Martha Johnson
Encyclopedia
Martha Johnson is a Canadian pop
singer and songwriter
, best known as the vocalist for the 1980s new wave
band
Martha and the Muffins
. She also released a solo children's album, Songs from the Treehouse, in 1997, for which she won the Juno Award
for Best Children's Album
at the Juno Awards of 1997
.
She is married to her Martha and the Muffins bandmate, Mark Gane.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, best known as the vocalist for the 1980s new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
Martha and the Muffins
Martha and the Muffins
Martha and the Muffins are a Canadian new wave band, active from 1977 to the present. Although they only had one major international hit single under their original band name, they had a number of hits in their native Canada, and the core members of the band also charted in Canada and...
. She also released a solo children's album, Songs from the Treehouse, in 1997, for which she won the Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
for Best Children's Album
Juno Award for Children's Album of the Year
The Juno Award for "Children's Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1979, as recognition each year for the best children's album in Canada.-Best Children's Album :*1979 - Anne Murray, There's a Hippo in My Tub...
at the Juno Awards of 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. Jann Arden was host for the major ceremonies which were broadcast on CBC Television.Nominations were announced on...
.
She is married to her Martha and the Muffins bandmate, Mark Gane.