{{Infobox musical artist | name = Keith Kouna | image = Keith_Kouna_Noël_dans_le_parc_--_2.jpg | caption = | image_size = | birth_name = Sylvain Côté | alias = | birth_place = | birth_date = | death_date = | origin = Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec | instrument = vocals | genre = indie rock, punk rock | occupation = singer-songwriter | years_active = 2001-present | label = | associated_acts = Les Goules | website = }} '''Keith Kouna''' is the stage name of '''Sylvain Côté''', a Canadian rock singer and songwriter from Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec.<ref name=schubert>"Keith Kouna's Le Voyage d'hiver makes over Schubert". ''Montreal Gazette'', December 10, 2013.</ref> He is most noted for winning the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in the French division for his song "Batiscan" in 2013.<ref>"Batiscan songwriter wins SOCAN prize". ''Montreal Gazette'', July 11, 2013.</ref>
Kouna was first active in music as the lead vocalist for the punk rock band Les Goules.<ref name=lesgoules>[https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/483922/coup-de-coeur-francophone-les-goules-sourire-et-sacrer-en-meme-temps "Les Goules: sourire et sacrer en même temps"]. ''Le Devoir'', November 4, 2016</ref> He released his solo debut album ''Les Années monsieur'' in 2008,<ref name=schubert/> and followed up with ''Du plaisir et des bombes'' in 2012.<ref>[https://voir.ca/musique/2015/02/03/keith-kouna-le-voyage-sans-fin/ "Keith Kouna: Le voyage sans fin"]. ''Voir'', February 3, 2015.</ref> Following his award win for "Batiscan", he released ''Le voyage d’hiver'', an album which reimagined and reinterpreted Franz Schubert's ''Winterreise''.<ref>[https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/musique/394460/la-marche-vers-la-mort-de-keith-kouna "La marche vers la mort de Keith Kouna"]. ''Le Devoir'', December 7, 2013.</ref>
Les Goules reunited for a new album in 2016.<ref name=lesgoules/> Kouna then released his most recent solo album, ''Bonsoir shérif'', in 2017.<ref>[https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/festivals/coup-de-coeur-francophone/201711/02/01-5142117-keith-kouna-faire-sortir-le-mechant.php "Keith Kouna: faire sortir le méchant"]. ''La Presse'', November 2, 2017.</ref>
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