Alannah Myles
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Alannah was born and grew up in Toronto listening to FM radio stations which introduced her to more eclectic styles of music. She studied to become a graphic artist, splitting time in Buckhorn, Ontario where she learned to ride and spent her early years competing as an equestrian on the Ontario A Circuit, competing in Canada's prestigious Royal Winter Fair prior to deciding that music was her calling. Acting & modelling income paid for early demo tapes attempting to get signed but prevented her from being regarded as a recording artist so she independently financed her first 3 songs with the help of collaborator Christopher Ward who helped manage her career to international success.
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Alannah's first self titled album (1989) produced four Top 40 hits, “Love Is”, “Lover of Mine”, and “Still Got This Thing”, as well as the number one international smash, “Black Velvet”, which she won a Grammy award for best female rock performance, along with several Juno Awards, a Diamond award for sales in excess of 1,000,000 in Canada - the only artist who still retains this status for her debut record. ASCAP awarded the song a 'Millionaire Award' in 2005 for over 4 million radio plays of “Black Velvet” in the USA. SOCAN awarded the songs, “Black Velvet” and “Lover Of Mine” each with an award for over 100,000 plays in Canada in 2005 with her #1 hit song “Instead Of A Kiss” to follow.
Follow-up album; Rockinghorse (1992) received a Grammy nomination for the title track and three Juno Awards. After the sale of over 6 million records, Alannah concluded her alliance with Atlantic Records. Alannah signed to Miles Copeland's Ark 21 Records to release her 4th record A Rival (1997), a top 40 hit, Bad 4 You. WMG released THE VERY BEST OF ALANNAH MYLES (1999) containing hits from 4 albums as well as the beautifully sung Linda Ronstadt cover Long, Long Time.
After an 8 year songwriting hiatus Alannah has re-emerged, with a new album entitled Black Velvet to re-connect with international fans. Black Velvet contains brand new studio recordings along with Black Velvet 2009, 2 new studio recordings with contemporary arrangements of her classic hit. Executive produced by Alannah, co-produced by hotly touted Torontonian Mike Borkosky and gifted Veronica Ferraro from Paris France, the new Black Velvet receives accolade from both new and established fans around the globe.
Alannah completed a mostly sold out fall 2008 club tour in Europe and is filming a video for Trouble which can soon be viewed on www.youtube.com/85bpm
U.S. Public TV appearences are forthcoming and live performances will be posted as they are confirmed.
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