Awards & Winners

Luba

Date of Birth 1958
Place of Birth Montreal
(Canada, Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Québec)
Nationality Canada
Also know as Lubomyra Kowalchyk, Luba, Lubomyra, Lubomira Kowalchyk
Profession Musician, Singer-songwriter
Luba is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and recording artist from Ukrainian descent. She was commercially active from 1980 to 1990, 2000 to 2001 and is active again from 2007 to present. She was initially the vocalist for a band named Luba before signing as a solo artist under that name. She has released six albums as a solo artist. Two of her albums are certified platinum by the Canadian music industry. She has nine top-40 hits on the Canadian pop charts. Her signature song is "Everytime I See Your Picture". Her most successful song is a cover of Percy Sledge's "When a Man Loves a Woman" which reached #6 on the Canadian pop chart and #3 on the Canadian adult contemporary chart. She is a three-time winner of the Canadian music industry Juno Award for Female Vocalist of the Year. Her success is limited to her native Canada as she has never charted in the US or elsewhere. In addition to her Juno Awards, Luba has also received CASBY and Félix Awards, and a Black Music Association Award for "Female Entertainer of the Year". Most recently, her music has been featured on Canadian Idol. She continues to record music under her own independent label.

Awards by Luba

Check all the awards nominated and won by Luba.

1990


Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Video of the Year Giving Away a Miracle
Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year

1989


Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Single of the Year When a Man Loves a Woman

1987


Juno Award for Best Female Artist

Nominations 1987 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Album of the Year Between the Earth & Sky
Juno Award for Best Female Artist

1986


Juno Award for Best Female Artist
Juno Award for Video of the Year
Honored for : How Many (Rivers To Cross)

Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Video of the Year How Many (Rivers To Cross)
Juno Award for Best Female Artist
Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year

1985


Juno Award for Best Female Artist

Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Single of the Year Let It Go
Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year
Juno Award for Best Female Artist

1983


Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year