Joan Kennedy (born in Douglas Harbour, New Brunswick, Canada) is a

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singer. She came to fame after winning the Canadian National Talent Contest in 1983 and issued her first album, ''I'm a Big Girl Now'', the following year in 1984. After two more albums in 1985 and 1987, she signed with

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and issued two albums, 1990's '' Candle in the Window'' and 1992's '' Higher Ground''. In 2000, Kennedy released ''A Dozen Red Roses'', a greatest hits album. During the early 1990s, she had her own syndicated weekly television show in Canada. She now resides in

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Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

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