Nyssa (musician) explained

NYSSA is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Toronto, Ontario, whose debut album Girls Like Me was released in 2020.^[1]

Her second album, Shake Me Where I'm Foolish, followed in 2024.^[2]

She has been a two-time longlisted Polaris Music Prize nominee, receiving nods at the 2021 Polaris Music Prize for Girls Like Me^[3] and at the 2024 Polaris Music Prize for Shake Me Where I'm Foolish.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Sarah Chodos, "Toronto's NYSSA Subverts Traditions on 'Girls Like Me'". Exclaim!, August 20, 2020.
2. Alex Hudson, "NYSSA Finds Fresh Excitement in Classic Rock on 'Shake Me Where I'm Foolish'". Exclaim!, February 1, 2024.
3. David Friend, "Daniel Lanois, Savannah Ré, Charlotte Cardin make long list of Polaris Music Prize". The Globe and Mail, June 16, 2021.
4. https://www.cbc.ca/music/polaris-music-prize-2024-long-list-the-beaches-charlotte-cardin-allison-russell-1.7230166 "2024 Polaris Music Prize long list: the Beaches, Tobi, Elisapie, Beverly Glenn-Copeland and more"