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Crystal Shawanda
Crystal Shawanda at Scotiabank Place, 14 February 2009, opening for Brad Paisley
Crystal Shawanda at Scotiabank Place, 14 February 2009, opening for Brad Paisley
Background information
Born (1983-07-26) July 26, 1983 (age 40)
Wiikwemkoong, Ontario, Canada
GenresCountry, Blues
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active2008—present
LabelsRCA Nashville, On Ramp, New Sun

Crystal Shawanda (born July 26, 1983) is a Canadian blues and country music artist. CMT documented her rise to fame in the six-part series Crystal: Living the Dream, which was broadcast in February 2008. Signed to RCA Nashville in 2007, she released her first single, "You Can Let Go", in Canada in January 2008. 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. It was released in the United States on February 25, 2008 .

Life

Shawanda was born in Wiikwemkoong First Nation, Manitoulin Island, Ontario. She spent her youth in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, where she attended Korah Collegiate. Her surname translates to "Dawn of a New Day".

Many of Shawanda's songs have been inspired by her connections to Wiikwemkoong and part of her 2016 album was recorded at the Debajehmujig Creation Centre in Manitowaning, Manitoulin Island.

Music career

Shawanda's first album, Dawn of a New Day, was released in Canada on June 24, 2008, and in the United States on August 19. The album entered the Canadian Country Albums chart at number 2, and the Billboard Top Country Albums chart at number 16. It became the highest charted album by a full-blooded Canadian First Nations country artist in the SoundScan era.

Shawanda toured with various artists across Canada and the northern United States in 2008. In 2009, she toured Canada and the United States with Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley as a special guest on the Paisley Party 2009 tour. Her first single, "You Can Let Go", peaked at number 21 on the Hot Country Songs charts. In mid-2009, Shawanda left RCA Nashville and, through her own record label, New Sun Records, and a distribution deal with EMI/On Ramp Records, released a Christmas album titled I'll Be Home for Christmas.

In 2010, Shawanda released a single, "Beautiful Day", via her own label, New Sun Records. Shawanda also performed at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2010, performing "Let's Come Together" and "This Is My Land". She then released another single, "Love Enough", on August 15, 2011, in both Canada and the United States. Shawanda's second studio album, Just Like You, was released by New Sun on April 24, 2012.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US Country
US
Dawn of a New Day 16 81
I'll Be Home for Christmas
  • Release date: December 1, 2009
  • Label: New Sun/EMI/On Ramp Records
Just Like You
  • Release date: April 24, 2012
  • Label: New Sun Records/Fontana North
The Whole World's Got the Blues
  • Release date: September 30, 2014
  • Label: New Sun Records
Fish Out of Water
  • Release date: October 2016
  • Label: New Sun Records
Voodoo Woman
  • Release date: October 31, 2017
  • Label: New Sun Records/Fontana North
Church House Blues
  • Release date: April 17, 2020
  • Label: True North Records
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
CAN Country
CAN
US Country
2008 "You Can Let Go"[a] 5 60 21 Dawn of a New Day
"What Do I Have to Do" 5 79
"My Roots Are Showing" 12 87 57
2009 "Dawn of a New Day" 7 90
"Try" 24
2010 "Beautiful Day" 39 Just Like You
"Fight for Me"
2011 "This Fever"
"Love Enough"
2012 "Closer" 32
"Down on Broadway"
"Chains"
2013 "Someone Who Loves You"
2016 "Laid Back" Fish Out of Water
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Notes

As a featured artist

Year Single Peak positions Album
CAN Country
2009 "In Your Arms Again"
(George Canyon featuring Crystal Shawanda)
16 What I Do

Music videos

Year Video Director
2008 "You Can Let Go" Margaret Malandruccolo
2009 "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
2010 "Beautiful Day" Stephano Barberis
2012 "Down on Broadway"

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Category Result
2008 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Awards Best New Artist of the Year Won
Best Country Album of the Year - Dawn of a New Day Won
Best Single of the Year - "You Can Let Go" Won
Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards Best Artist of the Year Won
Best Album of the Year - Dawn of a New Day Won
Best Country Album of the Year Won
Best Music Video of the Year - "You Can Let Go" Won
Best Single of the Year - "You Can Let Go" Won
Canadian Country Music Association Single of the Year - "You Can Let Go" Nominated
Female Artist of the Year Nominated
Program/Special of the Year Nominated
2009 Album of the Year - Dawn of a New Day Nominated
Female Artist of the Year Won
Canadian Radio Music Awards Best New Country Artist Won
Juno Awards Best New Artist Nominated
Country Recording of the Year Nominated
2010 Canadian Country Music Association Female Artist of the Year Nominated
2013 Juno Awards Aboriginal Album of the Year Won
2015 Juno Awards Aboriginal Album of the Year Nominated
2017 Juno Awards Indigenous Music Album of the Year Nominated
2017 Indigenous Music Awards Best Producer/Engineer (for New Sun Records – Missy Knott/My Sister's Heart) Nominated

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