The Prix Constantin is an annual French music prize awarded to the best album of an artist who has come to prominence during the course of the past year. It was inaugurated in 2002, following the example of the Mercury Music Prize, as an attempt to bring to light artists who have not had major media coverage ("the talents of today and tomorrow"). It is therefore open to individuals or groups who have not yet had a gold album, with the exception of the nominated album. Its basic purpose is to help newer artists who are not very popular to gain publicity. All albums produced in France in the past year are admissible, without restriction on the nationality or language of expression of the artist. The winner is decided by a jury, headed by a musician, which contains representatives from the press, radio, television and record stores.
The Prix Constantin is named after the record industry figure Philippe Constantin, who died in 1996.
Winner: Selah Sue – Selah Sue
Nominees:
Alex Beaupain – Pourquoi battait mon cœur
Brigitte – Et vous, tu m'aimes ?
Cyril Mokaiesh – Du Rouge et des Passions
Lisa Portelli - Le Régal
Sly Johnson - 74
Bertrand Belin - Hypernuit
Cascadeur - The Human Octopus
L - Initiale
The Shoes - Crack my Bones
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
