Crystal Shawanda | |
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 Crystal Shawanda at Scotiabank Place, 14 February 2009, opening for Brad Paisley | |
| Background information | |
| Born | July 26, 1983 Wiikwemkoong, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Country, Blues |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2008—present |
| Labels | RCA Nashville, New Sun, True North Records |
| Website | www.crystalshawanda.co |
Crystal Shawanda (born July 26, 1983) is a Canadian blues and country music artist.[1] CMT documented her rise to fame in the six-part series Crystal: Living the Dream, which was broadcast in February 2008.[2] Signed to RCA Nashville in 2007, she released her first single, "You Can Let Go", in Canada in January 2008.[3] 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.[4] It was released in the United States on February 25, 2008 .[5]and reached #2 on the American media base chart. She became the first full blood Indigenous woman to appear in the Top 20 on the American Billboard Country Music chart, selling over 300k records, and to sing at the Grand Ole Opry, as well as the first to win the CCMA for Female artist of the year in 2009,and the first to win a Juno award for "Blues album of the year" in 2020, and the first to appear in the Top 10 of the American Billboard Blues chart in 2022.
- ^ "Artists to Watch in 2008 (Part 4 of 5): New Faces". The9513.com. Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ "From Manitoulin Island to Music Row Crystal is living the dream on CMT". Newsire.ca. Archived from the original on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ "MAGMEDIA: Canadian > Crystal Shawanda > You Can Let Go". Magmedia.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ "Crystal Clearly Doing Great". Cmt.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ "MusicRow Singles Calendar". Archived from the original on October 28, 2007.
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