Juno Awards of 1993

The Juno Awards of 1993, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 21 March 1993 in Toronto at a ceremony in the O'Keefe Centre. Celine Dion was the host for the ceremonies, which were broadcast on CBC Television at 8 pm Toronto time. This year, all performers at the ceremonies would be Canadians, in contrast to some ceremonies in previous years.

Nominations were announced 9 February 1993. Celine Dion received 7 nominations, tying the record set by Bryan Adams at the 1992 awards. Bryan Adams and Tom Cochrane were prominent male nominees this year.

Canadian Entertainer of the Year
This award was chosen by a national poll rather than by Juno organisers CARAS.

Winner: The Tragically Hip

Other Nominees:
 * Bryan Adams
 * Barenaked Ladies
 * Tom Cochrane
 * Celine Dion

Best Female Vocalist
Winner: Celine Dion

Other Nominees:
 * Sass Jordan
 * k.d. lang
 * Rita MacNeil
 * Michelle Wright

Best Male Vocalist
Winner: Leonard Cohen

Other Nominees:
 * Corey Hart
 * Francis Martin
 * Kim Mitchell
 * Neil Young

Most Promising Female Vocalist
Winner: Julie Masse

Other Nominees:
 * Lisa Brokop
 * Sue Foley
 * Sofia Shinas
 * Priscilla Wright

Most Promising Male Vocalist
Winner: John Bottomley

Other Nominees:
 * Devon
 * Steve Fox
 * John McDermott
 * Don Neilson

Group of the Year
Winner: Barenaked Ladies

Other Nominees:
 * 54-40
 * Blue Rodeo
 * Les B.B.
 * The Tragically Hip

Most Promising Group
Winner: Skydiggers

Other Nominees:
 * Lost and Profound
 * Pure
 * Slik Toxik
 * Sven Gali

Songwriter of the Year
Winner: k.d. lang and Ben Mink

Other Nominees:
 * Bryan Adams
 * Joan Besen
 * Tom Cochrane
 * Neil Young

Best Country Female Vocalist
Winner: Michelle Wright

Other Nominees:
 * Lisa Brokop
 * Patricia Conroy
 * Susan Graham
 * Sylvia Tyson

Best Country Male Vocalist
Winner: Gary Fjellgaard

Other Nominees:
 * Larry Mercey
 * Don Neilson
 * Tom Russell
 * Tim Taylor

Best Country Group or Duo
Winner: Tracey Prescott & Lonesome Daddy

Other Nominees:
 * Country Hearts
 * Gary Fjellgaard and Linda Kidder
 * Rock 'N Horse Band
 * Straight Clean & Simple

Best Instrumental Artist
Winner: Ofra Harnoy

Other Nominees:
 * John Arpin
 * Exchange (Steve Sexton and Gerald O'Brien)
 * Manteca
 * Skywalk

International Entertainer of the Year
Winner: U2

Other Nominees:
 * Garth Brooks
 * Genesis
 * Red Hot Chili Peppers
 * Bruce Springsteen

Best Producer
Winner: k.d. lang and Ben Mink with co-producer Greg Penny, "Constant Craving" and "The Mind Of Love"

Other Nominees:
 * Leonard Cohen with co-producer Leanne Ungar, "Closing Time" by Leonard Cohen
 * Bob Rock, "Bed of Roses" by Bon Jovi
 * David Tyson, "Song Instead of a Kiss" and "Tumbleweed" by Alannah Myles
 * Gino and Joe Vannelli, "Living Inside Myself" and "I Just Wanna Stop" by Gino Vannelli

Best Recording Engineer
Winner: Jeff Wolpert and John Whynot, "The Lady of Shallott" and The Visit by Loreena McKennitt

Other Nominees:

Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Winner: Anne Murray

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award
Winner: Brian Robertson

Album of the Year
Winner: Ingénue, k.d. lang

Other Nominees:
 * Celine Dion, Celine Dion
 * Fully Completely, The Tragically Hip
 * Gordon, Barenaked Ladies
 * Lost Together, Blue Rodeo

Best Children's Album
Winner: Waves Of Wonder, Jack Grunsky

Other Nominees:
 * Daydreams and Lullabies, Classical Kids, producer Susan Hammond
 * If the Shoe Fits, Norman Foote
 * Reves Multicolores, Carmen Campagne
 * Something's Fishy at Camp Wiganishie, Al Simmons

Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble)
Winner: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Louis Lortie

Other Nominees:
 * Brahms, Piano Music Vol. 2, Antonín Kubálek
 * Lieder on Poems of Heinrich Heine, Kevin McMillian and Michael McMahon
 * Schumann: Liederkreise, Catherine Robbin and Michael McMahon
 * Songs of Hugo Wolf, Daniel Lichti and Arlene Shrut

Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble)
Winner: Handel: Excerpts From Floridante, Tafelmusik, with Alan Curtis, Catherine Robbin, Linda Maguire, Nancy Argenta, Ingrid Attrot, Mel Braun, leader Jeanne Lamon

Other Nominees:
 * Haydn: Sumphonies Nos. 44, 51 and 52, Tafelmusik with Bruno Wolf, leader Jeanne Lamon
 * Prokofiev: Alexander Novsky and Lieutenant Kike, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit
 * Schumann and Chopin: Piano Concertos, Louis Lortie, the Philharmonia with Neeme Järvi
 * Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor Charles Dutoit

Best Album Design
Winner: Rebecca Baird and Kenny Baird, Lost Together by Blue Rodeo

Other Nominees:
 * Rodney Bowes, Blame it on my Youth by Holly Cole Trio
 * Brian McPhee and Tammie Lynn Presnal, Restless by Skydiggers
 * John W. Stewart, Bull by Bootsauce
 * Hugh Syme, Dear Dear by 54-40

Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic)
Winner: Waking Up the Neighbours, Bryan Adams

Other Nominees:
 * Achtung Baby, U2
 * Mad Mad World, Tom Cochrane
 * Nevermind, Nirvana
 * Some Gave All, Billy Ray Cyrus

Best Jazz Album
Winner: My Ideal, P.J. Perry

Other Nominees:
 * Brassy and Sassy, Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass
 * Last Call at the Blue Note, Oscar Peterson Trio
 * Rectangle Man, John Stetch
 * Time & Tide, Mike Murley

Best Selling Francophone Album
Winner: Dion Chante Plamondon, Celine Dion

Other Nominees:
 * A contre-jour, Julie Masse
 * Aux portes du matin, Richard Séguin
 * Quand on se donne, Francis Martin

Note: Heading West, an album by Mitsou, was disqualified shortly after its nomination when Juno officials declared it had less than four-fifths of French lyrical content to qualify as a Francophone Album.

Hard Rock Album of the Year
Winner: Doin' the Nasty, Slik Toxik

Other Nominees:
 * Angel Rat, Voivod
 * Edge of Excess, Triumph
 * Method to the Madness, Killer Dwarfs
 * Sven Gali, Sven Gali

Best Roots & Traditional Album
Winner: Jusqu'aux p'tites heures, La Bottine Souriante

Other Nominees:
 * Clawhammer Your Way to the Top, Daniel Koulack
 * I Was Just Thinking That, Jackson Delta
 * Moonlight Dancers, Bill Bourne and Alan MacLeod
 * Where the Old Friends Meet, Ken Whiteley, Jackie Washington and Mose Scarlett

Single of the Year
Winner: "Beauty and the Beast", Céline Dion and Peabo Bryson

Other Nominees:
 * "Enid", Barenaked Ladies
 * "If You Asked Me To", Celine Dion
 * "Song Instead of a Kiss", Alannah Myles
 * "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven", Bryan Adams

Best Classical Composition
Winner: "Concerto For Flute and Orchestra", R. Murray Schafer

Other Nominees:
 * "The Darkly Splendid Earth: The Lonely Traveller", R. Murray Schafer
 * "Kopernikus", Claude Vivier
 * "Music to St cecilia for Organ and Strings", Jean Coulthard
 * "Poulenc, Thesus", R. Murray Schafer

Best Selling Single (Foreign or Domestic)
Winner: "Achy Breaky Heart", Billy Ray Cyrus

Other Nominees:
 * "Black or White", Michael Jackson
 * "Jump", Kris Kross
 * "Justified & Ancient", The KLF
 * "Please Don't Go", KWS

Best Rap Recording
Winner: "Keep It Slammin'", Devon

Other Nominees:
 * "Check the O.R.", Organized Rhyme
 * "The Jungle Man", The Maximum Definitive
 * Maestro Zone, Maestro Fresh-Wes
 * Really Livin', Ragga Muffin Rascals

Best R&B/Soul Recording
Winner: Once In A Lifetime, Love & Sas

Other Nominees:
 * "Don't Look Any Further", The Nylons
 * "If That was a Dream", Lorraine Scott
 * "Infatuated", Vivienne Williams
 * "Power to the People", Debbie Johnson

Best World Beat Recording
Winner: Spirits Of Havana, Jane Bunnett

Other Nominees:
 * All Over the World, Sattalites
 * Invisible Minority, Salvador Ferreras
 * Listen to the World, Kaleefah
 * The Prodigal Son, Show-Do-Man

Best Dance Recording
Winner: "Love Can Move Mountains (Club Mix)", Celine Dion

Other Nominees:
 * "C'mon and Get My Love (House Techno Remix)", Banned in the UK
 * "Don't Stop Now (Prohibition Club Mix)", Love & Sas
 * "Love Vibe (Love Vibe Club Mix)", Lisa Lougheed
 * "World Love (Lisa Love House Mix)", Lisa Lougheed

Best Video
Winner: Curtis Wehrfritz, "Closing Time" by Leonard Cohen

Other Nominees:
 * Lyne Charlebois, "Bohemia" by Mae Moore
 * Peter Henderson, "Locked in the Trunk of a Car" by The Tragically Hip
 * Curtis Wehrfritz, "No Regrets" by Tom Cochrane
 * Curtis Wehrfritz, "She La" by 54-40