Mary Lu Zahalan

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Mary Lu Zahalan
Born Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
Genres Country/Rock
Occupation(s)Singer, actress, author, professor
Website https://www.maryluzahalan.com

Mary Lu Zahalan was a Canadian rock singer and actress.

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Born in Renfrew, Ontario and raised in Oakville, Ontario, Zahalan was a Miss Canada finalist in 1976[ citation needed ] before embarking on a career as an entertainer. She is a performing arts teacher at Oakville's Sheridan College.[ citation needed ]

She received a nomination for a Juno Award in 1983 as Most Promising Female Vocalist. [1] In 1990, she released the album Zahalan on MCA Records, and enjoyed moderate success with the single "I Can't Forget About You" on Canadian Pop Radio.

In January 2011, Zahalan graduated from Liverpool Hope University with a master's degree in a program that studied The Beatles. She was the first graduate of the program. [2]

Discography

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
CAN CAN
AC
1982"Try A Little Love Sometime"29Think of Me
"Turn of the Wheel"25
"If I Had One Wish"19
1985"Call Me"11Non-LP single
1990"I Can't Forget About You"6624Zahalan
1991"Fallen Angel"90
"While We're Still Young"

Studio albums

Zahalan (1990) [3]

Tracks

  1. I Can't Forget About You
  2. Fallen Angel
  3. A Long Way From Loneliness
  4. Letting Go
  5. Soulstar
  6. While We're Still Young
  7. I'm Holding Onto My Heart
  8. It Must Have Been Your Heart
  9. Don't Come to Me [3]

Personnel

  1. Farrell, David (19 March 1983). "Loverboy, Rush are top Juno nominees". Billboard . p. 56. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  2. "First Beatles Scholar Graduates in Liverpool". National Public Radio. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "Zahalan [st – 1990]". Zahalan [st – 1990] ~ 80s AOR & Melodic Rock Music. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2018.

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