Gil Grand (born Gilles Lagrandeur, January 8, 1968) is a Canadian

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singer. Since 1998, he has released three studio albums: '' Famous First Words'' (1998), ''Burnin'' (2002) and ''Somebody's Someone'' (2006). He has charted several singles on the Canadian country singles charts as well, including the ''

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'' top ten single " Famous First Words" in 1998.

Career

In 1998, Grand signed a record deal with

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' Nashville division. His debut album, '' Famous First Words'', helped him receive three

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nominations including Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year and Wrangler Rising Star. ''Burnin'' was released in December 2002. "Cry A Little," "Break It to Them Gently," "Run" and the title track were all released as singles. Grand earned five CCMA nominations in 2003 including Single of the Year,

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Song of the Year, Video of the Year, and Best Album Graphics, and won Independent Male Artist of the Year. He released his third album, ''Somebody's Someone'', in March 2006. In 2006, Grand and his younger brother

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joined forces for Raise the Roof, a tour that took them from British Columbia to Ontario, raising awareness of Ronald McDonald House Charities. Grand now lives in Nashville where he is co-owner and president of Grand & Gee Music Group.

Discography

Studio albums Singles Note Music videos

Awards and nominations

1998 *

Male Vocalist of the Year 1999 *

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Album of the Year, ''Famous First Words'' * CCMA Male Vocalist of the Year * CCMA Wrangler Rising Star 2003 * CCMA Independent Male Artist of the Year * CCMA Single of the Year, "Cry A Little" * CCMA

Song of the Year, "Cry A Little" * CCMA Video of the Year, "Cry A Little" 2004 * CCMA Video of the Year, "Run" * CCMA Independent Male Artist of the Year 2006 * CCMA Record Producer of the Year

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grand, Gil 1968 births Canadian male singer-songwriters Canadian country singer-songwriters Franco-Ontarian people Living people Musicians from Greater Sudbury