Kelly Fraser

Kelly Fraser
Born (1993-08-08) August 8, 1993
Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada
Genres
  • Inuit Traditional
  • pop
Years active 2010–present
Labels Hitmakerz
Website www.kellyfrasermusic.com

Kelly Fraser (b. 1993[1]) is a Canadian Inuk pop singer and songwriter, whose second album Sedna received a Juno Award nomination for Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2018.[2]

Originally from Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, she was educated at Nunavut Sivuniksavut before completing an indigenous studies program at Nicola Valley Institute of Technology.[3] She first attracted widespread attention in 2013 with a series of Inuktitut covers of pop songs, most notably Rihanna's "Diamonds", on YouTube.[4]

She released her debut album, Isuma, in 2014.[5] Sedna followed in 2017.[3]

Awards and nominations

Juno Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2018 Album: Sedna Indigenous Music Album of the Year [2] Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Artist to Know: Kelly Fraser Inuit Art Quarterly
  2. 1 2 "Juno nominations shine a light on Nunavut performers". Nunatsiaq News, February 6, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Nunavut pop star’s new album is heavy on beats, rhymes and life". Nunatsiaq News, April 20, 2017.
  4. ↑ "How Kelly Fraser is revitalizing Inuktitut with Rihanna". New Fire (CBC Radio), August 14, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Nunavut's Kelly Fraser releases first CD, 'Isuma'". CBC North, June 10, 2014.



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