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Juno Awards of 1999

The Juno Awards of 1999 honouring Canadian music industry achievements were held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The primary ceremonies at Copps Coliseum on 7 March 1999 were broadcast by CBC Television and hosted by Mike Bullard.

Juno Awards of 1999
Date7 March 1999
VenueCopps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario
Hosted byMike Bullard
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBC
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Nominations were announced 27 January 1999 from the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto.

CBC technicians under the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada were on strike in early 1999. However, the union chose not to picket the Juno Awards broadcast.

Luc Plamondon was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

Nominees and winners

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Best Female Vocalist

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Winner: Celine Dion

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Best Male Vocalist

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Winner: Jim Cuddy

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Best New Solo Artist

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Winner: Melanie Doane

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Best Group

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Winner: Barenaked Ladies

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Best New Group

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Winner: Johnny Favourite Swing Orchestra

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Best Songwriter

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Winner: Bryan Adams, "On a Day Like Today" with Phil Thornalley, "When You're Gone" with Eliot Kennedy

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Best Country Female Vocalist

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Winner: Shania Twain

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Best Country Male Vocalist

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Winner: Paul Brandt

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Best Country Group or Duo

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Winner: Leahy

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International Achievement Award

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Winner: Celine Dion

Best Producer

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Winner: Colin James "Let's Shout" (with co-producer Joe Hardy) and "C'mon With The C'mon"

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Best Recording Engineer

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Winner: Kevin Doyle, "Stanstill" by various artists and "Soul On Soul" by Amy Sky

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Canadian Music Hall of Fame

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Winner: Luc Plamondon

Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award

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Winner: Allan Waters

Nominated and winning albums

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Best Album

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Winner: Let's Talk About Love, Celine Dion

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Best Alternative Album

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Winner: Rufus Wainwright, Rufus Wainwright

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Best Blues Album

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Winner: Blues Weather, Fathead

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Best Children's Album

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Winner: Mozart's Magnificent Voyage, Susan Hammond's Classical Kids

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Best Classical Album (Solo or Chamber Ensemble)

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Winner: Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier - Book 1, Angela Hewitt

Other Nominees:

  • Dvorak, Mendelssohn: Piano Trios, The Gryphon Trio
  • In Brahms' Apartment, Amici Ensemble
  • Medtner: The Complete Piano Sonatas, Marc-André Hamelin
  • Telemann: Tafelmusik, Ensemble Arion

Best Classical Album (Large Ensemble)

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Winner: Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks, Tafelmusik, Jeanne Lamon (musical director)

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Best Classical Album (Vocal or Choral Performance)

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Winner: Songs of Travel, Gerald Finley (baritone) and Stephen Ralls (piano)

Other Nominees:

  • A Britten Serenade, Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Henriette Schellenberg (soprano), Benjamin Butterfield (tenor), James Sommerville (horn)
  • Messiah: The Complete Choruses, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir and Orchestra
  • Musica Intima, Musica Intima
  • Vivaldi: Motets for Soprano, Karina Gauvin (soprano)

Best Album Design

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Winner: Andrew McLachlan, Rob Baker, Brock Ostrom, Bernard Clark, David Ajax, Phantom Power by The Tragically Hip

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Best Gospel Album

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Winner: Life Is, Sharon Riley and Faith Chorale

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Best Selling Francophone Album

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Winner: S'il suffisait d'aimer, Celine Dion

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Best Instrumental Album

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Winner: My Roots are Showing, Natalie MacMaster

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Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic)

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Winner: Let's Talk About Love, Céline Dion

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Best Mainstream Jazz Album

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Winner: The Atlantic Sessions, Kirk MacDonald

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Best Contemporary Jazz Album

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Winner: Metalwood 2, Metalwood

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Best Roots or Traditional Album - Group

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Winner: The McGarrigle Hour, Kate & Anna McGarrigle

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Best Roots or Traditional Album - Solo

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Winner: Heartstrings, Willie P. Bennett

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Best Pop Album

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Winner: Stunt, Barenaked Ladies

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Best Rock Album

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Winner: Phantom Power, The Tragically Hip

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Nominated and winning releases

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Best Single

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Winner: "One Week", Barenaked Ladies

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Best Classical Composition

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Winner: "Concerto For Wind Orchestra", Colin McPhee

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Best Rap Recording

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Winner: Northern Touch by Rascalz featuring Choclair, Kardinal Offishall, Thrust, and Checkmate

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Best R&B/Soul Recording

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Winner: One Wish by Deborah Cox

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Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording

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Winner: Contact from the Underworld of Redboy, Robbie Robertson

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Best Reggae/Calypso Recording

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Winner: Vision, Frankie Wilmot

Other Nominees:

  • Chains and Shackles, Inspector Lenny
  • Glorious Ride, Lazah Current
  • The Original, DJ Ray
  • The Way I Feel, Mystics

Best Global Album

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Winner: The Message, Alpha Yaya Diallo

Other Nominees:

  • Endless, Silk Road Music
  • Karsilama, Karsilama
  • Por El Sol, Diego Marulanda & Pacande
  • Vertigo, Jesse Cook

Best Dance Recording

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Winner: Broken Bones, Love Inc.

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Best Video

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Winner: Javier Aguilera, "Forestfire" by David Usher

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References

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  • McLaren, Leah (28 January 1999). "Dion leads Juno nominees / Ladies and Twain also up for awards". The Globe and Mail. pp. D1, D2.
  • "List of 1999 Juno Award nominations". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. 28 January 1999. p. D1.
  • Saunders, Doug (3 March 1999). "CBC negotiations break down; programs feel bite of strike". The Globe and Mail. p. A7.
  • "National Report: CBC union won't picket Junos". The Globe and Mail. 4 March 1999. p. A7.
  • Gill, Alexandra (4 March 1999). "Dion elbows out the competition at Junos". The Globe and Mail. p. A6.
  • "Complete list of Juno Award winners". The Globe and Mail. 9 March 1999. p. C2.
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