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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Canada
- Active from
- 1940-09-19
Discography
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Sylvia Tyson, CM (born 19 September 1940 in Chatham, Ontario), is a Canadian musician, performer, singer-songwriter and broadcaster. She is best known as one half of the folk duo Ian & Sylvia, with her then husband Ian Tyson, from 1959–1975. Since 1993, she has been a member of the all-female folk group Quartette. Tyson was made a member of the Order of Canada in 1994. She was nominated seven times for a Juno Award, the first being in 1987 as Country Female Vocalist of the Year. <a href="https:
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Ian & Sylvia
- Given name
- Sylvia
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Chatham-Kent
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Genre
- folk music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Vanguard Records
- Image
- Sylvia Tyson in 2010.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1940-09-19
- married name
- Sylvia Tyson
- birth name
- Sylvia Fricker
- name in native language
- Sylvia Tyson
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- Commons category
- Sylvia Tyson
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