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'''Crystal Shawanda''' (born July 26, 1983) is a Canadian ] artist.<ref></ref> ] documented her rise to fame in the six-part series ''Crystal: Living the Dream'', which was broadcast in February 2008.<ref></ref> Signed to ] in 2007, she released her first single, "]", in Canada in January 2008.<ref></ref> It was the fastest climbing single on the Canadian Country Singles Chart since ]'s "Georgia" in 2000, reaching the Top 10 in five weeks.<ref></ref> It was released in the United States on February 25, 2008 .<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028100521/http://www.musicrow.com/calendar/CSC002 |date=October 28, 2007 }}</ref> '''Crystal Shawanda''' (born July 26, 1983) is a Canadian ] artist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.the9513.com/artists-to-watch-in-2008-part-4-of-5-new-faces/|title=Artists to Watch in 2008 (Part 4 of 5): New Faces|website=The9513.com}}</ref> ] documented her rise to fame in the six-part series ''Crystal: Living the Dream'', which was broadcast in February 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/January2008/16/c9496.html|title=From Manitoulin Island to Music Row Crystal is living the dream on CMT|website=Newsire.ca}}</ref> Signed to ] in 2007, she released her first single, "]", in Canada in January 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://magmedia.blogspot.com/2008/01/canadian-crystal-shawanda-you-can-let.html|title=MAGMEDIA: Canadian > Crystal Shawanda > You Can Let Go|website=Magmedia.blogspot.com}}</ref> It was the fastest climbing single on the Canadian Country Singles Chart since ]'s "Georgia" in 2000, reaching the Top 10 in five weeks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cmt.ca/News/NewsItem.aspx?news_id=7125|title=Crystal Clearly Doing Great|website=Cmt.ca}}</ref> It was released in the United States on February 25, 2008 .<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicrow.com/calendar/CSC002|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028100521/http://www.musicrow.com/calendar/CSC002|url-status=dead|title=MusicRow Singles Calendar|website=Web.archive.org|archivedate=October 28, 2007}}</ref>
Laid Back #1 week of April 22 2018 Canadianaboriginolcharts


== Life == == Life ==
Shawanda was born in ], ]. She spent her youth in ], where she attended Korah Collegiate.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sootoday.com/local-entertainment/crystal-shawanda-finds-her-wings-604507|title=Crystal Shawanda finds her wings|work=SooToday.com|access-date=2018-03-14|language=en}}</ref> Her surname translates to "Dawn of a New Day".<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602084339/http://hearsomethingcountry.com/artists/shawanda.html|date=2008-06-02}}</ref> Shawanda was born in ], ]. She spent her youth in ], where she attended Korah Collegiate.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sootoday.com/local-entertainment/crystal-shawanda-finds-her-wings-604507|title=Crystal Shawanda finds her wings|work=SooToday.com|access-date=2018-03-14|language=en}}</ref> Her surname translates to "Dawn of a New Day".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080602084339/http://hearsomethingcountry.com/artists/shawanda.html</ref>


Many of Shawanda's songs have been inspired by her connections to Wiikwemkoong and part of her 2016 album was recorded at the Debajehmujig Creation Centre in ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.manitoulin.ca/2016/04/27/crystal-shawanda-talks-two-new-albums-set-release-summer/|title=Crystal Shawanda talks about her two new albums set to release this summer|last=Burridge|first=Robin|date=2016-04-27|work=Manitoulin Expositor|access-date=2018-03-14|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315070442/http://www.manitoulin.ca/2016/04/27/crystal-shawanda-talks-two-new-albums-set-release-summer/|archive-date=2018-03-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> Many of Shawanda's songs have been inspired by her connections to Wiikwemkoong and part of her 2016 album was recorded at the Debajehmujig Creation Centre in ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.manitoulin.ca/2016/04/27/crystal-shawanda-talks-two-new-albums-set-release-summer/|title=Crystal Shawanda talks about her two new albums set to release this summer|last=Burridge|first=Robin|date=2016-04-27|work=Manitoulin Expositor|access-date=2018-03-14|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315070442/http://www.manitoulin.ca/2016/04/27/crystal-shawanda-talks-two-new-albums-set-release-summer/|archive-date=2018-03-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Music career== ==Music career==
Shawanda's first album, '']'', was released in Canada on June 24, 2008, and in the United States on August 19. The album entered the Canadian Country Albums chart at number 2, and the ''Billboard'' ] chart at number 16. It became the highest charted album by a full-blooded Canadian First Nations country artist in the SoundScan era.<ref>{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Shawanda's first album, '']'', was released in Canada on June 24, 2008, and in the United States on August 19. The album entered the Canadian Country Albums chart at number 2, and the ''Billboard'' ] chart at number 16. It became the highest charted album by a full-blooded Canadian First Nations country artist in the SoundScan era.<ref>{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


Shawanda toured with various artists across Canada and the northern United States in 2008. In 2009, she toured Canada and the United States with ] and ] as a special guest on the Paisley Party 2009 tour. Her first single, "You Can Let Go", peaked at number 21 on the ] charts. In mid-2009, Shawanda left RCA Nashville and, through her own record label, New Sun Records, and a distribution deal with EMI/On Ramp Records, released a Christmas album titled '']''. Shawanda toured with various artists across Canada and the northern United States in 2008. In 2009, she toured Canada and the United States with ] and ] as a special guest on the Paisley Party 2009 tour. Her first single, "You Can Let Go", peaked at number 21 on the ] charts. In mid-2009, Shawanda left RCA Nashville and, through her own record label, New Sun Records, and a distribution deal with EMI/On Ramp Records, released a Christmas album titled '']''.
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| Best Country Album of the Year - ''Dawn of a New Day'' | Best Country Album of the Year - ''Dawn of a New Day''
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| rowspan="5" align="center"| Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards | rowspan="5" align="center"| Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards
| Best Artist of the Year | Best Artist of the Year
| {{won}}<ref name="CAMA2008">{{Cite web |url=http://www.canab.com/pdfs/press_release/2008/2008_CAMA_WINNERS_RELEASE.pdf |title=Crystal Shawanda Cleans Up At 2008 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards |access-date=2009-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327045359/http://www.canab.com/pdfs/press_release/2008/2008_CAMA_WINNERS_RELEASE.pdf |archive-date=2009-03-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | {{won}}<ref name="CAMA2008">{{Cite web |url=http://www.canab.com/pdfs/press_release/2008/2008_CAMA_WINNERS_RELEASE.pdf |title=Crystal Shawanda Cleans Up At 2008 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards |access-date=2009-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327045359/http://www.canab.com/pdfs/press_release/2008/2008_CAMA_WINNERS_RELEASE.pdf|format=PDF|website=Web.archive.org |archive-date=2009-03-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| Best Album of the Year - ''Dawn of a New Day'' | Best Album of the Year - ''Dawn of a New Day''
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| rowspan="5" align="center"| Canadian Country Music Association | rowspan="5" align="center"| Canadian Country Music Association
| Single of the Year - "You Can Let Go" | Single of the Year - "You Can Let Go"
| {{nom}}<ref name="CCMA2008"> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626215157/http://www.ccma.org/pdfs/07-30-08-nomineesformatted.pdf |date=2011-06-26 }}</ref> | {{nom}}<ref name="CCMA2008">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ccma.org/pdfs/07-30-08-nomineesformatted.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626215157/http://www.ccma.org/pdfs/07-30-08-nomineesformatted.pdf|url-status=dead|title=2008 CCMA Awards Nominees|format=PDF|website=Web.archive.org|archivedate=June 26, 2011}}</ref>
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| Female Artist of the Year | Female Artist of the Year
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| rowspan="2" align="center"| Juno Awards | rowspan="2" align="center"| Juno Awards
| Best New Artist | Best New Artist
| {{nom}}<ref name="juno2009"></ref> | {{nom}}<ref name="juno2009">{{Cite web|url=https://vancouversun.com/Entertainment/dawn+Shawanda/1417757/story.html|title=It's a new dawn for Shawanda|website=Vancouversun.com}}</ref>
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| Country Recording of the Year | Country Recording of the Year
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| align="center"| Canadian Country Music Association | align="center"| Canadian Country Music Association
| Female Artist of the Year | Female Artist of the Year
| {{nom}}<ref name="CCMA2010"> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328131108/http://www.ccma.org/press_release.cfm?PressReleaseID=0601J44E524880441 |date=2014-03-28 }}</ref> | {{nom}}<ref name="CCMA2010">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ccma.org/press_release.cfm?PressReleaseID=0601J44E524880441|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328131108/http://www.ccma.org/press_release.cfm?PressReleaseID=0601J44E524880441|url-status=dead|title=2010 CCMA Awards Nominees|archivedate=March 28, 2014}}</ref>
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| Aboriginal Album of the Year | Aboriginal Album of the Year
| {{won}}<ref name="Juno Awards 2013"></ref> | {{won}}<ref name="Juno Awards 2013">{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1559049/juno-awards-2013-carly-rae-jepsen-leonard-cohen-are-early-winners|title=Juno Awards 2013: Carly Rae Jepsen, Leonard Cohen Are Early Winners|date=April 21, 2013|website=Billboard.com}}</ref>
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|Indigenous Music Awards |Indigenous Music Awards
|Best Producer/Engineer (for New Sun Records – ''Missy Knott/My Sister's Heart'') |Best Producer/Engineer (for New Sun Records – ''Missy Knott/My Sister's Heart'')
|Nominated<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/here_are_the_winners_of_the_2017_indigenous_music_awards|title=Here Are the Winners of the 2017 Indigenous Music Awards|website=exclaim.ca|language=en|access-date=2018-03-14}}</ref> |Nominated<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/here_are_the_winners_of_the_2017_indigenous_music_awards|title=Here Are the Winners of the 2017 Indigenous Music Awards|website=Exclaim.ca|language=en|access-date=2018-03-14}}</ref>
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==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==

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Crystal Shawanda
Crystal Shawanda at Scotiabank Place, 14 February 2009, opening for Brad PaisleyCrystal Shawanda at Scotiabank Place, 14 February 2009, opening for Brad Paisley
Background information
Born (1983-07-26) July 26, 1983 (age 41)
Wiikwemkoong, Ontario, Canada
GenresCountry, Blues
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active2008—present
LabelsRCA Nashville, On Ramp, New Sun
Musical artist

Crystal Shawanda (born July 26, 1983) is a Canadian country music artist. CMT documented her rise to fame in the six-part series Crystal: Living the Dream, which was broadcast in February 2008. Signed to RCA Nashville in 2007, she released her first single, "You Can Let Go", in Canada in January 2008. It was the fastest climbing single on the Canadian Country Singles Chart since Carolyn Dawn Johnson's "Georgia" in 2000, reaching the Top 10 in five weeks. It was released in the United States on February 25, 2008 .

Life

Shawanda was born in Wiikwemkoong First Nation, Manitoulin Island, Ontario. She spent her youth in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, where she attended Korah Collegiate. Her surname translates to "Dawn of a New Day".

Many of Shawanda's songs have been inspired by her connections to Wiikwemkoong and part of her 2016 album was recorded at the Debajehmujig Creation Centre in Manitowaning, Manitoulin Island.

Music career

Shawanda's first album, Dawn of a New Day, was released in Canada on June 24, 2008, and in the United States on August 19. The album entered the Canadian Country Albums chart at number 2, and the Billboard Top Country Albums chart at number 16. It became the highest charted album by a full-blooded Canadian First Nations country artist in the SoundScan era.

Shawanda toured with various artists across Canada and the northern United States in 2008. In 2009, she toured Canada and the United States with Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley as a special guest on the Paisley Party 2009 tour. Her first single, "You Can Let Go", peaked at number 21 on the Hot Country Songs charts. In mid-2009, Shawanda left RCA Nashville and, through her own record label, New Sun Records, and a distribution deal with EMI/On Ramp Records, released a Christmas album titled I'll Be Home for Christmas.

In 2010, Shawanda released a single, "Beautiful Day", via her own label, New Sun Records. Shawanda also performed at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2010, performing "Let's Come Together" and "This Is My Land". She then released another single, "Love Enough", on August 15, 2011 in both Canada and the United States. Shawanda's second studio album, Just Like You, was released by New Sun on April 24, 2012.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US Country
 US
Dawn of a New Day 16 81
I'll Be Home for Christmas
  • Release date: December 1, 2009
  • Label: New Sun/EMI/On Ramp Records
 — —
Just Like You
  • Release date: April 24, 2012
  • Label: New Sun Records/Fontana North
 — —
The Whole World's Got the Blues
  • Release date: September 30, 2014
  • Label: New Sun Records
 — —
Fish Out of Water
  • Release date: October 2016
  • Label: New Sun Records
 — —
Voodoo Woman
  • Release date: October 31, 2017
  • Label: New Sun Records/Fontana North
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
CAN Country
 CAN
 US Country
2008 "You Can Let Go" 5 60 21 Dawn of a New Day
"What Do I Have to Do" 5 79 —
"My Roots Are Showing" 12 87 57
2009 "Dawn of a New Day" 7 90 —
"Try" 24 — —
2010 "Beautiful Day" 39 — — Just Like You
"Fight for Me" — — —
2011 "This Fever" — — —
"Love Enough" — — —
2012 "Closer" 32 — —
"Down on Broadway" — — —
"Chains" — — —
2013 "Someone Who Loves You" — — —
2016 "Laid Back" — — — Fish Out of Water
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Notes

As a featured artist

Year Single Peak positions Album
CAN Country
2009 "In Your Arms Again"
(George Canyon featuring Crystal Shawanda) 		16 What I Do

Music videos

Year Video Director
2008 "You Can Let Go" Margaret Malandruccolo
2009 "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
2010 "Beautiful Day" Stephano Barberis
2012 "Down on Broadway"

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Category Result
2008 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Awards Best New Artist of the Year Won
Best Country Album of the Year - Dawn of a New Day Won
Best Single of the Year - "You Can Let Go" Won
Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards Best Artist of the Year Won
Best Album of the Year - Dawn of a New Day Won
Best Country Album of the Year Won
Best Music Video of the Year - "You Can Let Go" Won
Best Single of the Year - "You Can Let Go" Won
Canadian Country Music Association Single of the Year - "You Can Let Go" Nominated
Female Artist of the Year Nominated
Program/Special of the Year Nominated
2009 Album of the Year - Dawn of a New Day Nominated
Female Artist of the Year Won
Canadian Radio Music Awards Best New Country Artist Won
Juno Awards Best New Artist Nominated
Country Recording of the Year Nominated
2010 Canadian Country Music Association Female Artist of the Year Nominated
2013 Juno Awards Aboriginal Album of the Year Won
2015 Juno Awards Aboriginal Album of the Year Nominated
2017 Juno Awards Indigenous Music Album of the Year Nominated
2017 Indigenous Music Awards Best Producer/Engineer (for New Sun Records – Missy Knott/My Sister's Heart) Nominated

References

  1. "Artists to Watch in 2008 (Part 4 of 5): New Faces". The9513.com.
  2. "From Manitoulin Island to Music Row Crystal is living the dream on CMT". Newsire.ca.
  3. "MAGMEDIA: Canadian > Crystal Shawanda > You Can Let Go". Magmedia.blogspot.com.
  4. "Crystal Clearly Doing Great". Cmt.ca.
  5. "MusicRow Singles Calendar". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on October 28, 2007.
  6. "Crystal Shawanda finds her wings". SooToday.com. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20080602084339/http://hearsomethingcountry.com/artists/shawanda.html
  8. Burridge, Robin (2016-04-27). "Crystal Shawanda talks about her two new albums set to release this summer". Manitoulin Expositor. Archived from the original on 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "Crystal Shawanda- Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  12. "Crystal Shawanda - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  13. "Crystal Shawanda - Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  14. "Crystal Shawanda - Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  15. "Crystal Shawanda - Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  16. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 376. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  17. "George Canyon - Canada Country". Billboard.com. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  18. ^ http://winnipeg.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20081108/wpg_apcma_081108/20081108?hub=WinnipegHome
  19. ^ "Crystal Shawanda Cleans Up At 2008 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards" (PDF). Web.archive.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  20. ^ "2008 CCMA Awards Nominees" (PDF). Web.archive.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2011.
  21. "Announcement". Archived from the original on 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
  22. ^ "It's a new dawn for Shawanda". Vancouversun.com.
  23. "2010 CCMA Awards Nominees". Archived from the original on March 28, 2014.
  24. "Juno Awards 2013: Carly Rae Jepsen, Leonard Cohen Are Early Winners". Billboard.com. April 21, 2013.
  25. "2015 | Aboriginal Album of the Year (Sponsored by Aboriginal Peoples Television Network) | Crystal Shawanda | The JUNO Awards". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  26. "INDIGENOUS MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR | Crystal Shawanda | The JUNO Awards". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  27. "Here Are the Winners of the 2017 Indigenous Music Awards". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-14.

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