Morna Anne Murray CC ONS (born June 20, 1945) is a Canadian singer.
Her albums consisting primarily of pop, country, and adult
contemporary music have sold over 55 million copies worldwide during
her 40-year career.Murray was the first Canadian female solo singer to
reach No. 1 on the U.S. charts, and also the first to earn a Gold
record for one of her signature songs, "Snowbird" (1970). She is often
cited as one of the female Canadian artists who paved the way for
other international Canadian success stories such as k.d. lang,
Céline Dion, and Shania Twain. She is also the first woman and the
first Canadian to win "Album of the Year" at the 1984 Country Music
Association Awards for her Gold-plus 1983 album A Little Good
News.Murray has received four Grammys, a record 24 Junos, three
American Music Awards, three Country Music Association Awards, and
three Canadian Country Music Association Awards. She has been inducted
into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, the Juno Hall of Fame,
The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Canadian Broadcast Hall of
Fame. She is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame Walkway of
Stars in Nashville, and has her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
in Los Angeles and on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto.In 2011,
Billboard ranked her 10th on their list of the 50 Biggest Adult
Contemporary Artists Ever.
Anne Murray Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter
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