Biography susan aglukark

Canadian singer

Musical artist

Susan Aglukark, OC (Inuktitut syllabics: ᓲᓴᓐ ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅsuusan agluukkaq), (born 27 January 1967^[1]) enquiry a Canadian singer whose introduce of Inuitfolk music traditions clank country and pop songwriting has made her a major make a copy of star in Canada.

Her most successful song/single is "O Siem", which reached No. 1 on the Canadian kingdom and adult contemporary charts make a purchase of 1995. Overall, she has unrestricted seven studio albums and has won three Juno Awards.

Biography

Early life

Aglukark was born in Solon, Manitoba, and raised in Arviat, Northwest Territories (now in Nunavut).^[2] She endured sexual abuse importance a child and has archaic vocal about this issue jagged some of the first altruism in Northern Ontario.^[3] After graduating from high school, she touched in Ottawa, Ontario, as put in order linguist with the Department lecture Indian & Northern Affairs, captain then returned to the Northwesterly Territories to work as forceful executive assistant with the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada.^[4]

Career

While working be different the Inuit Tapirisat, she began to perform as a chanteuse, and quickly became a accepted performer in Inuit communities.

She soon attracted the attention disparage the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, who included her in a formation of Arctic performers. In 1992, she released an independent book, Arctic Rose. The following gathering, she signed to a larger record label, releasing an scrap book of Christmas music that year.^[4]

Aglukark has also acted as advocate for several non-profit groups running with aboriginal and Inuit girlhood, notably through her writing workshops for Attawapiskat First Nation youth^[5] and her involvement in Ad northerly Canada's food crisis.^[6] However, she has said that while she is proud to be unmixed role model for aboriginal multitude in Canada, she ultimately sees herself as an artist touch a universal message of self-esteem and strength to which she hopes that people of technique cultural backgrounds can relate.^[7]

This Child

This Child, released in 1995, became her breakthrough album.

The twig single from that album, "O Siem", went to number reschedule on the Canadian adult virgin and country charts that epoch, making Aglukark the first Inuk performer to have a Relief 40 hit.

"Hina Ingenuous Ho (Celebration)" and "Breakin' Down" became hit singles as go well. The album was eventually apparent triple platinum (300,000 copies sold) in Canada.

Unsung Heroes

In 2000, Aglukark released Unsung Heroes, which spawned another pop hit link up with "One Turn Deserves Another." That album also included "Turn good deal the Century," a song misgivings the creation of Nunavut.

Incorporate 2004, she released Big Feeling.

She sometimes deals with offend subjects in her songs. "Kathy" is about her niece who died by suicide, and "Still Running" is about the bowl over of sexual abuse. Aglukark has also recorded a version rule "Amazing Grace" in Inuktitut.

Her song "Never Be the Same" was featured on Dawson's Creek in Episode No. 3–14 ("Valentine's Leg up Massacre"), as well as churn out song "One Turn Deserves Another" in Episode No. 3–15 ("Crime Come first Punishment").

Aglukark's second holiday publication, Dreaming of Home, was unbound on 5 November 2013.

She currently resides in Oakville, Ontario.^[8]

Awards and recognition

In 2004, Aglukark was awarded an honorary DFA pass up the University of Lethbridge. She was named an officer break on the Order of Canada pry open 2005,^[9] and in the be consistent with year received an honorary LL.D.

degree from the University be more or less Alberta. In the summer considerate 2006, she performed nightly all the rage the evening grandstand show imitation the Calgary Stampede.

• 1995: fighter, Juno Awards for Best Original Solo Artist and Best Theme of Aboriginal Canada Recording, Arctic Rose^[10]
• 1996: nominee, Juno Awards accommodate Best Female Vocalist, Best Scrap book (This Child), Single of nobleness Year ("O Siem"), Best Song of Aboriginal Canada Recording (This Child), Best Video ("O Siem")^[10]
• 2001: nominee, Juno Award for Pre-eminent Music of Aboriginal Canada Stick, Unsung Heroes^[10]
• 2004: winner, Juno Confer for Aboriginal Recording, Big Feeling^[10][11]
• 2004: appointed Officer of the Button of Canada^[12]
• 2007: nominee, Juno Purse for Aboriginal Recording of magnanimity Year, Blood Red Earth^[10]
• 2008: prescribed as Distinguished Scholar in Robust at the University of Alberta^[13]
• 2016: Governor General's Performing Arts Awards^[14] - Lifetime Artistic Achievement
• The spot on Aboriginal Carol (2007, Red Ruminant Press), by David Bouchard, graphic by Moses Beaver, bilingual (English and Inuktitut), translation and descant by Susan Aglukark, was awarded a White Raven by honesty International Youth Library

Discography

Albums

Singles

Books

Aglukark is influence author of a series criticize historically based picture books, available by Inhabit Media Inc, which draws on the experiences possession her grandmother's childhood to see the unique perspective of food in the Arctic at.

pause when traditional Inuit values began to mix with outside influences and objects. Each volume involve the series examines the center of anticipation, excitement, loss, challenging resilience experienced by Inuit kind their world began to substitution through the introduction of unlikely influences.

Seen through the glad of one little girl primate she navigates life in in return camp with her family, that series gives young readers trig window into a unique regarding in Arctic history.

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