Alannah Myles

Biography

Alannah Myles is grateful to have been lauded by many as a powerful influence for singers, songwriters and recording artists - touring internationally, winning a Grammy and selling millions of records. Alannah has met every challenge an artist can be dealt with a great tenacity and love for the music that continues to motivate her.

Alannah was born and grew up in Toronto listening to FM radio stations which introduced her to more ecclectic styles of music. She studied to become a graphic artist, splitting time in Buckhorn, Ontario where she learned to ride horses 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. Commercial acting income paid for early demo tapes attempting to get signed to a Canadian record deal but prevented her from being regarded as a recording artist so she independently financed her first 3 songs with the help of match financing from FACTOR and collaborator Christopher Ward who helped manage her career in Canada to international success.

Myles' first self titled album (1989) produced four Top 40 hits, "Love Is", "Lover of Mine", and "Still Got This Thing", as well as the international classic hit, "Black Velvet", won her a 1991 Grammy award for best rock vocalist for her evergreen song, along with several Juno Awards, and a Diamond award for sales in excess of one million in Canada - the only artist who still retains this status for a debut record. America's ASCAP awarded the song a 'Millionaire Award' in 2005 for over five million radio plays of "Black Velvet". Canada's SOCAN awarded the songs, "Black Velvet" and "Lover Of Mine" each with an award for over one million plays in Canada in 2005 with her international number one hit classic ballad, "Song Instead Of A Kiss" soon to follow.

Her follow-up album; Rockinghorse (1992) received a Grammy nomination for best rock vocalist and three Juno Awards. After the sale of over eight million records, Alannah concluded her alliance with Atlantic Records, signed to Miles Copeland's Ark 21 Records to release her fourth record, A Rival (1997), a top 40 hit, Bad 4 You. WMG released THE VERY BEST OF ALANNAH MYLES (1999) containing hits from four albums as well as a Linda Ronstadt cover Long, Long Time.

After an eight year songwriting hiatus Alannah has re-emerged, with a new album entitled Black Velvet to re-connect with fans. Black Velvet contains brand new studio recordings along with Black Velvet 2009, two 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.

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