Ruby Waters

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Ruby Waters
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Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • acoustic guitar
Years active2018–present
Website https://rubywatersmusic.com/

Ruby Waters (born Ruby Komisar, July 20, 1997") is a Canadian singer-songwriter. [1]

Of Métis and Slovak heritage, Waters grew up in Shelburne, Ontario. [2] Her parents were in a country band together and introduced her to music at an early age. [1] She began busking and performing in bars around the age of 13. [2]

Waters first attracted attention when a video of her performing her debut single "Sweet Sublime" became popular on Reddit. [1] She followed up with the singles "Supernatural" and "Last Cigarette", [3] and toured as an opening act for City and Colour on his 2019 tour, [4] before releasing her debut EP Almost Naked. [5]

She released her second EP, If It Comes Down to It, in 2020. [1] In the same year she was featured on "Jungle", a track by rapper DillanPonders. [6]

Her single "Blow" was released in 2021, [7] and was named the 29th best Canadian song of the year in CBC Music's year-end charts for 2021. [8] She performed in October 2021 at the Osheaga Festival's "Get Together" edition. [9]

She received a Juno Award nomination for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022 for If It Comes Down to It. [10]

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