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The Juno Awards of 2003 were presented in
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, Ontario, Canada on 6 April 2003. The primary awards ceremony was hosted that evening by
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at the Corel Centre (now Canadian Tire Centre) and televised on
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Ceremony highlights

The evening program included song performances by
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, Our Lady Peace, Sam Roberts, Remy Shand, Swollen Members and host
Shania Twain Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( , ; née Edwards; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and one of the best-s ...
. Red Rider frontman and long-time solo artist Tom Cochrane was honoured as the 2003 inductee for the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. During the awards telecast, host
Shania Twain Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( , ; née Edwards; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and one of the best-s ...
made a succession of costume changes with clothing based on logos of every Canadian
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team. When the time came for her to wear the
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insignia, the crowd in the home arena of the
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provided a substantial booing.


Nominees and winners


People


Artist of the Year

Winner:
Shania Twain Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( , ; née Edwards; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and one of the best-s ...
Other nominees: * Daniel Bélanger *
Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...
*
Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette ( ; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting, Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s with two ...
* Remy Shand


Group of the Year

Winner: Sum 41 Other nominees: * Blue Rodeo * Our Lady Peace * Swollen Members *
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Fan Choice

Winner:
Shania Twain Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( , ; née Edwards; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and one of the best-s ...
Other nominees: *
Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...
*
Diana Krall Diana Jean Krall (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, including over six million in the US. On December 11, 2009, '' Billboard'' maga ...
*
Avril Lavigne Avril Ramona Lavigne ( ; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. At age 16, she signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records. Her debut studio album, '' Let Go'' (2002), is the best-selling album of the 21 ...
*
Nickelback Nickelback is a Canadian Rock music, rock band formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta. It is composed of guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan Peake, bassist Mike Kroeger, and drummer Daniel Adai ...


New Artist of the Year

Winner: Avril Lavigne Other nominees: * Shawn Desman * K-OS * Sam Roberts * Sarah Slean


New Group of the Year

Winner: Theory of a Deadman Other nominees: * Bet.e & Stef * Crush * One Ton * Simple Plan


Jack Richardson Producer of the Year

Winner:
Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette ( ; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting, Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s with two ...
– "Hands Clean", "So Unsexy" (both songs by
Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette ( ; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting, Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s with two ...
) Other nominees: *
Garth Richardson Garth "GGGarth" Richardson is a Canadian record producer and music engineer. He is the son of music producer Jack Richardson (Alice Cooper, The Guess Who, Badfinger, Poco), a pioneer of the music recording industry in the 1960s and 1970s. Ga ...
– "Family System", "The Red" (both songs by Chevelle) * Arnold Lanni – "I'd Do Anything", "I'm Just A Kid" (both songs by Simple Plan) *
Bob Rock Robert Jens Rock (born April 19, 1954) is a Canadian record producer, sound engineer and musician, best known for producing rock bands and music artists such as Metallica, Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, The Tragically Hip, the Cult, ...
– "Somewhere Out There" ( Our Lady Peace), "Take Me As I Am" ( Tonic) * Remy Shand – "Burning Bridges" "The Way I Feel" (both songs by Remy Shand)


Recording Engineer of the Year

Winner: Denis Tougas, "Double Agent" and "Everybody's Got A Story" by Amanda Marshall Other nominees: *Richard Chycki, "Just Like Ali" by Tom Cochrane & Red Rider, "Visions of Paradise" by Mick Jagger *Eric Filto, "Another Miracle" and "Supersexworld" by One Ton *Brad Haehnel, "Shake It Off" by Jarvis Church, "Stoplight" by Scott Merritt *
Randy Staub Randy Staub is a Canadian recording engineer. He has been nominated for the Juno Awards' " Recording Engineer of the Year" award 12 times. He won in 2002 for the songs " How You Remind Me" and "Too Bad" by Nickelback Nickelback is a Cana ...
, "Innocent" and "Somewhere Out There" by Our Lady Peace


Songwriter of the Year

Winner:
Chad Kroeger Chad Robert Kroeger ( Turton; born November 15, 1974) is a Canadian musician who is the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Nickelback. In addition to his work with Nickelback, Kroeger has been involved with a variety of collaborati ...
of
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", " How You Remind Me", "
Too Bad "Too Bad" is a song by Canadian rock band Nickelback, released on November 27, 2001, as the second single from their third studio album, '' Silver Side Up'' (2001). The song reached number 42 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Chart, number one ...
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Avril Lavigne Avril Ramona Lavigne ( ; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. At age 16, she signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records. Her debut studio album, '' Let Go'' (2002), is the best-selling album of the 21 ...
with
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– " Complicated", " I'm with You", " Sk8er Boi" * Ron Sexsmith – "Former Glory", "Gold In Them Hills", "These Days" * Remy Shand – "Burning Bridges", " Take a Message", "The Way I Feel" *
Shania Twain Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( , ; née Edwards; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and one of the best-s ...
with Robert John "Mutt" Lange – "I'm Gonna Getcha (Good)"


Albums


Album of the year

Winner: '' Let Go'',
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Other nominees: *'' Rêver mieux'', Daniel Bélanger *'' A New Day Has Come'',
Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...
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Aboriginal recording of the Year

Winner: ''Lovesick Blues'', Derek Miller Other nominees: *''The Right Combination'', Vern Cheechoo and Lawrence Martin *''spirit world, solid wood'', Leela Gilday *''Standing Strong'',
Chester Knight Chester Knight is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter from Saskatchewan."Chester Knight nominated for aboriginal Juno". Canadian Press, February 3, 2000. He is most noted for the 1999 album ''Falling Down'', which won the Juno Award for Best Aborig ...
*''Round Dance The Night Away'', Randy Wood


Alternative album Album of the Year

Winner: ''
You Forgot It in People ''You Forgot It in People'' is the second studio album by Canadian indie rock band Broken Social Scene, released on October 15, 2002. It was the band's commercial breakthrough. ''You Forgot It in People'' features intricate, experimental producti ...
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Make Up The Breakdown ''Make Up the Breakdown'' is the debut album by Hot Hot Heat, following the release of the '' Knock Knock Knock'' EP. It was released on October 8, 2002. It was ranked the 20th best album of the year on '' Pitchfork''s Top 50 Albums of 2002. T ...
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Blues Album of the Year

Winner: ''6 String Lover'', Jack de Keyzer Other nominees: *''First Class Riff-Raff'', Fathead *''Wise And Otherwise'', Harry Manx *''Long Hard Road'', The Twisters *''88th & Jump Street'',
Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne (born Kenneth Wayne Spruell, November 13, 1944) is an American blues, boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, singer and songwriter. Music journalist, Jeff Johnson, writing in the '' Chicago Sun-Times'' stated, "There's no b ...


Children's Album of the Year

Winner: ''Sing with Fred'', Fred Penner Other nominees: *''Nous sommes tous comme les fleurs'',
Charlotte Diamond Charlotte Diamond, (born July 31, 1945), is a Canadian musician, best known for her children's music. Biography Charlotte Diamond was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. She graduated from North Delta Secondary School in 1963, ...
*''Once Upon A Tune – Volume 3 – Beanstock'', Judy & David *''Dodo la planète do dream songs night songs'', Pelican Music Project *''Let's Play'', Raffi


Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year

Winner: ''Instrument of Praise'', Toronto Mass Choir Other nominees: *''Army Of Love'', Jake *''Jubilation VIII – A Cappella Plus'', Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir *''Saved!'', Northern Blues Gospel All Stars *''Tumbling After'', Starfield


Classical Album of the Year (large ensemble)

Winner: ''Bruch Concertos: Vol. II'', James Ehnes,
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Other nominees: * ''The Overcoat: Music By Dmitri Shostakovich'',
Angela Cheng Angela Cheng ( zh, 鄭美蓮; born September 9, 1959) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian classical pianist. She has performed internationally as a recitalist and as a guest soloist with orchestras. Cheng is a professor of piano at the Oberlin Conservat ...
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Classical Album of the Year (solo or chamber ensemble)

Winner: ''Liszt: Paganini Studie & Schubert March Transcriptions'',
Marc-André Hamelin Marc-André Hamelin, OC, CQ (born September 5, 1961), is a Canadian virtuoso pianist and composer. Hamelin is recognized worldwide for the originality and technical proficiency of his performances of the classic repertoire. He has received 11 ...
Other nominees: *''Fritz Kreisler'', James Ehnes *''Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Music'', Angela Hewitt *''Graupner – Partitas for Harpsichord'', Geneviève Soly *''Osvaldo Golijov: Yiddishbuk'', St. Lawrence String Quartet


Classical Album of the Year (vocal or choral performance)

Winner: ''Mozart Requiem'', Les Violons de Roy Other nominees: *''¡Ay Que Si!'', Suzie LeBlanc *''Margison Sings Verdi'',
Richard Margison Richard Charles Margison, OC (born 16 July 1953) is a Canadian operatic tenor and lives in Stouffville, Ontario, Canada. Background Margison began his career in Victoria, BC, where, he sang folk songs in the coffeehouses and clubs. He appeared ...
*''Of Ladies and Love...'', Michael Schade *''Bach Cantatas'', Daniel Taylor, Theatre of Early Music


Album Design of the Year

Winner: '' Exit'', K-OS – Marina Dempster, Nelson Garcia, Steve Goode, Margaret Malandruccolo Other nominees: *''
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– Mark Mushet, John Rummen *''Home is Where My Feet Are'',
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– Garnet Armstrong, Susan Michalek, James Pattyn *''
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Francophone Album of the Year

Winner: '' Rêver mieux'', Daniel Bélanger Other nominees: *''Rendez-vous'', Sylvain Cossette *''Break Syndical'', Les Cowboys Fringants *''Les Lettres Rouges'',
Lynda Lemay Lynda Lemay (born 25 July 1966 in Portneuf, Quebec) is a Canadian francophone singer-songwriter. Through her mother she is a descendant of Zacharie Cloutier. After winning regional awards in 1989 she went to France and regularly tours in Queb ...
*''De L'amour le mieux'', Natasha St-Pier


Instrumental Album of the Year

Winner: ''Allegro'', Robert Michaels Other nominees: *''Celtic Mystique'', Howard Baer *''Camino Latino / Latin Journey'', Liona Boyd *''Lakeside Retreat'', Oliver Schroer & Dan Gibson *''Big Band Love Songs'', The Swingfield Big Band


International Album of the Year

Winner: '' The Eminem Show'',
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Other nominees: *'' Weathered'', Creed *'' Escape'',
Enrique Iglesias Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By th ...
*'' Nellyville'',
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Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year

Winner: ''Tales from the Blue Lounge'', Richard Underhill Other nominees: *''Mistura'', Mark Duggan's Vuja dé *''Love Songs'', Warren Hill *''Highwire'', Neufeld-Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra *''Mother Tree'', Jean-Pierre


Vocal Jazz Album of the Year

Winner: ''Live in Paris'',
Diana Krall Diana Jean Krall (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, including over six million in the US. On December 11, 2009, '' Billboard'' maga ...
Other nominees: *''the path of least resistance'',
Coral Egan Coral Egan is a Canadian jazz and pop singer. She is most noted as a two-time Juno Award nominee, receiving nominations for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2003 for her album ''The Path of Least Resistance'', and Adult Contemp ...
*''Another Day'', Molly Johnson *''Pennies From Heaven'', Susie Arioli Swing Band *''The Wall Street Sessions'', Joani Taylor/ Bob Murphy


Traditional Jazz Album of the Year

Winner: ''Life on Earth'', Renee Rosnes Other nominees: *''Spirituals and Dedications'', Jane Bunnett, Dewey Redman, Dean Bowman, Larry Cramer, Stanley Cowell, Kieran Overs, Mark McLean *''Then and Now'', Oliver Jones and Skip Bey *''Thank You, Ted'', Rob McConnell Tentet *''Evolution'', Bernard Primeau and the Montreal Jazz Ensemble


Pop Album of the Year

Winner: '' Let Go'',
Avril Lavigne Avril Ramona Lavigne ( ; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. At age 16, she signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records. Her debut studio album, '' Let Go'' (2002), is the best-selling album of the 21 ...
Other nominees: *''Shake It Off'', Jarvis Church *'' Asianblue'', Emm Gryner *'' Everybody's Got a Story'', Amanda Marshall *'' Under Rug Swept'',
Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette ( ; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting, Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s with two ...


Rock Album of the Year

Winner: ''
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'', Our Lady Peace Other nominees: *'' Born a Lion'',
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'', The Tea Party *'' Detox'', Treble Charger *''Rained Out Parade'', Wide Mouth Mason


Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Group)

Winner: ''Chicken Scratch'',
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Other nominees: *''All Day Every Day'', The Bill Hilly Band (
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'', The Corb Lund Band *''Your Daughters and Your Sons'', The Duhks *''Field Guide'', John Reischman and the Jaybirds


Roots and Traditional Album of the Year (Solo)

Winner: ''Unravel'', Lynn Miles Other nominees: *''Gingerbread'', Kim Barlow *''Voodoo King'',
Bill Bourne William Sigurd Bourne (28 March 1954 – 16 April 2022) was a Canadian musician. He won three Canadian Juno Awards, and was an eight-time nominee. Bourne's music incorporates musical elements from around the world, including aboriginal, African ...
*'' Failer'', Kathleen Edwards *''That's How I Walk'', Stephen Fearing


World Music Album of the Year

Winner: ''Balagane'', Jeszcze Raz Other nominees: *''la fiesta mondiale de percussion'', The Beat *''Cuban Odyssey'', Jane Bunnett *''Raphael Geronimo's Rumba Calzada Vol. 3'', Raphael Geronimo *''Hypnotika'', Maza Mezé


Releases


Single of the Year

Winner: " Complicated",
Avril Lavigne Avril Ramona Lavigne ( ; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. At age 16, she signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records. Her debut studio album, '' Let Go'' (2002), is the best-selling album of the 21 ...
Other nominees: *"Bulletproof", Blue Rodeo *" A New Day Has Come",
Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...
*" Somewhere Out There", Our Lady Peace *"
Brother Down "Brother Down" is the debut single by Canadian musician Sam Roberts. It was first featured on Roberts' demo recording ''Brother Down,'' and selected for his 2002 EP '' The Inhuman Condition''. The song reached No. 3 on Canada's Nielsen rock airp ...
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Classical Composition of the Year

Winner: "Requiem for a Charred Skull", Bramwell Tovey, ''Voices on High'' Other nominees: *"Test Run", John Estacio, Banff International String Competition *"Orbiting Garden",
Christos Hatzis Christos Hatzis ( el, Χρήστος Χατζής; born 1953) is a Juno Award-winning Greek-Canadian composer. Many of his compositions are performed internationally, and he is a professor at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto. Early l ...
, ''Orbiting Garden'' *"Music for a Thousand Autumns", Alexina Louie, ''Music for a Thousand Autumns'' *"Concerto for Cello",
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, ''Colour Of My Dreams''


Country Recording of the Year

Winner: " I'm Gonna Getcha Good!",
Shania Twain Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( , ; née Edwards; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and one of the best-s ...
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I Just Wanna Be Mad "I Just Wanna Be Mad" is a song written by Kelley Lovelace and Lee Thomas Miller, and recorded by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. It was released in August 2002 as the first single released from Clark's album '' Pain to Kill''. It p ...
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Dance Recording of the Year

Winner: ''Billie Jean'',
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Other nominees: *''Wet'', Boomtang *''Tribalmania'', Grand Menage *''Freak The Funk'', MC Mario *''Sunglasses At Night 2002'', Original 3 featuring Corey Hart


R&B/Soul Recording of the Year

Winner: ''The Way I Feel'', Remy Shand Other nominees: *''You Changed'', Jully Black *''Get Ready'', Shawn Desman *''RNB'', Carl Henry *''World Outside My Window'', Glenn Lewis


Rap Recording of the Year

Winner: '' Monsters in the Closet'', Swollen Members Other nominees: *''El Dorado'', BrassMunk *''R.A.W.'', Checkmate *'' Exit'', K-OS *'' Reloaded'', Rascalz


Reggae Recording of the Year

Winner: ''You Won't See Me Cry'', Sonia Collymore Other nominees: *''Gifted Man'', Belinda Brady featuring Carla Marshall *''Heartache'', Mr. Leroy Brown *''You Won't See Me Cry'', Sonia Collymore *''She Boom'', Kulcha Connection *''Two Hands Clapping'',
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Video of the Year

Winner: "
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" by Matthew Good – Director: Ante Kovac, Matthew Good Other nominees: *"Black Black Heart" by David Usher – producer: Craig Bernard *"Lovercall" by
Danko Jones Danko Jones is a Canadian Rock music, hard rock trio from Toronto. The band consists of Danko Jones (musician), Danko Jones (vocals/guitar), John 'JC' Calabrese (bass), and Rich Knox (drums).Craig Bernard,
Danko Jones Danko Jones is a Canadian Rock music, hard rock trio from Toronto. The band consists of Danko Jones (musician), Danko Jones (vocals/guitar), John 'JC' Calabrese (bass), and Rich Knox (drums).K-OS – producer:
Micah Meisner Micah Meisner is a former music video director who has won two Juno Awards on four nominations for his video work. Meisner and k-os were nominated for Video of the Year at the 2003 Juno Awards for "Superstarr Pt. Zero". Along with k-os and The Lov ...
*"PDA" by
Interpol The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and cr ...
– producer: Christopher Mills


External links


OttawaStart archive of 2003 Juno Awards"The 2003 Juno Awards: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly"
April 2003 on '' TheGATE.ca'' *
Juno Awards site
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2003 music awards Events in Ottawa 2003 in Canadian music