Celeigh Cardinal
Celeigh Cardinal is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter from Alberta.[1] She is most noted for her 2019 album Stories from a Downtown Apartment, which won the Juno Award for Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020.[2] On June 25, 2020, the album also earned Cardinal two Western Canadian Music Awards for Songwriter of the Year and Indigenous Artist of the Year.[3]
Life and career[edit]
Celeigh has been singing on stages since she was four years old. She started performing professionally at 19. “I grew up singing in church,” she says, “I always knew I wanted to be a singer.”[4]
Based in Edmonton, she released an EP in 2011 before following up with her full-length debut album Everything and Nothing at All in 2017.[5] The album received a nomination for Best Pop Album at the Indigenous Music Awards in 2018,[6] and seven nominations at that year's Edmonton Music Awards.[1] She won two Edmonton Music Awards, for Female Artist and Indigenous Recording.[7] She received a second Indigenous Music Award nomination in 2019, in the category Best Radio Single for her song "There Ain't No Way".[8]
Celeigh Cardinal is currently recording from Maskwacis just south of Edmonton, as a host on the CKUA Radio network for the show "Full Circle", which celebrates Indigenous music from around the globe.[4][9]
Discography[edit]
Source:[10]
- Everything and Nothing at All (2017)
- Stories from a Downtown Apartment (2019)
- Boundless Possibilities (2024)[11]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Celeigh Cardinal rakes in 7 nominations for Edmonton Music Awards". CBC News Edmonton, April 19, 2018.
- ^ Shakiel Mahjouri, "2020 Juno Awards Winners List: Find Out Who Came Out On Top". ET Canada, June 29, 2020.
- ^ Garner, Ryan (June 25, 2020). "Best in the west: 2020 Western Canadian Music Award nominees announced". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on June 26, 2020.
- ^ a b "Celeigh Cardinal". CKUA.com. CKUA Radio Network. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ Anna Borowiecki, "Celeigh Cardinal rides crest of fame". St. Albert Today, May 1, 2018.
- ^ Josiah Hughes, "Here Are the Nominees for the 2018 Indigenous Music Awards". Exclaim!, March 20, 2018.
- ^ Fish Griwkowsky, "Lyra Brown, Celeigh Cardinal, Tommy Banks win big at Edmonton Music Awards". Edmonton Journal, June 29, 2018.
- ^ Calum Slingerland, "Here Are the Winners of the 2019 Indigenous Music Awards". Exclaim!, May 21, 2019.
- ^ "Celeigh Cardinal". CKUA.com. CKUA Radio Network. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
- ^ "Soul- Folk Songstress from the Northern Prairies - Bio". celeighcardinal.com. Celeigh Cardinal. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ Melanson, Jenna (January 26, 2024). "Celeigh Cardinal shares new single, "Light Of The Moon"". Canadian Beats. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
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