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The Weeknd
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The Weeknd has had a huge year.
His hit "Blinding Lights" made history again, now entering its 52nd week on the Top 10 of Billboard's Hot 100 chart. It is the first song to spend a whole year in the top 10.
Plus, his Super Bowl Halftime Show received raves from around the world.
Will you, the fans, make 2021 the year of The Weeknd by voting for him to get the Juno Fan Choice?!
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JP Saxe
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Toronto-born musician JP Saxe now has another nomination to celebrate! He's up for the 2021 Juno Fan Choice Award.
The singer also received his first-ever Grammy nomination for Song of the Year in 2021 for his collaboration with girlfriend Julia Michaels on "If The World Was Ending". While speaking with ET Canada's Graeme O'Neil, the 27-year-old said it's "extremely special" to share this moment with the love of his life.
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Curtis Waters
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After Curtis Waters' hit song “Stunnin'” went viral on TikTok last year, it's no wonder he has been selected as a 2021 Juno Fan Choice nominee.
You can listen to the singer's new track "Conceited" now. He says the song was inspired by 2010s pop music.
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Ali Gatie
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One of the year's breakthrough artists, Ali Gatie, is a 2021 Juno Fan Choice nominee.
With over 3 billion cumulative streams of his song "It's You", the musician is the latest artist to come from managers Wassim “Sal” Slaiby and XO.
At 23-years-old, Slaiby told Variety of the singer: "It’s very rare to find an artist who understands his global fans at the level Ali does while being true to himself and his craft. Ali is a genuine hardworking immigrant who breaks boundaries with his music and connects everyone with the message of love. I’m so proud to see a young Middle Eastern act like Ali Gatie taking over the world with positivity.”
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Tate McRae
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Calgary's Tate McRae is up for Juno Fan Choice this year.
The 17-year-old singing sensation made her breakthrough in music during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Not only did she make Forbes magazine's 30 under 30 list in December, she is releasing her new EP Too Young To Be Sad on March 26.
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Shawn Mendes
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Toronto-born Shawn Mendes is nominated for 2021 Juno Fan Choice.
The 22-year-old musician has been in the spotlight since he broke out on Vine at age 14.
He made history when his hit "Life of the Party" made him the youngest artist to debut in the Top 25.
The Grammy nominee has grown up before our eyes and he's won several Junos.
In 2020 he won Juno Artist of the Year and Single of the Year, for his “Señorita“ collab with his girlfriend Camila Cabello.
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Les Cowboys Fringants
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Quebec folk rock group Les Cowboys Fringants is up for this year's Juno Fan Choice.
The band's members include Karl Tremblay, Jean-François Pauzé, Marie-Annick Lépine and Jérôme Dupras.
Having been on the scene for over 25 years, Les Cowboys Fringants have said their longevity is due to "renewing their audience.”
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NAV
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With the success of his album Good Intentions, it's no surprise that rapper and producer NAV is up for the 2021 Juno Fan Choice.
Having released new music during a global pandemic has paid off for the artist, who dropped his latest album in May 2020.
While he had almost completed all of the music on the album, there were three songs he created while in quarantine.
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Lennon Stella
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Lennon Stella, 21, is one of the 10 nominees up for the 2021 Juno Fan Choice.
Having gone from acting in "Nashville" to being part of the sister duo Lennon & Maisy to breaking out on her own with a solo career in 2018, the songstress has made a lot of ground in a few years.
Having won the Breakthrough Artist of the Year Juno Award in 2020, it's now up to the fans to determine if she'll take home her second Juno this year.
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Justin Bieber
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Justin Bieber is up for this year's Juno Fan Choice.
He just dropped the single "Hold On" from his upcoming sixth studio album Justice.
He excited fans by changing his location on his Twitter account to "The 6," leaving many to wonder if he's moving back to Canada with his wife Hailey Bieber or if it relates to the release of album number 6.
Either way, his fans are on high alert this year.