Juno Awards of 1983

The Juno Awards of 1983, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 5 April 1983 in Toronto at a ceremony hosted by Burton Cummings and Alan Thicke at the Harbour Castle Hilton Metropolitan Ballroom.

The Juno ceremonies were broadcast as a two-hour special on CBC Television from 7pm Eastern Time. Interest in the telecast was growing substantially, with 3.2 million viewers in 1982, and 4.4 million for this year's edition.

Western Canadian artists have proven to be a major force in the music industry in the 1980s with 1983 Juno winners such as Bryan Adams, Loverboy and the Payola$.

Nominees and winners

=Female Vocalist of the Year=

Winner: Carole Pope

Other nominees:
* Jessie Burns
* Joni Mitchell
* Anne Murray
* Shari Ulrich

=Male Vocalist of the Year=

Winner: Bryan Adams

Other nominees:
* Burton Cummings
* Gordon Lightfoot
* Murray McLauchlan
* Aldo Nova

=Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year=

Winner: Lydia Taylor

Other nominees:
* Lee Aaron
* Terry Crawford
* Luba
* Mary Lu Zahalan

=Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year=

Winner: Kim Mitchell

Other nominees:
* Lawrence Gowan
* David Roberts
* Leroy Sibbles
* David Wilcox

=Group of the Year=

Winner: Loverboy

Other nominees:
* April Wine
* Chilliwack
* Rush
* Saga

=Most Promising Group of the Year=

Winner: Payola$

Other nominees:
* Doug and the Slugs
* Headpins
* The Spoons
* Strange Advance

=Composer of the Year=

Winner: Bob Rock and Paul Hyde, "Eyes Of A Stranger" by the Payola$

Other nominees:
* Robert Buckley and David Sinclair, "Letting Go" by Straight Lines
* Paul Dean and Mike Reno, "Working For the Weekend" by Loverboy
* Geoff Iwamoto and Michael Roth, "Your Daddy Don't Know" by Toronto
* Neil Peart, "New World Man" by Rush

=Country Female Vocalist of the Year=

Winner: Anne Murray

Other nominees:
* Carroll Baker
* Marie Bottrell
* Cathy Chambers
* Laura Vinson

=Country Male Vocalist of the Year=

Winner: Eddie Eastman

Other nominees:
* Harold MacIntyre
* Lee Marlow
* Paul Weber
* Diamond Joe White

=Country Group or Duo of the Year=

Winner: The Good Brothers

Other nominees:
* Family Brown
* Garry Lee and Showdown
* Midnite Rodeo Band
* The Rovers

=Instrumental Artist of the Year=

Winner: Liona Boyd

Other nominees:
* All-Star Swing Band
* The Emeralds
* Frank Mills
* The Spitfire Band

=Producer of the Year=

Winner: Bill Henderson and Brian MacLeod, "Whatcha Gonna Do" and "Secret Information" by Chilliwack

=Recording Engineer of the Year=

Winner: Bob Rock, "No Stranger to Danger" by the Payola$

Canadian Music Hall of Fame

Winner: Glenn Gould (posthumous)

Nominated and winning albums

=Album of the Year=

Winner: "Get Lucky", Loverboy

Other nominees:
* "Aldo Nova", Aldo Nova
* "Christmas Wishes", Anne Murray
* "Signals", Rush
* "Turn it Loud", Headpins

=Best Album Graphics=

Winner: "Metal on Metal", Dean Motter (Anvil)

=Best Children's Album=

Winner: "When You Dream A Dream", Bob Schneider

Other nominees:
* "Jim and Rosalie... At the Music Factory", Jim and Rosalie
* "Junior Jug Band", Chris Whiteley and Ken Whiteley
* "Valdy's Kids' Record", Valdy
* "Wake Up Mr Dressup!", Ernie Coombs

=Best Classical Album of the Year=

Winner: "", Glenn Gould

=International Album of the Year=

Winner: "Business As Usual", Men at Work

Other nominees:
* "4", Foreigner
* "Freeze Frame", J. Geils Band
* "Hooked on Classics", Louis Clark and the London Symphony Orchestra
* "Physical", Olivia Newton-John

=Best Jazz Album=

Winner: "I Didn't Know About You", Fraser MacPherson and Oliver Gannon

Nominated and winning releases

Best Selling Single

Winner: "Eyes Of A Stranger", Payola$

Other nominees:
* "Letting Go", Straight Lines
* "New World Man", Rush
* "Working for the Weekend", Loverboy
* "Your Daddy Don't Know", Toronto

=International Single of the Year=

Winner: "Eye of the Tiger", Survivor

Other nominees:
* "Abracadabra", Steve Miller Band
* "Da Da Da", Trio
* "I Love Rock 'N Roll", Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
* "Physical", Olivia Newton-John

References

*cite news | pages=23 | title=Big rock acts dominate Junos | date=3 March 1983 | publisher=The Globe and Mail | first=Liam | last=Lacey
*cite news | pages=5 | title=Tip of the cap from a troubled trade | date=2 April 1983 | publisher=The Globe and Mail | first=Liam | last=Lacey
*cite news | pages=13 | title=Bands make Junos a West Coast affair | date=6 April 1983 | publisher=The Globe and Mail | first=Liam | last=Lacey
*cite news | pages=E2 | title=1984 Juno Awards moved to December | date=18 October 1983 | publisher=The Globe and Mail | last=Canadian Press

External links

* [http://www.junoawards.ca Juno Awards site]