PRAISE FROM HOME FOR GRAMMY-WINNING DION : HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.Quebec songstress song·stress n. 1. A woman who performs songs, especially ballads or popular songs. 2. A woman who writes songs. See Usage Note at -ess. Celine Dion on Sunday grabbed four Juno Awards, which honor the best in Canadian music, continuing her success from last month's Grammy Awards Grammy Awards Annual awards given by the Recording Academy (officially the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences). The first Grammies (the name is a dimunitive of “gramophone”) were given in 1958. . Dion, who in the last year has stormed the international music world and in February captured two Grammys, won Junos for female vocalist of the year, best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best Francophone album and best-selling album. Making it a girls' night out at the 26th annual Juno Awards in Hamilton, Dion also shared the first international achievement award with fellow Canadian music stars Alanis Morissette and Shania Twain. For their part, Ottawa-native Morissette earned trophies for single of the year and songwriter of the year, while Shania Twain picked up the Juno for country female vocalist. The Tragically Hip, a favorite Canadian rock band, caused their own storm by taking away prizes in the group of the year, album of the year and North Star album of the year juried categories. But it was clearly Dion's year. She came into this year's annual tribute to the Canadian music industry with six nominations, as did the Tragically Hip. In all, Dion has captured 15 Junos, making her the most-honored Canadian musician of the 1990s. In the increasingly important rap category, Choclair captured the Juno for best rap recording. Vancouver rocker Bryan Adams earned male vocalist of the year honors, while the Montreal Symphony Orchestra Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (OSM) (Montreal Symphony Orchestra) is a symphony orchestra based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with Montreal's Place des Arts as its home. It is one of the foremost orchestral ensembles in the world. added yet another Juno to their mantle mantle, portion of the earth's interior lying beneath the crust and above the core. No direct observation of the mantle, or its upper boundary, has been made; its boundaries have been determined solely by abrupt changes in the velocities and character of seismic for best vocal or choral cho·ral adj. 1. Of or relating to a chorus or choir. 2. Performed or written for performance by a chorus. [Medieval Latin chor performance in the classical music category. |
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