2014 | Adult Contemporary Album of the Year | Alysha Brilla | | The JUNO Awards

Winner of the 2013 Leading Edge Arts Award, Alysha Brilla is a wonderful example of Canadian diversity through her own roots, her musical style and the stories she tells in her songs. Known for her unique roots-pop fusion musical style, the acclaimed Tanzanian-Canadian musician wrote and produced her first full-length record, In My Head in August 2013, with JUNO Award winning engineer, Mike Jones and Grammy Award winner Tom Coyne, who has worked with such artists as Amy Winehouse and Adele. Brilla has played major concerts and festivals across Canada and the United States and her music has been featured on television shows including CTV's Degrassi; the Next Generation ("Lifted"); CTV's Seed ("Pearl"); and Showcase Network's TV series King ("Crown Of Flames").