Coral Egan is a Canadian jazz and pop singer.Daniel Lemay, "Coral Egan: du doute à la renaissance". La Presse, September 17, 2012. She is most noted as a two-time Juno Award nominee, receiving nominations for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2003 for her album The Path of Least Resistance,Angela Pacienza, "Lavigne tops Juno nominations: Napanee singer earns six nods, one each for The Hip, Usher". Kingston Whig-Standard, February 13, 2003. and Adult Contemporary Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2014 for The Year He Drove Me Crazy."Arcade Fire, Serena Ryder nab Juno nominations". CBC News, February 4, 2014. Her voice is recognized as the vocals for the English opening & closing theme songs for the 1999 animated cartoon Cybersix.
The daughter of musician and composer Karen Young,Philippe Renaud, "Better Together: Karen Young and Coral Egan". Words & Music, March 10, 2017. she began her career as a backing vocalist on some of her mother's recordings and performing as a solo folk artist.Donna Nebenzahl, "Bump, set, sing: Vocalist Egan also a volleyball star". Montreal Gazette, June 26, 2002. She released The Path of Least Resistance, her own solo debut, in 2002,Mark Miller, "A career at the crossroads". The Globe and Mail, July 5, 2002. and followed up with the albums My Favorite Distraction (2004),Marke Andrews, "Montreal singer Coral Egan thanks mom for her musical versatility". Vancouver Sun, July 3, 2004. Magnify (2007)Bernard Pérusse, "Living life even larger; New beginnings for Coral Egan spring from the birth of a child, fresh explorations in music on her album Magnify, and the drive to face adversity with not just resolve but joy". Montreal Gazette, October 4, 2007. and The Year He Drove Me Crazy (2012).Bernard Pérusse, "Rekindling a love affair with her music and life; A new romance helped awaken Montreal singer Coral Egan's creativity after a period of self-doubt". Montreal Gazette, September 11, 2012.
In 2015, Egan was diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome."Atteinte du syndrome de Guillain-Barré, Coral Egan demande l'aide du public". Ici Radio-Canada, March 4, 2015. During and after her recovery, Egan and Young collaborated on Missa Campanula, a polychoral project which they performed at the 2016 Montreal Jazz Festival,Bill Brownstein, "Karen Young and Coral Egan: Mother and daughter in perfect harmony". Montreal Gazette, July 1, 2016. and on the 2017 album Dreamers.
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