| Juno Awards of 1994 | |
| Date: | 20 March 1994 |
| Venue: | O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario |
| Host: | Roch Voisine |
| Network: | CBC |
| Previous: | 1993 |
| Main: | Juno Awards |
| Next: | 1995 |
The Juno Awards of 1994, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 20 March 1994 in Toronto at a ceremony in the O'Keefe Centre. Roch Voisine was the host for the ceremonies, which were taped that afternoon for broadcast that evening on CBC Television.
Nominations were announced 8 February 1994. Starting in 1994, the Best New Solo Artist combined the former Most Promising Male and Female Vocalist categories. Reggae also received its own category, after years of being included under banners such as "world beat" or mixed with calypso.
A new category for aboriginal music was also introduced and was awarded by Robbie Robertson. The award faced controversy after nominee Sazacha Red Sky was accused of cultural appropriation by Leonard George son of Chief Dan George, the alleged writer of the song that has since been registered as Public Domain, because she was not personally a member of the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation and according to Leonard George did not have the right to record it under their cultural traditions.[1] His son Leonard George sought a legal injunction to prevent the award from being presented at the Juno Awards ceremony at all,[2] and a final compromise revising Red Sky's nomination to reflect the album instead of the song was announced on the morning of the ceremony.[3]
Around the time of the 1994 ceremonies, there were plans to host the 1995 ceremonies in Winnipeg. However, Juno organisers CARAS was demanding substantial funding from the Winnipeg committee attempting to host the awards.
Atlantic group The Rankin Family was the major winner in 1994, winning awards in four categories including Entertainer of the Year.
This award was chosen by a national poll rather than by Juno organisers CARAS.
Winner: The Rankin Family
Other Nominees:
Winner: Celine Dion
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Winner: Roch Voisine
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Winner: Jann Arden
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Winner: The Rankin Family
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Winner: The Waltons
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Winner: Leonard Cohen
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Winner: Cassandra Vasik
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Winner: Charlie Major
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Winner: The Rankin Family
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Winner: Ofra Harnoy
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Winner: Steven MacKinnon and Marc Jordan, "Waiting for a Miracle" from Reckless Valentine by Marc Jordan
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Winner: Kevin Doyle, "Old Cape Cod" and "Cry Me a River" by Anne Murray
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Winner: Rush
Winner: John V. Mills
Winner: Harvest Moon, Neil Young
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Winner: Tchaikovsky Discovers America, Susan Hammond, Classical Kids
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Winner: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Opus 10, No 1-3, Louis Lortie
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Winner: Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op.3 No. 1-6, Tafelmusik, director Jeanne Lamon
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Winner: Debussy Songs, soprano Claudette Leblanc, piano Valerie Tryon
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Winner: Marty Dolan, Faithlift by Spirit of the West
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Winner: The Bodyguard, Whitney Houston
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Winner: Fables and Dreams, Dave Young/Phil Dwyer Quartet
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Winner: South at Eight/North at Nine, Colin Linden
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Winner: Don't Smoke in Bed, Holly Cole Trio
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Winner: Album de Peuple Tome 2, Francois Perusse
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Winner: Dig, I Mother Earth
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Winner: My Skies, James Keelaghan
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Winner: "Fare Thee Well Love", The Rankin Family
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Winner: "Among Friends", Chan Ka Nin
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Winner: "One Track Mind", TBTBT
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Winner: "The Time Is Right (I'll Be There for You)", Rupert Gayle
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Winner: Wapistan Is Lawrence Martin, Wapistan
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Winner: "El Camino Real", Ancient Cultures
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Winner: "Thankful (Raw Club Mix)", Red Light
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Winner: Jeth Weinrich, Jann Arden, "I Would Die For You"
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