Dizzy (band)
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Dizzy is a Canadian
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,"The Great Escape: Dizzy’s brand of pop offer a dreamy escape from monotonous suburban life"
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whose debut album ''Baby Teeth'' won the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2019. Consisting of vocalist Katie Munshaw and instrumentalists Alex, Mackenzie and Charlie Spencer, the group released ''Baby Teeth'' in 2018. The Spencers are brothers. The album was promoted with a concert tour in Canada, the
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,"Dizzy: Backstroke"
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and the tracks "Swim", "Pretty Thing" and "Backstroke" were released as singles. In addition to the Alternative Album of the Year category, the group were also nominated for Breakthrough Group of the Year. On February 26, 2020 Dizzy released the single "Sunflower", and on July 31, 2020 the band released their second album, ''The Sun and Her Scorch''. The album received another Juno Award nomination for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021.Holly Gordon
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, March 9, 2021.
On March 29, 2023, Dizzy announced their third studio album ''Dizzy'', which was released on August 18, 2023. The album received their third Juno nomination for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2024."Here are all the 2024 Juno nominees"
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, February 6, 2024.


Members

* Katie Munshaw – lead vocals * Alex Spencer – guitar * Mackenzie Spencer – bass, vocals * Charlie Spencer – drums, synthesizer, guitar, vocals


Discography


Studio albums


Extended plays


Singles


Awards and nominations


References


External links

* * {{IMDb name, nm16915851 Canadian indie pop groups Musical groups from Oshawa Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year winners Musical groups established in 2015 2015 establishments in Ontario Female-fronted musical groups Sibling musical groups Royal Mountain Records artists