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Tanya Tagaq

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Born May 5, 1975 · Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada

Also known as Tagaq · Tanya Taqaq · Tanya Tagaq Gillis

Biography

Tanya Tagaq, also credited as Tagaq, is a Canadian Inuk throat singer, songwriter, novelist, actor, and visual artist from Cambridge Bay (Iqaluktuuttiaq), Nunavut, in Northern Canada.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA

Awards & recognition

  • Indigenous Voices Awards · 2019
  • Juno AwardIndigenous Artist or Group of the Year · 2015
  • Polaris Music Prize · 2014
  • honorary doctorate at the Laval University
  • Member of the Order of Canada
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  • Canadian Folk Music AwardContemporary Album of the Year · 2023 · nominated
  • Juno AwardAlternative Album of the Year · 2023 · nominated
  • Polaris Music Prize · 2022 · nominated
  • Juno AwardInstrumental Album of the Year · 2020 · nominated
  • Juno AwardAlternative Album of the Year · 2018 · nominated
  • Polaris Music Prize · 2017 · nominated
  • Juno AwardAlternative Album of the Year · 2015 · nominated
  • Juno AwardIndigenous Artist or Group of the Year · 2009 · nominated
  • Juno AwardInstrumental Album of the Year · 2009 · nominated
  • Juno AwardIndigenous Artist or Group of the Year · 2006 · nominated

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