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.

Juno Awards of 1993
Date21 March 1993
VenueO'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Hosted byCeline Dion
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBC

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.

Nominees and winners

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:

Best Female Vocalist

Winner: Celine Dion

Other Nominees:

Best Male Vocalist

Winner: Leonard Cohen

Other Nominees:

Most Promising Female Vocalist

Winner: Julie Masse

Other Nominees:

Most Promising Male Vocalist

Winner: John Bottomley

Other Nominees:

Group of the Year

Winner: Barenaked Ladies

Other Nominees:

Most Promising Group

Winner: Skydiggers

Other Nominees:

Songwriter of the Year

Winner: k.d. lang and Ben Mink

Other Nominees:

Best Country Female Vocalist

Winner: Michelle Wright

Other Nominees:

Best Country Male Vocalist

Winner: Gary Fjellgaard

Other Nominees:

Best Country Group or Duo

Winner: Tracey Prescott & Lonesome Daddy

Other Nominees:

Best Instrumental Artist

Winner: Ofra Harnoy

Other Nominees:

International Entertainer of the Year

Winner: U2

Other Nominees:

Best Producer

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

Other Nominees:

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

Nominated and winning albums

Album of the Year

Winner: Ingénue, k.d. lang

Other Nominees:

Best Children's Album

Winner: Waves Of Wonder, Jack Grunsky

Other Nominees:

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:

Best Album Design

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

Other Nominees:

Best Selling Album (Foreign or Domestic)

Winner: Waking Up the Neighbours, Bryan Adams

Other Nominees:

Best Jazz Album

Winner: My Ideal, P.J. Perry

Other Nominees:

Best Selling Francophone Album

Winner: Dion Chante Plamondon, Celine Dion

Other Nominees:

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 (Canadian Press (11 February 1993). The Gazette (Montreal). p. D9. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)).

Hard Rock Album of the Year

Winner: Doin' the Nasty, Slik Toxik

Other Nominees:

Best Roots & Traditional Album

Winner: Jusqu'aux p'tites heures, La Bottine Souriante

Other Nominees:

Nominated and winning releases

Single of the Year

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

Other Nominees:

Best Classical Composition

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

Other Nominees:

Best Selling Single (Foreign or Domestic)

Winner: "Achy Breaky Heart", Billy Ray Cyrus

Other Nominees:

Best Rap Recording

Winner: "Keep It Slammin'", Devon

Other Nominees:

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:

References
  • The Globe and Mail (8 January 1993). "Public asked to vote on top entertainer". The Globe and Mail. p. C9.
  • "Dion tops list of Juno nominations". The Daily News (Halifax). 10 February 1993. p. 26.
  • Taylor, Kate (10 February 1993). "Dion equals record for Juno nominations". The Globe and Mail. p. C3.
  • Dafoe, Chris (20 March 1993). "The Juno Awards / Learning to love - er, like - them". The Globe and Mail. pp. C1, C6.
  • Dafoe, Chris (22 March 1993). "Women have come a long way at Junos". The Globe and Mail. pp. C1.
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