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Coral Egan is a Canadian jazz and pop singer. She is most noted as a two-time
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nominee, receiving nominations for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year at the
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for her album ''The Path of Least Resistance'', and Adult Contemporary Album of the Year at the
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for ''The Year He Drove Me Crazy''. Her voice is recognized as the vocals for the English opening & closing theme songs for the 1999 animated cartoon
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The daughter of musician and composer Karen Young,Philippe Renaud
"Better Together: Karen Young and Coral Egan"
'' Words & Music'', March 10, 2017.
she began her career as a backing vocalist on some of her mother's recordings and performing as a solo
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artist. She released ''The Path of Least Resistance'', her own solo debut, in 2002, and followed up with the albums ''My Favorite Distraction'' (2004), ''Magnify'' (2007) and ''The Year He Drove Me Crazy'' (2012). In 2015, Egan was diagnosed with
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. During and after her recovery, Egan and Young collaborated on ''Missa Campanula'', a polychoral project which they performed at the 2016
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,Bill Brownstein
"Karen Young and Coral Egan: Mother and daughter in perfect harmony"
''
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'', July 1, 2016.
and on the 2017 album ''Dreamers''.


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