Anne Murray

For other people named Anne Murray, see Anne Murray (disambiguation).

Anne Murray
CC ONS
Murray in 1971
Murray in 1971
Background information
Birth nameMorna Anne Murray
Born (1945-06-20) June 20, 1945 (age 79)
Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres
OccupationSinger
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1967–2008
Labels
Websiteannemurray.com

Morna Anne Murray CC ONS (born June 20, 1945) is a Canadian retired singer of pop, country, and adult contemporary music, who has sold over 55 million album copies worldwide during her over 40-year career.[1][2][3] Murray has won four Grammys including the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1979.

Murray was the first Canadian female solo singer to reach No. 1 on the U.S. charts and also the first to earn a Gold record for one of her signature songs, "Snowbird" (1970).[4] She is often cited as one of the female Canadian artists who paved the way for other international Canadian success stories such as k.d. lang, Céline Dion, and Shania Twain.[5][6] Murray is well known for her Grammy Award-winning 1978 number-one hit (in several countries) "You Needed Me", and is the first woman and the first Canadian to win Album of the Year at the 1984 Country Music Association Awards for her Gold-plus 1983 album A Little Good News.

Besides four Grammys, Murray has received a record 24 Juno Awards, three American Music Awards, three Country Music Association Awards, and three Canadian Country Music Association Awards. She has been inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, the Juno Hall of Fame, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame.[7] She is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame Walkway of Stars in Nashville and has her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles and on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto.[8]

In 2011, Billboard ranked her 10th on their list of the 50 Biggest Adult Contemporary Artists Ever.[9]

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  2. ^ Garebian, Keith (November 6, 2009). "Review – All of Me, by Anne Murray". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
  3. ^ "Review – Anne Murray takes fans on nostalgic trip". Canada.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
  4. ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". RIAA.com. Archived from the original on December 31, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
  5. ^ "Celebrities: Anne Murray". Archived from the original on February 27, 2012.
  6. ^ Christian Lyrics – Anne Murray Biography, Discography Archived May 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Member of CAB Hall of Fame". CAB Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
  8. ^ "Songwriters Hall of Fame – 2008 Award and Induction Ceremony". SongwritersHallofFame.org. Archived from the original on May 22, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
  9. ^ "Mellow Gold: The 50 Biggest AC Artists Ever". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2011.