Abigail Lapell | |
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![]() Abigail Lapell in 2009. | |
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Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Folk |
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Abigail Lapell is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter, who won the Canadian Folk Music Award for Contemporary Album of the Year at the 13th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2017 for her album Hide Nor Hair [1] and again for English Songwriter of the Year at the 15th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2020 for her album Getaway. [2]
Based in Toronto, Ontario, Lapell released her debut album Great Survivor in 2011. [3] In 2016, she won the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award for her song "Jordan". [4]
Hide Nor Hair, her second album, was released in 2017. [5] In addition to her Contemporary Album win at the CFMAs, she was also a shortlisted finalist in the Contemporary Singer of the Year category. [6]
Her 2024 album Anniversary featured several tracks recorded in collaboration with Great Lake Swimmers. [7] The album received a Juno Award nomination for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2025. [8]