Awards & Winners

Rita MacNeil

Date of Birth 28-May-1944
Place of Birth Big Pond, Nova Scotia
(Nova Scotia)
Nationality Canada
Also know as MacNeil, Rita, Rita MacNeil, CM, ONS
Profession Singer, Presenter
Rita MacNeil, CM, ONS was a Canadian country and folk singer from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. Her biggest hit, "Flying On Your Own", was a crossover Top 40 hit in 1987 and was covered by Anne Murray the following year, although she had hits on the country charts throughout her career. In the United Kingdom, MacNeil's song "Working Man" was a No. 11 hit in 1990. In 1990, she was the bestselling country artist in Canada, outselling even Garth Brooks and Clint Black. She was also the only female singer ever to have three separate albums chart in the same year in Australia.

Awards by Rita MacNeil

Check all the awards nominated and won by Rita MacNeil.

1996


Gemini Award for Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series
Honored for : Rita and Friends

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Best Female Artist
Gemini Award for Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series Rita and Friends

1995


Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series Rita MacNeil's Once Upon a Christmas

1994


Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Best Female Artist
Gemini Award for Best Performance or Host in a Variety Program or Series Canadian Country Music Awards
1992 Canadian Country Music Awards

1993


Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Best Female Artist

1991


Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Album of the Year Home I'll Be
Juno Award for Best Country Female Artist

1990


Juno Award for Best Female Artist

Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Album of the Year Now the Bells Ring
Juno Award for Album of the Year Rita
Juno Award for Best Female Artist
Juno Award for Best Country Female Artist

1989


Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Juno Award for Album of the Year Reason to Believe
Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year
Juno Award for Best Female Artist

1987


Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year

Nominations 1987 »

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