Shirley Gnome is a Canadian singer and comedian from

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.Mike Usinger
"Shirley Gnome is a c*untry gal who aims to offend"
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'', October 10, 2012. Best known as a singer of comedy songs about taboo topics such as sexuality,The Wellingtonian
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'', January 31, 2017. she received a

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nomination for Comedy Album of the Year at the

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for her 2020 album ''Decoxification''.Holly Gordon
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, March 9, 2021. Gnome grew up in

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, British Columbia, a place she describes as “a big place with a lot of contradictions. From the south you could smell the salty sea air. From the north you could hear gunshots and sirens". Her other albums have included ''Ho Down'' (2010), ''C*untry Music'' (2012), ''The Lady of the Night'' (2015) ''Taking It Up the Notch'' (2017). and ''Live, Bare and Natural'' (2025). Her first three releases were independent before signing with the

based label

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. Her style has evolved from

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toward a diverse blend of country, rock and electronic pop. She describes her music as “little lullabies about things we think about, but don’t talk about. With the intent to reveal that at the end of the day, it’s not really a big deal”.Jake Pesaruk
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'', August 7, 2018. She is also a four-time

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nominee for Best Variety Act, receiving nods at the

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in 2014, the

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in 2015, the 18th Canadian Comedy Awards in 2018 and the

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in 2019. In 2018, she also received a nomination for Best Comedy Album, for ''Taking It Up the Notch''.

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