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Infobox musical artist| name = Susan Aglukark| image = Susan_Aglukark_2007.jpg| caption = Susan Aglukark at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan , June 2007| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name =| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1967|1|27|df=yes| birth_place = Churchill, Manitoba , Canada | origin =| death_date = | death_place =| origin = Arviat , Nunavut | instrument = Vocals | genre = Folk music|Folk Pop music|Pop Country music|Country | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1992present| label = EMI | associated_acts =| website = http://www.susanaglukark.com/ susanaglukark.com Susan Aglukark , Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC ( Inuktitut syllabics : ??? ?????? suusan agluukkaq ), (born 27 January 1967 http://famouscanadianwomen.com/birthdays/january.htm#27 Famous Canadian Women ISBN 978-0-9736246-0-1) is an Inuit|Inuk musician whose blend of Inuit folk music traditions with country music|country and pop music|pop songwriting has made her a major recording star in Canada . Her most successful single is " O Siem ", which reached #1 on the Canadian country and adult contemporary charts in 1995. Overall, she has released seven studio albums and has won three Juno Award s.
Biography
Early life
Aglukark was born in Churchill, Manitoba|Churchill , Manitoba and raised in Arviat , Northwest Territories (now in Nunavut ).cite web | title = Biography: Susan Aglukark - A Leading Voice in Canadian Music | publisher = First Nations Drum | date = | url = http://www.firstnationsdrum.com/biography/wint00_aglukark.htm | accessdate = 2009-10-03 After graduating high school, she worked in Ottawa , Ontario as a linguistics|linguist with the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada|Department of Indian & Northern Affairs , and then returned to the Northwest Territories to work as an executive assistant with the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami|Inuit Tapirisat of Canada .cite web|url= http://www.firstnationsdrum.com/biography/wint00_aglukark.htm|title=Susan Aglukark - A Leading Voice in Canadian Music |work=First Nations Drum|accessdate=2008-09-09|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080110112532/http%3A//www.firstnationsdrum.com/biography/wint00_aglukark.htm |archivedate = January 10, 2008|deadurl=yes
Career
While working with the Inuit Tapirisat, she began to perform as a singer, and quickly became a popular performer in Inuit communities. She soon attracted the attention of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , who included her in a compilation of Arctic performers. In 1992, she released an independent album, Arctic Rose . The following year, she signed to a major record label, releasing an album of Christmas music that year.
Aglukark has also acted as spokesperson for several non-profit groups working with aboriginal and Inuit youth, and has said that while she is proud to be a role model for aboriginal people in Canada , she ultimately sees herself as an artist with a universal message of self-respect and strength to which she hopes that people of all cultural backgrounds can relate.cite quote|date=January 2012
This Child
This Child , released in 1995, became her breakthrough album. The first single from that album, " O Siem ", went to number one on the Canadian adult contemporary and country music|country charts that year, making Aglukark the first Inuk performer to have a Top 40 hit. "Hina Na Ho (Celebration)" and "Breakin' Down" became hit singles as well. The album was eventually certified triple platinum (300,000 copies sold) in Canada.
Unsung Heroes
In 2000, Aglukark released Unsung Heroes , which spawned another pop hit with "One Turn Deserves Another." This album also included "Turn of the Century," a song about the creation of Nunavut. In 2004, she released Big Feeling .
She sometimes deals with painful subjects in her songs. "Kathy" is about her niece who committed suicide, and "Still Running" is about the trauma of sexual abuse. Aglukark has also recorded a version of " Amazing Grace " in Inuktitut .
Her song "Never Be the Same" was featured on '' Dawson's Creek '' in Like a Virgin (Dawson's Creek episode)|Episode #3-14 ("Valentine's Day Massacre"), as well as her song "One Turn Deserves Another" in Like a Virgin (Dawson's Creek episode)|Episode #3-15 ("Crime And Punishment").
She currently resides in Oakville, Ontario|Oakville , Ontario .cite web|url= http://www.shopemi.com/bio.asp? artist_id=25|title=Susan Aglukark Biography|work=shopEMI|accessdate=2008-09-09
Awards and recognition
In 2004, Aglukark was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts|DFA from the University of Lethbridge . She was named an officer of the Order of Canada in 2005, and in the same year received an honorary Doctor of Laws|LL.D. degree from the University of Alberta . In the summer of 2006, she performed nightly in the evening grandstand show at the Calgary Stampede .
Juno Awards of 1995|1995: winner, Juno Awards for Best New Solo Artist and Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording, Arctic Rose cite web|url= http://www.junoawards.ca/archive_past.php|title=Juno Awards Artist Summary - Susan Aglukark|work=Juno Awards|publisher=Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|accessdate=2008-09-09|archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5hSf2fJm6 |archivedate = 2009-06-11|deadurl=yes
Juno Awards of 1996|1996: nominee, Juno Awards for Best Female Vocalist, Best Album ( This Child ), Single of the Year ("O Siem"), Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording ( This Child ), Best Video ("O Siem")
Juno Awards of 2001|2001: nominee, Juno Award for Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording, Unsung Heroes
Juno Awards of 2004|2004: winner, Juno Award for Aboriginal Recording, Big Feeling
2004: appointed Officer of the Order of Canada cite web|url= http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp? lang=e& TypeID=orc& id=9771|title=Susan Aglukark, O.C., LL.D.|work=Governor General of Canada|publisher=Government of Canada|date=2005-09-27|accessdate=2008-09-09|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070930061336/http%3A//www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp%3Flang%3De%26TypeID%3Dorc%26id%3D9771 |archivedate = September 30, 2007|deadurl=yes
Juno Awards of 2007|2007: nominee, Juno Award for Aboriginal Recording of the Year, Blood Red Earth
2008: appointed as Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the University of Alberta cite news|url= http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2008/06/03/aglukark-ualta.html|title=Aglukark to mentor aboriginal students at University of Alberta|date=2008-06-03|work=CBC News|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=2008-09-10
Discography
Albums
Year
Album
Chart Positions
CRIA
CAN Country
CAN
1990
Dreams for You
1992
Arctic Rose
1993
Christmas
1995
This Child
1
25
3Χ Platinum
1999
Unsung Heroes
2003
Big Feeling
2006
Blood Red Earth
2011
White Sahara"
TBR: September 27
Singles
Year
Title
Chart Positions
Album
CAN Country
CAN AC
CAN
1990
"Searching"
Dreams for You
1993
"Little Toy Trains"
Christmas
1994
"Song of the Land"
31
4
55
Arctic Rose
"Still Running"
17
1995
" O Siem "
1
1
3
This Child
"Hina Na Ho (Celebration)"
19
3
30
"Breakin' Down"
10
32
1996
"Shamaya"
38
71
"Suffer in Silence"
1999
"One Turn Deserves Another"
19
Unsung Heroes
2000
"Turn of the Century"
55
2004
"Whaler's Lullaby"
Big Feeling
2006
"I Will Return"
Blood Red Earth
See also
Portal|Music of Canada
Music of Canada
Aboriginal music of Canada
Notable Aboriginal people of Canada
List of Canadian musicians
References
;Citations Reflist
External links
http://www.susanaglukark.com/ Susan Aglukark Official site
http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/A/Aglukark_Susan/ Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia's entry
http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/magazine/jf06/indepth/travel_susan_aglukark.asp Canadian landscape influence in her music
Use dmy dates|date=January 2012Persondata | NAME = Aglukark, Susan | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Uuliniq (Inuit name) | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Canadian Inuit musician | DATE OF BIRTH = 27 January 1967 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Churchill, Manitoba, Canada | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Aglukark, Susan Category:1967 births Category:Living people Category:People from Churchill, Manitoba Category:Officers of the Order of Canada Category:Inuit musicians Category:Canadian country singers Category:Canadian female singers Category:Canadian folk singers Category:Canadian Inuit people Category:Canadian pop singers Category:Canadian singer-songwriters Category:Musicians from Nunavut Category:Juno Award winners
