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D16:🇨🇦Gals
Rough Trade
🎶High School Confidential🎶
Gal: Carole Pope
In 1976 they were the 1st rock band to record a “direct to disc” album.The band maintained controversy throughout its career and this song about Lesbian High School lust was their biggest hit🤘
YouTube video by Musica Obscura: Rare Tracks and Performances
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D15:🇨🇦Gals
Chantal Kreviazuk
🎶Wayne🎶
Chantal is a 3x Juno winning Singer, songwriter, pianist.
She has cowritten/ ghostwritten hit songs with/for Drake, Pitbull & Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson & Gwen Stefani🤘🤘🤘
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🇨🇦Gals
Headpins
🎶Don’t It Make Ya Feel🎶
Gal: Darby Mills
Headpins started as a side project for members of Chilliwack. With the addition of Mills it took on a life of its own. ZZ Top kicked them off a 1985 tour because they were garnering too much attention
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D13:🇨🇦Gals
Cree Summer
🎶Revelation Sunshine🎶
Mostly known as Penny from Inspector Gadget/ Freddie from A Different World (+ many more), Cree has released 2 albums since 1993. She also appeared on a Sesame Street album in 1981 & a children’s album in 1979.🤘🤘🤘
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D12:🇨🇦Gals
Sass Jordan
🎶I Want To Believe🎶
In 1996 Van Halen needed a new singer & topping their list was Sass! Sass & the VH bros spent 4 months at 5150 studios. Ultimately it didn’t work out. It would have been a different vibe hearing Sass sing Panama! 🤘🤘🤘
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D11:🇨🇦Gals
Vanity
🎶Nasty Girl🎶
Vanity was discovered by Prince in 1980. She became his greatest “muse”. Prince believed she was the female version of himself & gave her the name. She in turn suggested he adopt purple as his colour because it was her favourite🤘
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D10:🇨🇦Gals
Toronto
🎶What About Love🎶
2 gals; Annie “Holly” Woods & Sheron Alton
Written by members of Toronto & Jim Vallance for the 1982 album Get It On Credit. It was never released & shelved instead. Heart covered it in 1985 & got a top 10 hit out of it🤘🤘🤘
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🇨🇦Gals
Alanis
🎶Too Hot🎶
Before she formally introduced herself the World as Alanis Morissette, she was just Alanis to us Canadians.
Released off self-titled debut, 1991.
Career:
Over 75m albums sold
14 Junos, 7 Grammys, 1 Brit Award, 1 Tony Award
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D8:🇨🇦Pioneers
Anne Murray
🎶Snowbird🎶
Anne became the 1st female Canadian artist to reach #1 on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart in 1970.
18 #1 hits
Over 50 million albums sold
25 Junos
4 Grammy Awards
3 AMAs, 3 CMAs, 3 CCMAs
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D7:🇨🇦Pioneers
Andy Kim
🎶Sugar, Sugar🎶
*This one’s a little different*
Andy Kim wrote this song with Jeff Barry & sang backing vocals on it.
That’s right, this Maple sweet gem has Canada written all over it🇨🇦
Released in 1969 by The Archies
#1 in 17 countries
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D6:🇨🇦Pioneers
The Guess Who
🎶American Woman🎶
In 1970 The Guess Who became the 1st Canadian band to reach #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
They charted 14 top 40 hits in the U.S & over 30 top 40 hits in Canada.
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D5:🇨🇦Pioneers
Paul Anka
🎶Diana🎶
The first Canadian solo artist to reach #1 on the Billboard charts & he would have three #1 hits in all.
At 15 yrs old he wrote “Diana” & a year later (1957) it became his 1st #1 hit.
