Alannah Myles
Alannah Myles (née Byles; born December 25, 1958) is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has won both a Grammy and a Juno Award for the song "Black Velvet". The song was a top-ten hit in Canada; it was also a number one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1990.
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| Full name at birth | Alannah Byles
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| Claim to fame | her chart-topping 1990 hit song Black Velvet, which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was certified Gold in the US
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| Date of birth | 25 December 1958
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| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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| Occupation | Singer, Songwriter, Actress
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| Height | 5' 8" (173 cm)
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| Weight | 134 lbs (61 kg)
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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| Net worth | $5,000,000 USD
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| High school | Georges Vanier Secondary School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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![Alannah Myles - Na żywo Magazine Pictorial [Poland] (21 September 2023)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/y/e/yervr6sa4ki764r7.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Alannah Myles - The Music Paper Magazine Cover [Canada] (April 1990)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/l/7/l7o1iru6ukuni67u.jpg?skj2io4l)
- Alannah continues to tour Canada and the rest of the world.
- The year 1992 brought the follow up album, Rockinghorse, which included the hit singles "Song Instead Of A Kiss", "Our World, Our Times", and "Sonny, Say You Will". She received a Grammy nomination and 3 Juno Awards.
- In 1997 she left her eight-record contract at the Atlantic Records label and moved to ARK 21 records. Here she released Arrival, which had the Top 40 hit "Bad 4 You".
- Myles grew up in Toronto and Buckhorn, where her family owns a ranch and where she also learned to ride horses.
- Is a Canadian singer-songwriter.
Alannah Myles is known for her role in the TV special MTV 90s - Happy New Year from MTV 90s! (2023) as Alannah Myles.
She is also known for her role in the TV special MTV 90s - Top 50 Ultimate Female Artists of the 90s! (2022) as Alannah Myles.
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