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leonard cohen: Live blog Here's what happened at the 2017 Polaris Music Prizeq How Lido Pimienta found freedom in music Pimienta, who takes home a 50,000 award, was considered an underdog contender among better-known short listed acts like Feist, Gord Downie, A Tribe Called Red and Leonard Cohen, according to CBC. But she was praised by critics for releasing her album independently on her own label. The Spanish-language independent release which translates to high priestess was picked Monday night by an 11-member jury based on artistic merit; the prize is said to honour the best Canadian album of the year. She didn't even have a manager until two weeks ago. She won this year's prize for her album La Papessa. Lido Pimienta performs during the Polaris Music Prize gala in Toronto on Monday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.