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The Juno Award
Juno Award

The Juno Awards are presented annually to music of Canada musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music....
 for New Artist of the Year
has been awarded since 1974 as recognition each year for the best new artist/musician
Musician

A musician is a person who plays or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument....
 in Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. The category was originally divided by separate awards for men and women. From 1994 to 2002 the award was known as Best New Solo Artist and before that it was known as Most Promising Vocalist of the Year.








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The Juno Award
Juno Award

The Juno Awards are presented annually to music of Canada musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music....
 for New Artist of the Year
has been awarded since 1974 as recognition each year for the best new artist/musician
Musician

A musician is a person who plays or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument....
 in Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. The category was originally divided by separate awards for men and women. From 1994 to 2002 the award was known as Best New Solo Artist and before that it was known as Most Promising Vocalist of the Year.

Winners


Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year (1974-1993)

  • 1974
    Juno Awards of 1974

    The Juno Awards of 1974, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 25 March 1974 in Toronto at a ceremony at the Inn on the Park's Centennial ballroom hosted by George Wilson of CFRB Starlight Serenade programme....
     - Ian Thomas
    Ian Thomas (Canadian musician)

    Ian Thomas is a Canada singer, songwriter, actor and author. He is younger brother to famed Canadian comedian and actor Dave Thomas ....
  • 1975
    Juno Awards of 1975

    The Juno Awards of 1975, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 24 March 1975 in Toronto at a ceremony in the Canadian National Exhibition....
     - Gino Vannelli
    Gino Vannelli

    Gino Vannelli is an Italian-Canadian singer, songwriter, musician and composer....
  • 1976
    Juno Awards of 1976

    The Juno Awards of 1976, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 15 March 1976 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by John Allan Cameron at the Ryerson University....
     - Dan Hill
    Dan Hill

    Daniel Grafton "Dan" Hill IV is a Canada pop music singer and songwriter. He had two major Chart-topper with his songs, "Sometimes When We Touch" and "Can't We Try," a duet with Vonda Shepard....
  • 1977
    Juno Awards of 1977

    The Juno Awards of 1977, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 16 March 1977 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by David Steinberg at the Fairmont Royal York....
     - Burton Cummings
    Burton Cummings

    Burton Cummings Order of Manitoba is a Canada musician and songwriter.A gifted showman, he was the lead singer for the Canadian Rock music Musical ensemble The Guess Who....
  • 1978
    Juno Awards of 1978

    The Juno Awards of 1978, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 29 March 1978 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted for a second year by David Steinberg at the Toronto Harbour Castle Westin Hotel Convention Centre....
     - David Bradstreet
    David Bradstreet

    David Bradstreet is a Canadian-based musician. He spent his childhood in Oakville, Ontario and began his music career in the late 1960s....
  • 1979
    Juno Awards of 1979

    The Juno Awards of 1979, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 21 March 1979 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by Burton Cummings at the Toronto Harbour Castle Westin Hotel Convention Centre....
     - Nick Gilder
    Nick Gilder

    Nick Gilder is a Canada musician who first came to prominence as frontman for the glam rock band Sweeney Todd which also briefly featured a very young Bryan Adams....
  • 1980
    Juno Awards of 1980

    The Juno Awards of 1980, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 2 April 1980 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by Burton Cummings at the Toronto Harbour Castle Westin Hotel....
     - Walter Rossi
  • 1981
    Juno Awards of 1981

    The Juno Awards of 1981, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 5 February 1981 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by Andrea Martin at the Hummingbird Centre....
     - Graham Shaw
  • 1982
    Juno Awards of 1982

    The Juno Awards of 1982, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 14 April 1982 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by Burton Cummings at the Toronto Harbour Castle Westin Hotel Convention Centre....
     - Eddie Schwartz
    Eddie Schwartz

    Eddie Schwartz is a Canada musician and Juno Award winner who had moderate success as a recording artist in the early 1980s, before becoming a successful songwriter, and record producer in the late 1980s and the 1990s....
  • 1983
    Juno Awards of 1983

    The Juno Awards of 1983, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 5 April 1983 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by Burton Cummings and Alan Thicke at the Toronto Harbour Castle Westin Hotel Metropolitan Ballroom....
     - Kim Mitchell
    Kim Mitchell

    Joseph Kim Mitchell is a Canada guitarist. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the band Max Webster before going on to lead a solo career....
  • 1984
    Juno Awards of 1984

    The Juno Awards of 1984, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 5 December 1984 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by Joe Flaherty and Andrea Martin of Second City Television at Exhibition Place Automotive Building....
     - Zappacosta
    Zappacosta

    Zappacosta also known as Alfie Zappacosta is a Canada singer/songwriter....
  • 1985
    Juno Awards of 1985

    The Juno Awards of 1985, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 4 November 1985 in Toronto. The ceremony was hosted by Andrea Martin and Martin Short at the Toronto Harbour Castle Westin Hotel....
     - Paul Janz
    Paul Janz

    Paul Janz is a Canadian theologian, and formerly a prominent singer-songwriter of pop rock music in the mainstream and contemporary Christian music markets....
  • 1986
    Juno Awards of 1986

    The Juno Awards of 1986, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 10 November 1986 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by Howie Mandel at the Toronto Harbour Castle Westin Hotel....
     - Billy Newton-Davis
    Billy Newton-Davis

    Billy Newton-Davis is a Canada R&B, jazz and gospel music singer-songwriter.Newton-Davis grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio a suburb of Cleveland....
  • 1987
    Juno Awards of 1987

    The Juno Awards of 1987, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 2 November 1987 in Toronto at a ceremony in the Hummingbird Centre....
     - Tim Feehan
    Tim Feehan

    Tim Feehan is a Canada singer-songwriter and producer....
  • 1989
    Juno Awards of 1989

    The Juno Awards of 1989, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 12 March 1989 in Toronto at a ceremony in the Hummingbird Centre....
     - Colin James
    Colin James

    Colin James Munn is a Canada singer, guitarist, and songwriter who plays in the blues, Rock and roll, and Swing revival genres....
  • 1990
    Juno Awards of 1990

    The Juno Awards of 1990, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 18 March 1990 in Toronto at a ceremony in the Hummingbird Centre....
     - Daniel Lanois
    Daniel Lanois

    Daniel Lanois is a Canada record producer, guitarist and singer-songwriter. He has released a number of albums of his own work and has produced albums for a wide variety of artists, including Bob Dylan, Parachute Club , U2, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris, Scott Weiland, Sin?ad O'Connor, Robbie Robertson, the Neville Brothers, Chris...
  • 1991
    Juno Awards of 1991

    The Juno Awards of 1991, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 3 March 1991 in Vancouver, British Columbia at a ceremony in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre....
     - Andy Curran
  • 1992
    Juno Awards of 1992

    The Juno Awards of 1992, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 29 March 1992 in Toronto at a ceremony in the Hummingbird Centre....
     - Keven Jordan
  • 1993
    Juno Awards of 1993

    The Juno Awards of 1993, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 21 March 1993 in Toronto at a ceremony in the Hummingbird Centre....
     - John Bottomley
    John Bottomley

    John Bottomley is a Canada singer-songwriter.His most successful album, 1995's Blackberry, spawned the Top 40 hits "You Lose and You Gain" and "Long Way to Go"....


Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year (1974-1993)

  • 1974
    Juno Awards of 1974

    The Juno Awards of 1974, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 25 March 1974 in Toronto at a ceremony at the Inn on the Park's Centennial ballroom hosted by George Wilson of CFRB Starlight Serenade programme....
     - Cathy Young
  • 1975
    Juno Awards of 1975

    The Juno Awards of 1975, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 24 March 1975 in Toronto at a ceremony in the Canadian National Exhibition....
     - Suzanne Stevens
    Suzanne Stevens

    Suzanne Stevens is a Canadian singer, based in Montreal and active during the 1970s and 1980s. She won the Juno Award for New Artist of the Year in 1975....
  • 1976
    Juno Awards of 1976

    The Juno Awards of 1976, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 15 March 1976 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by John Allan Cameron at the Ryerson University....
     - Patricia Dahlquist
  • 1977
    Juno Awards of 1977

    The Juno Awards of 1977, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 16 March 1977 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by David Steinberg at the Fairmont Royal York....
     - Colleen Peterson
    Colleen Peterson

    Colleen Susan Peterson was a Canada country music and folk music singer, who performed both as a solo artist and as a member of the band Quartette ....
  • 1978
    Juno Awards of 1978

    The Juno Awards of 1978, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 29 March 1978 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted for a second year by David Steinberg at the Toronto Harbour Castle Westin Hotel Convention Centre....
     - Lisa Dalbello
    Lisa Dalbello

    Lisa Dalbello is a Canada recording artist and songwriter. She released three albums in the pop and pop/rock genre in her late teens, from 1977 through 1981 under her full name....
  • 1979
    Juno Awards of 1979

    The Juno Awards of 1979, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 21 March 1979 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by Burton Cummings at the Toronto Harbour Castle Westin Hotel Convention Centre....
     - Claudja Barry
    Claudja Barry

    Claudja Barry, born 1952 in Jamaica, raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and later based in Germany, is a singer and actress who has performed in the European versions of the stage musicals Hair and Catch My Soul ....
  • 1980
    Juno Awards of 1980

    The Juno Awards of 1980, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 2 April 1980 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by Burton Cummings at the Toronto Harbour Castle Westin Hotel....
     - France Joli
    France Joli

    France Joli is a Canada singer , best known for Dance-pop, Urban contemporary and Hi-NRG hits.Her first single was "Come to Me," and it hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1979....
  • 1981
    Juno Awards of 1981

    The Juno Awards of 1981, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 5 February 1981 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by Andrea Martin at the Hummingbird Centre....
     - Carole Pope
    Carole Pope

    Carole Pope is a Canada Rock music singer-songwriter, whose provocative blend of hard-edged New Wave music rock with explicit homoerotic and BDSM-themed lyrics made her one of the first openly lesbian pop stars in the world....
  • 1982
    Juno Awards of 1982

    The Juno Awards of 1982, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 14 April 1982 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by Burton Cummings at the Toronto Harbour Castle Westin Hotel Convention Centre....
     - Shari Ulrich
    Shari Ulrich

    Shari Ulrich is a Canada singer-songwriter. She has won a Juno Award for her work, and has acted as a television host.Born in San Rafael, California, California, Ulrich moved to British Columbia in the early 1970s....
  • 1983
    Juno Awards of 1983

    The Juno Awards of 1983, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 5 April 1983 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by Burton Cummings and Alan Thicke at the Toronto Harbour Castle Westin Hotel Metropolitan Ballroom....
     - Lydia Taylor
  • 1984
    Juno Awards of 1984

    The Juno Awards of 1984, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 5 December 1984 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by Joe Flaherty and Andrea Martin of Second City Television at Exhibition Place Automotive Building....
     - Sherry Kean
    Sherry Kean

    Sherry Kean is a former Canada pop music and country music singer, who had a Canadian Top 40 hit in 1984 with "I Want You Back"....
  • 1985
    Juno Awards of 1985

    The Juno Awards of 1985, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 4 November 1985 in Toronto. The ceremony was hosted by Andrea Martin and Martin Short at the Toronto Harbour Castle Westin Hotel....
     - k.d. lang
    K.D. Lang

    k.d. lang Order of Canada is a Canada pop music and country music singer-songwriter. The artist gives her name in lowercase letters, with the given names contracted to initials and no space between these initials....
  • 1986
    Juno Awards of 1986

    The Juno Awards of 1986, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 10 November 1986 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by Howie Mandel at the Toronto Harbour Castle Westin Hotel....
     - Kim Richardson
  • 1987
    Juno Awards of 1987

    The Juno Awards of 1987, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 2 November 1987 in Toronto at a ceremony in the Hummingbird Centre....
     - Rita MacNeil
    Rita MacNeil

    Rita MacNeil, Order of Canada, Order of Nova Scotia is a Canadian country music and folk music singer from the community of Big Pond, Nova Scotia on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island....
  • 1989
    Juno Awards of 1989

    The Juno Awards of 1989, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 12 March 1989 in Toronto at a ceremony in the Hummingbird Centre....
     - Sass Jordan
    Sass Jordan

    Sarah "Sass" Jordan is a Canada, Juno Award winning, rock music singer/songwriter who grew up in Montreal....
  • 1990
    Juno Awards of 1990

    The Juno Awards of 1990, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 18 March 1990 in Toronto at a ceremony in the Hummingbird Centre....
     - Alannah Myles
    Alannah Myles

    Alannah Myles is a Canada singer-songwriter. In 1989, she released her self-titled debut album, Alannah Myles . In 1990 "Black Velvet ," a single taken from that album, topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and was also a hit in four other countries, including her native Canada, Australia, the Netherlands and the United King...
  • 1991
    Juno Awards of 1991

    The Juno Awards of 1991, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 3 March 1991 in Vancouver, British Columbia at a ceremony in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre....
     - Sue Medley
  • 1992
    Juno Awards of 1992

    The Juno Awards of 1992, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 29 March 1992 in Toronto at a ceremony in the Hummingbird Centre....
     - Alanis
    Alanis Morissette

    Alanis Nadine Morissette is a Canada singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She has won eleven Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, and has sold over 60 million albums worldwide....
  • 1993
    Juno Awards of 1993

    The Juno Awards of 1993, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 21 March 1993 in Toronto at a ceremony in the Hummingbird Centre....
     - Julie Masse
    Julie Masse

    Julie Masse is a Canadian pop singer....


Best New Solo Artist (1994-2002)

  • 1994
    Juno Awards of 1994

    The Juno Awards of 1994, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 20 March 1994 in Toronto at a ceremony in the Hummingbird Centre....
     - Jann Arden
    Jann Arden

    Jann Arden is an acclaimed and award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born and raised near Calgary, in Springbank, Alberta, and she attended Springbank Community High School....
  • 1995
    Juno Awards of 1995

    The Juno Awards of 1995, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 26 March 1995 in Hamilton, Ontario at a ceremony in the Copps Coliseum....
     - Susan Aglukark
    Susan Aglukark

    Susan Aglukark, Order of Canada , is an Inuit musician whose blend of Inuit folk music traditions with country music and pop music songwriting has made her a major recording star in Canada....
  • 1996
    Juno Awards of 1996

    The Juno Awards of 1996, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 10 March 1996 in Hamilton, Ontario at a ceremony in the Copps Coliseum....
     - Ashley MacIsaac
    Ashley MacIsaac

    Ashley Dwayne MacIsaac is a Canada professional fiddler from Cape Breton Island.While MacIsaac's fiddle-playing is entirely traditional, he often sets it in contemporary rock music songs with Hip hop music and dance music elements....
  • 1997
    Juno Awards of 1997

    The Juno Awards of 1997, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 9 March 1997 in Hamilton, Ontario at a ceremony in the Copps Coliseum....
     - Terri Clark
    Terri Clark

    Terri Lynn Sauson , known professionally as Terri Clark, is a Canadian country music artist who has had success in both Canada and the United States....
  • 1998
    Juno Awards of 1998

    The Juno Awards of 1998 were presented in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The primary ceremonies at GM Place before an audience of 10 000 on 22 March 1998....
     - Holly McNarland
    Holly McNarland

    Holly McNarland is a Canada musician, singer and songwriter.She collaborated with Matthew Good on the song "Flight Recorder From Viking 7" from the album Loser Anthems as well as on the song "Pony Boy" from Matthew Good's greatest hits package In a Coma....
  • 1999
    Juno Awards of 1999

    The Juno Awards of 1999 honouring Canadian music industry achievements were held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The primary ceremonies at Copps Coliseum on 7 March 1999 were broadcast by CBC Television and hosted by Mike Bullard ....
     - Melanie Doane
    Melanie Doane

    Melanie Doane is a Juno Award winning Canada pop singer-songwriter who has had four Top 40 singles.Raised in a musical home ? her father is Chalmers Doane, an Order of Canada-winning music educator ? Doane mastered many instruments, including the piano, bass , mandolin and violin, at a young age....
  • 2000
    Juno Awards of 2000

    The Juno Awards of 2000 were held in Toronto, Canada during the weekend of 11 March-12 March 2000.The primary ceremonies were hosted by The Moffatts at the SkyDome on 12 March 2000 and broadcast on CBC Television....
     - Tal Bachman
    Tal Bachman

    Talmage "Tal" Bachman is a Canada singer-songwriter and musician from Vancouver, British Columbia. He is best known for his late 1999 hit, "She's So High ," from his self-titled 1999 album....
  • 2001
    Juno Awards of 2001

    The Juno Awards of 2001 were held in Hamilton, Ontario Canada during the weekend of 3 March-4 March 2001.The primary ceremonies were hosted by Rick Mercer at Copps Coliseum on 4 March 2001 and broadcast on CBC Television....
     - Nelly Furtado
    Nelly Furtado

    Nelly Kim Furtado is a Grammy Award-winning Canada singer of Portuguese people ancestry. She is a singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress....
  • 2002
    Juno Awards of 2002

    The Juno Awards of 2002 were presented in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada during the weekend of 13 April-14 April 2002.Nominations were announced 11 February 2002 at a news conference hosted by Mike Bullard ....
     - Hawksley Workman
    Hawksley Workman

    Hawksley Workman is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who has garnered critical acclaim for his quirky yet accessible blend of cabaret pop and glam rock....


New Artist of the Year (2003-present)

  • 2003
    Juno Awards of 2003

    The Juno Awards of 2003 were presented in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on 6 April 2003. The primary awards ceremony was hosted that evening by Shania Twain at the Corel Centre and televised on CTV television network....
     - Avril Lavigne
    Avril Lavigne

    Avril Lavigne Whibley , better known by her birth name Avril Lavigne , is a Canadian pop-punk singer-songwriter, fashion designer, and actress....
  • 2004
    Juno Awards of 2004

    The Juno Awards of 2004 were presented on April 4, 2004 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and were hosted by Alanis Morissette.Singer-songwriters Nelly Furtado, Sarah McLachlan, and Nickelback led the nominations with five nominations each....
     - Michael Bublé
    Michael Bublé

    Michael Steven Bubl? is a Canada big band vocalist and actor. He has won several awards, including a Grammy Award and multiple Juno Awards. While his first album reached the top ten in Lebanon, the United Kingdom and his home country of Canada, it achieved only modest chart success in the United States....
  • 2005
    Juno Awards of 2005

    The Juno Awards of 2005 were held April 3 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba and were hosted by comedian Brent Butt. Avril Lavigne and k-os won three awards each, while Billy Talent and Feist won 2 apiece....
     - Feist
    Leslie Feist

    Leslie Feist is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter. She performs as a solo artist under the name Feist and as a member of the indie rock group Broken Social Scene....
  • 2006
    Juno Awards of 2006

    The Juno Awards of 2006 were held in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada on the weekend of 31 March to 2 April 2006. These ceremonies honour music industry achievements in Canada during the previous year....
     - Daniel Powter
    Daniel Powter

    Daniel Richard Powter is a Canada recording artist. He grew up in Vernon, British Columbia, in the Okanagan Shuswap region of British Columbia....
  • 2007
    Juno Awards of 2007

    The Juno Awards of 2007 were hosted in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada on the weekend ending 1 April 2007. These ceremonies honoured music industry achievements in Canada during most of 2006....
     - Tomi Swick
    Tomi Swick

    Tomi Swick was a Canadian singer-songwriter from Hamilton, Ontario formerly signed to Warner Music Canada.By age 13, Swick had learned to play several instruments, including the bagpipes, military drums, piano and guitar....
  • 2008
    Juno Awards of 2008

    The Juno Awards of 2008 were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on the weekend ending 6 April 2008. These ceremonies honoured music industry achievements in Canada in the latter part of 2006 and in most of 2007....
     - Serena Ryder
    Serena Ryder

    Serena Ryder is a Canada singer/songwriter and guitarist who grew up in Cavan-Monaghan, Ontario, Canada.Ranging musically between folk, roots, country, and adult contemporary, Ryder possesses a three-octave range....