Alannah Myles is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has won both a Grammy and a Juno Award for the song "Black Velvet".
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Alannah Myles is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has won both a Grammy and a Juno Award for the song "Black Velvet".
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Alannah Myles's is the daughter of William Douglas Byles, who was a pioneer in the Canadian broadcasting industry and was inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' Hall of Fame in 1997.
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Alannah Myles changed her surname from Byles at the age of 19, after deciding to pursue a career in entertainment.
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Alannah Myles was featured in several TV and film productions as a guest host and actor prior to becoming a recording artist.
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Alannah Myles's appeared in a 1984 episode of the television series The Kids of Degrassi Street, in which she played the role of an aspiring singer and single mother.
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Alannah Myles was a candidate to be the original host of FashionTelevision, as shared by Jeanne Beker on the Reinvention of the VJ podcast, hosted by Erica Ehm.
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Alannah Myles left her acting career, co-wrote and recorded the remainder of her first album with Christopher Ward and producer David Tyson.
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In 1992, Alannah Myles was nominated for a second Grammy award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance her second CD Rockinghorse.
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Alannah Myles received a Grammy nomination for Rockinghorse and several global awards, including a Juno and Much Music's People's Choice Award for "Our World, Our Times".
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In 1991, Alannah Myles sang "O Canada" at a Major League Baseball game at Skydome in Toronto.
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In 2001, Alannah Myles duetted with Saga frontman Michael Sadler on a cover of Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush's "Don't Give Up", released as a B-side to the Saga single "Money Talks".
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In February 2005, together with the Swedish band Kee Marcello's K2, Alannah Myles participated in the third semi-final of Melodifestivalen, the Swedish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Alannah Myles's first new solo release in a decade was an Elvis Tribute EP, released on iTunes in August 2007, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Elvis' death.
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In early 2008, Alannah Myles released the CD Black Velvet on Linus Entertainment, which resulted in a staggered release internationally while the indie label merged with Canada's True North Records, followed by a video for the song "Trouble" featuring a jug band performance.
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