Prince Edward Island singer-songwriter Dylan Menzie was awarded a SOCAN No. 1 Song Award for "Kenya," the track that took the 21-year-old to the final four of Searchlight 2016.
"Kenya," which also reached the No. 1 spot on the CBC Radio 2 Top 20 chart on June 13, 2016, was written by Menzie and included on his sophomore album, Adolescent Nature.
Watch the Searchlight 2016 finale below.
For more on Searchlight, CBC Music's annual song competition, go to cbcmusic.ca/searchlight.
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