Hill Kourkoutis on creating Toronto's Sonic ID for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
The Juno-winning songwriter and producer sits down with Q's Tom Power to set up her track The Sound of Toronto.
The Juno-winning songwriter and producer sets up her track The Sound of Toronto
It might seem like a long way away, but celebrations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have already begun. This month, FIFA released a Sonic ID (or a city anthem) for each of its 16 host cities. For Toronto, the Juno-winning songwriter and producer Hill Kourkoutis was selected to create the track The Sound of Toronto. She drops by the Q studio to talk to Tom Power about being chosen, what it means to make an anthem for a city, and how she went about creating a distinctly Toronto sound.
Interview with Hill Kourkoutis produced by Lise Hosein.