Coral Egan

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Coral Egan is a Canadian jazz and pop singer. [1] She is most noted as a two-time Juno Award nominee, receiving nominations for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2003 for her album The Path of Least Resistance, [2] and Adult Contemporary Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2014 for The Year He Drove Me Crazy. [3] Her voice is recognized as the vocals for the English opening & closing theme songs for the 1999 animated cartoon Cybersix

The daughter of musician and composer Karen Young, [4] she began her career as a backing vocalist on some of her mother's recordings and performing as a solo folk artist. [5] She released The Path of Least Resistance, her own solo debut, in 2002, [6] and followed up with the albums My Favorite Distraction (2004), [7] Magnify (2007) [8] and The Year He Drove Me Crazy (2012). [9]

In 2015, Egan was diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome. [10] During and after her recovery, Egan and Young collaborated on Missa Campanula, a polychoral project which they performed at the 2016 Montreal Jazz Festival, [11] and on the 2017 album Dreamers. [4]

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References

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  2. Angela Pacienza, "Lavigne tops Juno nominations: Napanee singer earns six nods, one each for The Hip, Usher". Kingston Whig-Standard , February 13, 2003.
  3. "Arcade Fire, Serena Ryder nab Juno nominations". CBC News, February 4, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Philippe Renaud, "Better Together: Karen Young and Coral Egan". Words & Music , March 10, 2017.
  5. Donna Nebenzahl, "Bump, set, sing: Vocalist Egan also a volleyball star". Montreal Gazette , June 26, 2002.
  6. Mark Miller, "A career at the crossroads". The Globe and Mail , July 5, 2002.
  7. Marke Andrews, "Montreal singer Coral Egan thanks mom for her musical versatility". Vancouver Sun , July 3, 2004.
  8. Bernard Pérusse, "Living life even larger; New beginnings for Coral Egan spring from the birth of a child, fresh explorations in music on her album Magnify, and the drive to face adversity with not just resolve but joy". Montreal Gazette , October 4, 2007.
  9. Bernard Pérusse, "Rekindling a love affair with her music and life; A new romance helped awaken Montreal singer Coral Egan's creativity after a period of self-doubt". Montreal Gazette , September 11, 2012.
  10. "Atteinte du syndrome de Guillain-Barré, Coral Egan demande l'aide du public". Ici Radio-Canada, March 4, 2015.
  11. Bill Brownstein, "Karen Young and Coral Egan: Mother and daughter in perfect harmony". Montreal Gazette , July 1, 2016.