Begonia is the stage name of Alexa Dirks, a Canadian pop singer-songwriter from
Winnipeg
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,
Manitoba
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. She is most noted for her 2019 album ''Fear'', which was longlisted for the
2020 Polaris Music Prize
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and shortlisted for the
Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year The Juno Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year, administered by Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), has been awarded since 2005 to recognize the best album in the adult alternative genre by a Canadian artist.
Winners an ...
at the
Juno Awards of 2021
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The ceremony was originally scheduled to take place in Ma ...
.
Formerly a member of the
Juno Award
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winning band
Chic Gamine
Chic Gamine is a Canadian musical group from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
, Dirks launched her solo career in 2017 with the EP ''Lady in Mind''.Kerry Doole "Begonia, Lady in Mind" ''
Exclaim!
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'', February 8, 2017. The EP's single "Juniper" reached #1 on the ''
Now
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* Natal Organisation of Women, a South African women's organization
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