10 Female Singers From Canada Who Are Shaping A Music World

Born in Calgary, Canada, Tate McRae is a young and accomplished singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. At age 13, McRae got into the limelight by competing in the American reality dance competition series So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD).

Fans are captivated by her unique dancing skills, plus her multifaceted personality and beauty became her bonus point to grab a million followers on social media platforms. Tate later embarked on her career in music.

McRae's One Day cover song went viral on YouTube and TikTok in 2017. This way, Tate quickly grabbed the eyeballs of RCA Records in 2019, initially signed a record deal with RCA, and soon released a debut EP, All The Things I Never Said, followed by five playlist singles, including a Billboard hit single, That Away, in January 2020.

In addition, Tate gained international recognition after her EP song, "You Broke Me First," the second Extended Play song from Too Young To Be Sad, preceded by three more Billboard hits, Rubberband, Slower, R U OK, in April 2020 through RCA Records.

On January 27, 2021, Tate released her debut studio album, "I Used To Think I Could Fly," " via RCA on May 27, 2022. Her first music became popular internationally in several country charts, including Canada, Australia, Belgium, Ireland, New Zealand, Netherlands, Scotland, Sweden, the UK, and the US. The recent second album, One Day LP, was released by T8 Entertainment in November 2022.

The 19-year-old Tate won three best female dancer awards in the mini, teen, and junior categories in 2013, 2015, and 2018 respectively.

Can you believe it? Tate has over 32 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

Alessia Caracciolo, better known as Alessia Cara, is a professional 26-year-old Canadian singer and songwriter from Mississauga, Canada. Born to Italian parents, Cara began to upload acoustic cover song videos such as Love Yourself and Sweater Weather on her self-titled YouTube channel at age 13.

In 2014, Cara then signed with EP Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings. The following year, Cara released her debut single, Here, the lead single of her Ep, Four Pink Walls, and her debut studio album Know It All was released that same year. The music track Here peaked on the US Billboard Hot 100 at no—95 in August 2015.

Some of her noted singles are Scars To Your Beautiful, Growing Pains, and Trust My Lonely, which became worldwide famous.

Regarding her accomplishments and nominations, Alessia was named for four Grammy Awards and won Best New Artist in 2018.

Besides that, Alessia collaborated with Juanes in Querer Mejor in 2019. 

In September 2021, Cara released her third studio album, In The Meantime, through Def Jam Recordings. The album has 18 singles. 

Speaking about her early days before fame, Alessia was born in Ontario and raised in Brampton. As a child performer, she has performed in theater and written poetry. She completed her schooling at Cardinal Ambrozic Catholic Secondary School. She was 10 when she began to play guitar. Canadian singer Justin Bieber inspired her, and she considered him her role model.

Call Me Maybe singer Carly Rae Jepsen is a 37-year-old singer and song creator from British Columbia, Canada. She came third in the Canadian reality TV show Canadian Idil Season 5 in 2007.

Jepsen quickly grabbed netizens' attention and enrolled in the musical industry specializing in folk and pop rock music styles.

Gorgeous Carly released her debut album, Tug Of War, on September 30, 2008, produced by Ryan Stewart and Josh Ramsay through Maple Music and Fontana North record label, followed by ten singles with some hit singles such as Bucket, Tug Of War, Sunshine On My Shoulders, Cour Candy ft. Josh Ramsay. She released her second studio album Kiss in 2012, preceded by Emotion (2015), Dedicated (2019), and Dedicated Side B (2020).

Recently, Carly released her sixth studio album titled The Loneliest Time on October 1, 2022, with 13 track listing, alongside most played singles, Beach House, Western Wind, and a self-titled album track.

Vancouver-based Jepsen moved to LA to be close to the producers and songwriters she used to work with at that time.

Did you know? Carly studied musical theatre in school. She also acted in Broadway Theater, where she portrayed the character of Cinderella for 12 weeks. She later attended University and pursued her career in singing. Carly has now become the most fortunate Canadian singer of all time.

Sarah Slean is a professional Canadian singer and music composer from Ontario, Canada. At age 19, she released her first EP, Universe, in 1997.

The 45-year-old artist Sarah has released eight studio albums since 1998. Her last eighth studio album, Sarah Slean, And Symphony Nova Scotia were released on January 24, 2020, through Centrediscs, including six Eps and Live albums. 

Slean's third album, Day One, was released in 2004 with 12 singles. She collaborated with the collective Canadian group Art of Time Ensemble in her fifth album, Black Flowers, released on June 1, 2009.

Slean first recorded and released an album titled Blue Parade on August 17, 1998, independently. In 2012, Sarah performed at the 2012 Sound Of Music festival in Burlington. Additionally, Sarah performed with a crowd audience in Edmonton, Alberta, in 2006. 

The multitalented artist Sarah is a poet, actress, and visual artist.

Complicated singer Avril Lavigne has been the best-selling musical artist in the 21st century since her first studio album, Let Go, became breakthrough music in 2002.

Born in Belleville, Ontario, Avril has two French and Canadian citizenship. Her dad was born in France and always wanted a French passport.

Did you know? Avril was just two years old when she started singing in the local church.  

The songs that peaked at the US Billboard chart are "Complicated" and "Sk8er Boi," written by Avril and the Matrix production team.

When Avril turned 16, she signed a record deal contract with Arista Records.

Pop Punk Queen Avril has released seven studio albums as of 2023, followed by her second album, Under My Skin, released on May 19, 2004. It sold over 10 million copies worldwide, reaching the top 200 Billboard charts that year. However, her albums are primarily in the UK/US/Canada musical charts.

Avril's third album, The Best Damn Thing, and her fourth studio album, Goodbye Lullaby, have pop-punk and pop-rock musical styles. Her third musical album has 12 singles, Girlfriend, The Best Damn Thing, When You're Gone, Hot, Keep Holding On, and peaking on Billboard charts. She later released her fifth eponymous album Avril Lavigne by RCA records on November 1, 2013. Her sixth and seventh studio albums were Head Above Water (2019) and Love Sux (2022).

Over the past two decades, Avril has received multiple accolades and eight Grammy Nominations in the best new artist category. At age 18, she became the youngest Canadian female artist to top the UK musical chart in 2003, receiving a Guinness World Record title.

Avril received positive reviews from millions of fans, and her pop personality became her signature in music. The musical styles she has adopted in her musical career over the past two years are extraordinary.

Celine Dion was born Celine Marie Claudette Dion on March 30, 1968, making her 54 as of 2023. 

Dion is originally from Quebec, Canada, and has been named one the greatest singers of all time in the musical field. In addition, she is globally known as the best-selling musical artist, selling over 200 million records worldwide. 

The talented artist Dion's biggest inspiration and idol is the king of pop Michael Jackson. She was 18 when she dreamed about becoming a star like Jackson in music.

She initially embarked on her career by releasing a french language studio album, La Voix Du Bon Dieu, on November 6, 1981, through Super Etoiles and produced by Rene Angelil, Daniel Hetu, and Eddy Mamay. From 1981 to 2016, Dion released 15 French-language and 12 English-language studio albums from 1990 to 2019.

Her first English-based album, Unison released on April 2, 1990, by Columbia Records, followed by "Celine Dion," "The Colour of My Life," "Falling Into You," "Let's Talk About Love," "One Heart," "A New Day Has Come," "Miracle," Taking Chances," Loved Me Back To Life," Courage" simultaneously.

Her seventh album, A New Day Has Come, received many acclaimed critics from listeners and commercial success in 2002. The following year, Dio took American Music Award for her favorite adult contemporary artist and won Billboard Music Award.

In addition, Celine went on several musical tours and performed in concerts Tournee Incognito in 1988 and Deux Tour (1995-1996). Some of her international number-one hits songs include "My Heart Will Go On," from a titanic movie, "The Power of Love," "Think Twice," "It's All Coming Back to Me Now," "I'm Your Angel,"  "Because You Loved Me," and "I'm Alive."

Besides being a singer, Dion is a TV actress and has worked on several TV projects, including Touched by an Angel, The Nanny, All My Children, and many more.

Canadian artist Jadea Kelly is an Ontario-based singer and songwriter known for her incredible voice since she is blessed with excellent musical talent and contemporary musical styles.

CBC described Jadea as the shining jewel crowned the title of a contemporary singer of the year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards for her heart-touching fifth album, Love and Lust, released on June 3, 2016. Kelly's singles and EPs have been played million times, and she has an impressive fan base on Spotify and Apple Music as of 2023.

Similarly, Jadea's 2019 EP titled MWI (Met While Incarcerated) got the best score and music awards from the Hollywood Independent Documentary Awards, preceded by the hit singles "Bad Like Me" and "Make Peace With It."

The 37-year-old Canadian-American singer Jadea recently moved from her hometown Ontario to LA, California. She mainly spends her time writing songs and living between LA and Canada since her family lived there. 

Kelly's first album Second Spring was released on June 23, 2008, with ten songs in the track playlist. Her second music album, East Bound Platform, was released in 2010 with eleven singles. Likewise, her third album, Clover, was released in 2013. As of 2023, Kelly has released five albums, and her last album, Roses, was released on March 4, 2022. We can listen to her singles on Spotify, which has over six thousand followers as of 2023.

Annie Sumi is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Still, her expansive, intimate, and ethereal-folk music has caught netizens' attention in Canada since she released her debut album, Reflections, in 2015. It has eight songs in total.

On the other hand, Annie's second album, In The Unknown, was released on October 10, 2017, and has 14 playlists available on Spotify.

Similarly, her latest third album, Solastalgia, was released on October 8, 2021, followed by 13 singles, Circles, Over the Hills, Into Nothing, Mother, Five Years More, Wild Wild Country, Raven, Aurora Borealis, Skybound, and many more.

Per reports, Annie's live performance is mesmerizing and dynamic whether she is a solo artist or surrounded by cello, violin, or piano players.

Some of Sumi's most played popular singles on Spotify are Stone Between the Lips, Oak Tree, The City, Reflections Of Me, Best of Me, Evaporating Life, The Waltz, Life Like That, Skybound, In Everything, and many more.

Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain is a 57-year-old Canadian singer, songwriter, and actress. Since 1983, the pop-country singer has been a best-selling musical artist like Selena and Taylor Swift.

Shania was named the Queen of Country Pop in the 90s era, and Billboard considered her the leader of the 90s country-pop stars ever.

Born and raised in Ontario, Shania pursued her career in singing and writing songs at an early age before signing with Mercury Nashville Records in 1990.

With over two million followers on Instagram, Shania has become the most influential singer in Canada. In addition, Twain has received multiple accolades and rewards, including five Grammys, a WMA (World Music Award), 39 Broadcast Music Incorporations, and became Canada's Walk of Fame star and inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, and at last Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

In 1993, Shania released her self-named debut album, Shania Twain, by Polygram and Mercury record label, consisting of 10 singles, among which three series singles, What Made You Say That, You Lay A Whole Lot Of Love On Me, Dance With The One That Brough You, topped Billboard musical charts.

Shania's other musical albums are Queen of Me (2023), Now (2017), Up (2002), Come On Over (1997), and The Woman In Me (1995).

Queen Of Me is Shania's sixth studio album, recorded and released on February 3, 2023. Giddy Up and Waking Up Dreaming became her hit single from the recent release album. 

On February 10, 2023, Shania's recent IG post revealed that her song Waking Up Dreaming became UK's number-one album and is on cloud nine.

British Columbia-based singer Nelly Kim Furtado is a phenomenal musician and songwriter. She has sold over 40 million records globally, which makes her the most fortunate and successful Canadian artist ever. 

She is primarily known for her versatility in music and genre experimentation.

The 44-year-old Nelly has released six studio albums from 2000 to 2017. DreamWorks Records released her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, on October 24, 2000. Her album received critical acclaim from the viewers and a commercial success that peaked with two singles, I'm Like A Bird and Off The Light on Billboard Hit 100. With this, Nelly won Grammy Awards for best female pop vocal performance in 2002 and got a nomination for Best New Artist that same year. 

Before starting her musical career as a solo artist, Nelly performed at Honey Jam Talent Show in 1997. She released three albums in three years gap Folklore, Loose, and Mi Plan in 2003, 2006, and 2009 respectively,

Her fourth Spanish Language album Mi Plan was released in 2009, which made her take home a Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album.

In 2012, Furtado released her nostalgia-inspired fifth album, The Spirit Indestructible. Furtado broke a connection with her management and went independent after that, releasing her indie-pop sixth album, The Ride, in 2017 under her label, Nelstar Entertainment.

In addition, Nelly has won Latin Grammy Awards, ten Juno Awards, one BRIT Award, Billboard Music Award, World Music Award, MTV Europe Music Award, and three Muchh Music Video Awards.