Prix Constantin

The **Prix Constantin** is a yearly French music prize.  It is awarded to the best album of an artist who has come to fame during the past year. It was formed in 2002. Its basic purpose is to help newer artists who are not very popular to gain publicity. All albums made in France in the past year are able to win.

The Prix Constantin is named after the record industry figure Philippe Constantin, who died in 1996.  The Mercury Music Prize was used as an example on making the award.

### 2010

Winner: **Hindi Zahra** – ***Handmade***

Nominees:

- Arnaud Fleurent-Didier – La reproduction
- Camelia Jordana – Camelia Jordana
- Féfé – Jeune à la retraite
- Gush – Everybody's god
- Stromae – Stromae
- Ben l'Oncle Soul – Ben l'Oncle Soul
- Carmen Maria Vega – Carmen Maria Vega
- Féloche – La vie Cajun
- Zaz – ZAZ

### 2009

Winner: **Emily Loizeau** – ***Pays Sauvage***

Nominees:
- Babx – _Cristal Ballroom_
- Birdy Nam Nam – _Manual for Successful Rioting_
- Diving with Andy – _Sugar Sugar_
- Dominique A – _La Musique_
- Fredo Viola – _The Turn_
- Hugh Coltman – _Stories from the Safe House_
- Orelsan – _Perdu d'avance_
- Piers Faccini – _Two Grains of Sand_
- Yodelice – _Tree of Life_

### 2008

Winner: **Aṣa** – ***Aṣa***

Nominees:
- Arman Méliès – _Casino_
- Barbara Carlotti – _L'Idéal_
- Cocoon – _My Friends All Died in a Plane Crash_
- Joseph D'Anvers – _Les jours sauvages_
- Julien Doré – _Ersatz_
- Moriarty – _Gee Whiz But This Is a Lonesome Town_
- The Dø – _A Mouthful_
- Thomas Dutronc – _Comme un manouche sans guitare_
- Yael Naïm and David Donatien – _Yael Naim_

### 2007

Winner: **Daphné** – ***Carmin***

Nominees:
- AaRON – _Artificial Animals Riding On Neverland_
- Florent Marchet – _Rio Baril_
- Justice – _†_
- Kaolin – _Mélanger les couleurs_
- Keny Arkana – _Entre ciment et belle étoile_
- Keren Ann – _Keren Ann_
- Ours – _Mi_
- Renan Luce – _Repenti_
- Rose – _Rose_

### 2006

Winner: **Abd Al Malik** – ***Gibraltar***

Nominees:
- Anis – _La chance_
- Ayo – _Joyful_
- Clarika – _Joker_
- Emily Loizeau – _L'autre bout du monde_
- Grand Corps Malade – _Midi 20_
- Jehro – _Jehro_
- Katerine – _Robots après tout_
- Olivia Ruiz – _La femme chocolat_
- Phoenix – _It's Never Been Like That_

### 2005

Winner: **Camille** – ***Le fil***

Nominees:
- Amadou & Mariam – _Dimanche à Bamako_
- Anaïs – _The Cheap Show_
- Bazbaz – _Sur le bout de la langue_
- Bertrand Betsch – _Pas de bras, pas de chocolat_
- Pauline Croze – _Pauline Croze_
- Albin de la Simone – _Je vais changer_
- Alexis HK – _L’homme du moment_
- Franck Monnet – _Au grand jour_
- Nosfell – _Pomaïe klokochazia balek_

### 2004

Winner: **Cali** – ***L'amour parfait***

Nominees:
- Pierre Bondu – _Quelqu'un quelque part_
- Jeanne Cherhal – _Douze fois par an_
- Daniel Darc – _Crève coeur_
- Feist – _Let It Die_
- Florent Marchet – _Gargilesse_
- JP Nataf – _Plus de sucre_
- Ridan – _Le rêve ou la vie_
- Tété – _A la faveur de l'automne_
- Rokia Traoré – _Bowmboï_

### 2003

Winner: **Mickey 3D** – ***Tu vas pas mourir de rire***

Nominees:
- A.S. Dragon – _Spanked_
- Benjamin Biolay – _Négatif_
- Carla Bruni – _Quelqu'un m'a dit_
- Diam's – _Brut de femme_
- Alexis HK – _Belle Ville_
- Malia – _Yellow Daffodils_
- Massilia Sound System – _Occitanista_
- Raphael – _La réalité_
- Emilie Simon – _Emilie Simon_

### 2002

Winner: **Avril** – ***That Horse Must be Starving***

Nominees:
- Bumcello – _Nude for love_
- Bénabar – _Bénabar_
- Danyel Waro – _Bwarouz_
- Dionysos – _Western sous la neige_
- Gotan Project – _La Revancha del Tango_
- Le Peuple de L'Herbe – _P, H test/two_
- Renaud Papillon Paravel – _La surface de réparation_
- Tiken Jah Fakoly – _Françafrique_
- Vincent Delerm – _Vincent Delerm_