your spot now.
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On a suppliĂ© Elisapie de venir Ă Up Here 11 parce que, franchement, elle est tout simplement envoĂ»tante. Une vĂ©ritable force de la nature : musicienne, cinĂ©aste, militante, laurĂ©ate dâun prix Juno 2025, et pourtant, lâune des artistes les plus humbles et ancrĂ©es que vous verrez sur scĂšne. GrĂące Ă notre collaboration avec La Slague, elle revient enfin Ă Sudbury. Depuis la sortie dâInuktitut, ses reprises bouleversantes (dont une version incroyable de Time After Time) rĂ©sonnent dâun ocĂ©an Ă lâautre.
Christian, notre codirecteur artistique se souvient trĂšs bien de la premiĂšre fois quâil lâa vue, en 2009, dans une salle bondĂ©e pleine de gens de lâindustrie qui avait la jasette. Elle faisait la premiĂšre partie de Patrick Watson. En 30 secondes, elle a rĂ©ussi Ă faire taire tout le monde. On aurait entendu une mouche voler. Quelquâun sâest penchĂ© vers son voisin pour chuchoter : « On va continuer cette conversation aprĂšs le show. » Câest son pouvoir magique.
IcĂŽne de lâexpression inuite contemporaine, Elisapie transforme les sons de ses racines nordiques en quelque chose de profondĂ©ment personnel et puissant. Son plus rĂ©cent album Inuktitut revisite des classiques du rock et de la pop Ă travers la langue de sa mĂšre, chaque chanson devenant un Ă©cho chargĂ© dâĂ©motion venu de lâArctique. Originaire du village isolĂ© de Salluit, elle a portĂ© ses rĂ©cits aux quatre coins du monde, rĂ©coltant au passage des prix Juno, des nominations au Polaris, et mĂȘme⊠un timbre Ă son effigie.
Les billets individuels seront en vente ce vendredi 11 juillet Ă midi. Mais nâattendez pas pour vous lancer dans lâaventure : les passes de fin de semaine sont dĂ©jĂ en vente et partent Ă la vitesse de la lumiĂšre sur uphere.com/billets.