Shy-Anne

Shy-Anne Hovorka

Nipigon

Award winning singer/songwriter 2014 Aboriginal Entertainer of the Year 2014 Best Album Design 2014 Single of the Year 2014 Best Country Ablum 2012 Female Aboriginal Entertainer of the year 2012 Best Produced Album (Interwoven Roots) 2012 Best Country Album (Interwoven Roots) 2012 Single of the year (The Glue) 2012 Best Album Artwork (Interwoven Roots) 2012 Best Music video 2011 NOVA (Northern Ontario Visionary Award) 2011 Young Alumni Award (Lakehead University) 2010 Female Aboriginal Entertainer of the Year 2010 Best Produced Album (Pseudo) Shy-Anne is an award-winning songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and performer, who has found her niche and passion in the realm of “Country Music”. Her third album “Interwoven Roots” released on June 25th, 2012, has garnered six 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards and the first two singles from the album ("The Glue" & "Run, Run, Run") have received broadcast radio air play across Canada in more than 30 markets. Shy-Anne’s previous two albums “Black Thunderbird” and “Pseudo” have been nominated for 19 awards, multiple award wins, a lucrative licensing deal for the song “Can’t Change The World” in the “Blackstone” TV series and sales of more than 5,000 units. She has appeared on various television shows including Breakfast Television & Global News and has been interviewed by numerous radio stations across Canada including CBC Radio. She has garnered more than 200,000 views on her official YouTube channel, that hosts seven original music videos. Her song “Can’t Change the World” won a coveted spot in the opening ceremonies of the 2010 World Interfaith G-8 Summit and the headline act for the 2010 Indigenous Festival with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Shy-Anne has embarked on three previous Inter-Provincial & Multi-Provinicial tours of Canada, winning the hearts of her fans and admirers. Her fourth tour to support her new album, included shows with the “Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra” that showcased material from her 2012 “Interwoven Roots” album release. She has performed as the featured soloist for the Thunder Bay Symphony under David Bowser and has won numerous awards for her performances at many Classical Musical Festivals. Shy-Anne holds, an “Honours Bachelor of Music” and “Bachelor of Education” degrees from Lakehead University and was featured as a soloist for the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra. She also directs a community choir, is an accredited “Royal Conservatory of Music” teacher and educates in the Ojibwe language in her home community, when she isn’t touring.