Leela Gilday was named winner in the Indigenous artist or group of the year category during the opening night gala which featured 37 of the 43 Juno award presentations.
N.W.T. artist Leela Gilday is a double Juno Award nominee
Leela Gilday is nominated for two Junos this year: Indigenous Artist of the Year and Contemporary Roots album.
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Posted: Apr 05, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 5
Leela Gilday, a Dene musician from the Northwest Territories, is up for two Juno awards this year.(Dave Brosha Photography)
Leela Gilday, a Dene musician from the Northwest Territories, was in her kitchen cleaning out her fridge s veggie drawer when she found out she was a double Juno nominee.
She had tuned into the nomination announcement for the music award show when the category of Contemporary Roots Album of the Year came up.
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Northern Ontario’s own Crystal Shawada is nominated, not for one, but two Juno Awards this year.
Shawada, who hails from Wiikwemkoong on Manitoulin Island has been nominated for Blues Album of the year, and Indigenous Artist of the Year for her album released last year titled Churchhouse blues.
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