Rita MacNeil - Awards & Nominations

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

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