Feist dominates at Canadian Juno awards

Published: April 7, 2008 at 12:43 AM
The 2008 JUNO Awards at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary

CALGARY, Alberta, April 7 (UPI) -- Pop singer Feist was the hometown favorite and the big winner Sunday in the Canadian Juno Awards.

Feist won in all five categories in which she was nominated, Canwest News Service reported. "The Reminder" won for best album, beating out two albums by Celine Dion and work by Avril Lavigne, Michael Buble and Anne Murray. Feist won the award for best single for "1234."

The crowd in Calgary cheered as Feist picked up award after award.

Country-rockers Blue Rodeo were honored as Group of the Year. Buble won the JUNO Fan Choice award.

Wintersleep was named best New Group of the Year, while honors in the country album category went to Paul Brandt's "Risk."

Triumph, a rock trio popular during the 1970s and 1980s, was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame during the broadcast.

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