2026 BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR | yung kai | | The JUNO Awards

yung kai is a Canadian alternative indie-pop artist known for his dreamy, emotional sound inspired by artists like keshi and Wave to Earth. Due to his background, yung kai split his childhood between shanghai and Vancouver, blending East and West in his storytelling. After debuting in 2022, he broke through with his viral hit “blue” in 2024, earning over 2 billion streams and a gold certification in the U.s. and Canada. Now managed by Flood Division and repped by Wasserman globally, yung kai recently made his U.s. festival debut at 88 rising’s Head in the Clouds. The young talent is set to release his debut album, stay with the ocean, i’ll find you, on september 26th. After the release of the album, yung kai will head out on the North American and European leg of his first-ever sold out world tour, flower, moon, and stars.