Terry Uyarak

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Terry Uyarak is an Inuk singer-songwriter from Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada, whose debut album Nunarjua Isulinginniani was released in 2020. [1]

Prior to launching his musical career, Uyarak was a performer and artistic director with Artcirq, an Inuit circus troupe. [2]

Nunarjua Isulinginniani, whose title translates as "before the world ends", was produced by Jace Lasek, and was released in October 2020 on Aakuluk Music. [3] The album was preceded by the preview singles "Inuit Nunangat" [4] and "Anuri"; [5] the latter was a duet with Riit, and the former received national airplay on CBC Music and charted on the CBC Music Top 20 . [6] The album received a Juno Award nomination for Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021. [7]

Uyarak followed up in 2023 with the album Unnuaq. [8]

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