Shirley Gnome
Shirley Gnomeis a Canadian singer and comedian fromVancouver,British Columbia.[1]Best known as a singer of comedy songs about taboo topics such as sexuality,[2]she received aJuno Awardnomination forComedy Album of the Yearat theJuno Awards of 2021for her 2020 albumDecoxification.[3]
Gnome grew up inSurrey,British Columbia, a place she describes as “a big place with a lot of contradictions. From the south you could smell the salty sea air. From the north you could hear gunshots and sirens".[2]
Her other albums have includedHo Down(2010),[1]C*untry Music(2012),[1]The Lady of the Night(2015)[4]andTaking It Up the Notch(2017).[5]Her first three releases were independent before signing with theVancouverbased label604 Records.[6]Her style has evolved fromcountry musictoward a diverse blend of country, rock and electronic pop.[7]
She describes her music as “little lullabies about things we think about, but don’t talk about. With the intent to reveal that at the end of the day, it’s not really a big deal”.[8]
She is also a four-timeCanadian Comedy Awardnominee for Best Variety Act, receiving nods at the15th Canadian Comedy Awardsin 2014, the16th Canadian Comedy Awardsin 2015, the18th Canadian Comedy Awardsin 2018 and the19th Canadian Comedy Awardsin 2019. In 2018, she also received a nomination for Best Comedy Album, forTaking It Up the Notch.
References
[edit]- ^abcMike Usinger,"Shirley Gnome is a c*untry gal who aims to offend".The Georgia Straight,October 10, 2012.
- ^abThe Wellingtonian,"Canadian cabaret comedy singer Shirley Gnome in Wellington for NZ Fringe Festival".Stuff,January 31, 2017.
- ^Holly Gordon,"The Weeknd, JP Saxe, Jessie Reyez and Justin Bieber lead 2021 Juno Award nominations".CBC Music,March 9, 2021.
- ^Kevin Prokosh,"Sweet voice, salty language".Winnipeg Free Press,July 18, 2015.
- ^Tom Zillich,"X-rated musical laughs with Surrey-raised Shirley Gnome".Surrey Now-Leader,October 17, 2017.
- ^Marsha Lederman,"Did you hear the one about the comeback?".The Globe and Mail,November 30, 2017.
- ^Roger Levesque,"Fringe review: Shirley Gnome: Real Mature".Edmonton Journal,August 15, 2016.
- ^Jake Pesaruk,"Magic Bullshit: Siren of Scandal Shirley Gnome Discusses Her Humour, Mentality and Style".Vue Weekly,August 7, 2018.