Jadea Kelly is a singer-songwriter from
Whitby, Ontario
Whitby is a town in Regional Municipality of Durham, Durham Region in Ontario, Canada. Whitby is located in Southern Ontario east of Ajax, Ontario, Ajax and west of Oshawa, on the north shore of Lake Ontario and is home to the headquarters of D ...
, Canada.
Career
Kelly's 2008 debut album, ''Second Spring'', was produced by Ross Hayes Citrullo and received the "best country" award at the 2008 Toronto Independent Music Awards.
At the end of 2009 Jadea began touring and performed shows with
Ramblin Jack Elliot,
Melissa McClelland
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Luke Doucet
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Ariana Gillis,
Catherine MacLellan
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Justin Rutledge
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and Jack Marks. In 2010, she released the album ''Eastbound Platform'', which she recorded with producer David Baxter. Her third album, ''Clover'', was released in 2013.
Kelly is also known for being a frequent collaborator of fellow Whitby musicians, and
progressive metal
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act,
Protest the Hero
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, providing several guest vocal appearances within the group's discography throughout their career, with her last to-date appearance on their 2013 fourth studio album ''
Volition''.
At the
in 2016, Kelly won the award for Contemporary Singer of the Year for her album ''Love & Lust''.
Discography
Albums
*''Second Spring'' (2008)
*''Eastbound Platform'' (2010)
*''Clover'' (2013)
*''Love & Lust'' (2016)
*''Roses'' (2022)
*''Weather Girl'' (2024)
Singles and EPs
*''It's Better To Be With You'' (2003)
*''Down Wave'' (2006)
*''Met While Incarcerated'' (2019)
References
External links
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Canadian folk singer-songwriters
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Musicians from the Regional Municipality of Durham
Singers from Ontario
Canadian women singer-songwriters
People from Whitby, Ontario
Canadian Folk Music Award winners