Leela Gilday facts for kids
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Leela Gilday
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Gilday in 2011
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| Origin | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician |
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| Labels | Diva Sound Records |
Leela Gilday is a talented Canadian singer-songwriter. She comes from Yellowknife, which is in the Northwest Territories. Since 2002, Leela has released five albums. Two of her albums have won the prestigious Juno Award for Indigenous Music Album of the Year.
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About Leela Gilday
Leela Gilday was born in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Her father is Irish Canadian, and her mother is from the Dene people. Leela also has a younger brother, Jay Gilday, who is also a singer-songwriter. Leela studied music at the University of Alberta. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Music in 1997.
Leela's Music Career
Leela Gilday started her music journey with her first album, Spirit World, Solid Wood, in 2002. This album won her several awards at the Canadian Indigenous Music Awards. She was named Best Female Artist, won Best Folk Album, and Best Songwriter. The next year, she was nominated for an award at the Juno Awards.
Award-Winning Albums
Her second album, Sedzé, came out in 2006. It won the award for Aboriginal Recording of the Year at the 2007 Juno Awards. In 2007, a magazine called Up Here named Leela the Northerner of the Year.
Leela's third album, Calling All Warriors, was released in 2010. This album also won Aboriginal Recording of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards. In 2011, she was honored as Aboriginal Female Entertainer of the Year at the Aboriginal People's Choice Music Awards.
Her fourth album, Heart of the People, was released in 2014. It was nominated for Aboriginal Album of the Year at the 2015 Juno Awards. Leela's fifth album, North Star Calling, came out in 2019. This album won Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the 2021 Junos. Leela also won Indigenous Songwriter of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.
Other Projects
In 2021, Leela and her brother Jay started a music project together. They called it Sechile Sedare. They worked on this project during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2023, Leela joined more than 50 other artists for a special recording. This recording was a charity song for Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud campaign. The song combined Serena Ryder's What I Wouldn't Do with a part of Leela's song "North Star Calling."
Besides music, Leela Gilday also acted in a movie. She had a role in the 2019 independent film Red Snow.
Leela Gilday's Albums
- Spirit World, Solid Wood (2002)
- Sedzé (2006)
- Calling All Warriors (2010)
- Heart of the People (2014)
- North Star Calling (2019)
