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Lisa Brokop
Lisa Brokop
Canadian country music singer/songwriter and actress
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Katrina and the Waves
Katrina and the Waves
British-American rock band
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Canadian singer-songwriter
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Céline Dion
Céline Dion
French Canadian singer (* 1968)
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Michelle Wright
Michelle Wright
Canadian country music artist
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Ernestine Anderson
Ernestine Anderson
American jazz and blues singer
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Terri Clark
Terri Clark
Canadian country musician
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Patricia Kaas
Patricia Kaas
French singer
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Mary Hopkin
Mary Hopkin
Welsh singer
9
Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith
American singer-songwriter
10
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
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Shania Twain
Shania Twain
Canadian singer
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Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Canadian musician
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Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire
American country music artist and actress
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Buffy Sainte-Marie
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Canadian musician
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Vixen
Vixen
American all-female hard rock band
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Lena Horne
Lena Horne
American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer (1917-2010)
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Luba
Luba
Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and recording artist
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Sandie Shaw
Sandie Shaw
English pop singer
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Carole King
Carole King
American singer and songwriter
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Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Canadian-American singer-songwriter
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Kehlani
Kehlani
American singer-songwriter
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Judie Tzuke
Judie Tzuke
British singer-songwriter
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Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Stansfield
English singer, songwriter and actress (b.1966)
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Lulu
Lulu
Scottish singer, actress, and television personality
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Tanya Tucker
Tanya Tucker
American country music singer
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Feist
Feist
Canadian singer and musician
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Tiffany
Tiffany
American singer and actress
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Natalie Cole
Natalie Cole
American singer and songwriter
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Ellen Foley
Ellen Foley
American singer and actress
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Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
American neo-soul singer
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The Rankin Family
The Rankin Family
Canadian musical family group
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Renee Rosnes
Renee Rosnes
Canadian pianist
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Bettye LaVette
Bettye LaVette
American soul singer-songwriter
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Emily Haines
Emily Haines
Canadian singer-songwriter
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Martha and the Muffins
Martha and the Muffins
Canadian band
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Al Green
Al Green
American singer
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Sharon Shannon
Sharon Shannon
Irish musician
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Mother's Finest
Mother's Finest
American funk rock band
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Lee Aaron
Lee Aaron
Canadian singer
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Juice Newton
Juice Newton
American pop and country singer
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Sinéad O'Connor
Sinéad O'Connor
Irish singer
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Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle
American singer-songwriter and actress
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Brenda Russell
Brenda Russell
American singer-songwriter
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Dee Dee Bridgewater
Dee Dee Bridgewater
American singer
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Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
American singer, actress, and filmmaker
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Alannah Myles
Alannah Myles
Canadian musician
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Joan Baez
Joan Baez
American singer, songwriter, musician and activist
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Liz Phair
Liz Phair
American musician
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Britney Spears
Britney Spears
American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress
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Canadian singer

Joan Kennedy (born in Douglas Harbour, New Brunswick, Canada) is a country music singer. She came to fame after winning the Canadian National Talent Contest in 1983 and issued her first album, I'm a Big Girl Now, the following year in 1984. After two more albums in 1985 and 1987, she signed with MCA Records and issued two albums, 1990's Candle in the Window and 1992's Higher Ground. In 2000, Kennedy released A Dozen Red Roses, a greatest hits album. During the early 1990s, she had her own syndicated weekly television show in Canada. She now resides in Portland, Maine.