Sherry Kean (born Sherry Huffman) is a former Canadian pop and

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singer, who had a Canadian Top 40 hit in 1984 with "I Want You Back".

Career

Kean was originally the lead vocalist for a

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band called The Sharks, consisting of herself, David Baxter,

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and

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. The band released only one single before Kean left to pursue a solo career. Baxter joined Kean's solo band, while Donovan and Anderson went on to join

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. Kean performed backing vocals on ‘’Chinese Graffiti’’ by

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in 1981. Kean signed to

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, and released the EP ''Mixed Emotions'' in 1983. The single "I Want You Back" was released in early 1984 and became a hit; it was followed by her full-length album debut, ''People Talk'' (Capitol ST-12328), later that year. ''People Talk'' one of multiple album reviews. Kean won the

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for Most Promising Female Vocalist at the 1984 Juno Awards, and was also nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year at the U-Knows. "Would You Miss Me?" was also released as a single, but did not replicate the chart success of "I Want You Back". Kean later released the country album ''Maverick Heart'' in 1987, which earned her another Juno Award nomination for Country Female Vocalist of the Year at the

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. Kean left the music industry and has been a tour guide at the McCulloch Heritage Centre in

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Personal life

She was married to musician David Baxter.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

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