Anne Murray
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Anne Murray CC (born June 20, 1945), is a Canadian singer born in Springhill, Nova Scotia. In addition to her popular hit Snowbird (1970), she has recorded some 40 albums, and won numerous Grammy, Juno, and American Music Awards.
Additional honours include:
- Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1750 Vine Street (1980)
- Companion of the Order of Canada (1984)
- Induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame (1993)
- Governor-General's Performing Arts Award (1995)
- Star on Canada's Walk of Fame (1998)
- Induction into the Canadian Country Music Association Hall of Fame (2002)
- Awarded the Order of Nova Scotia (2002)
- She was made an Honorary Dame of the British Empire DBE
- As of 2004, has 25 albums that have either gone multi-platinum, platinum or gold in the USA alone [1] (http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp)
Murray's song Snowbird may have inspired use of the term "snowbird" to describe Canadians and Americans who spend their winters in warmer climates.
Performances
- 1986 at Labbatt Theatre at Expo 86 in Vancouver
Trivia
In the movie South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, the Academy Award-nominated song Blame Canada included a line referring to Murray as a "bitch". Reportedly, the producers of that year's Oscar telecast considered omitting the line when it was to be performed along with the other Best Song nominees, however Murray indicated that she got the joke of the song and was not offended by it.
She was the first Canadian to have a #1 single in the United States.
External links
- Annemurray.com - Anne Murray's official website (http://www.annemurray.com/)de:Anne Murray