Barlow (musician)

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| birth_name = Tom Barlow

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| origin = North York, Ontario, Canada

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| genre = Rock, pop rock

| occupation = Singer-songwriter, musician

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| years_active = 2003–present

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Barlow is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for his 2003 hit, "Walk Away," from his self-titled 2004 album. He has been nominated for four Juno Awards and won the Canadian Rising Star Award. Radio Music Award nomination.

Biography

=Early life=

He was born as Tom Barlow in North York, Ontario, Canada. In 1985, Barlow began playing music in clubs and writing songs to pay for his university education. He graduated from York University in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education.

=2003–2005: ''Barlow''=

In August 2003, his self-titled debut album was released on Sony The album included the singles, "Walk Away", "Married by Elvis", and "Perfect Wave". The album was nominated for Pop Album of the Year at the 2004 Juno Awards. He was also nominated as Best New Artist. The music video for the song "Perfect Wave" was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2005 Juno Awards.

Discography

=Albums=

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2003

| Barlow

Release date: 26 August 2003
Label: Sony Music Canada

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2011

| Burning Days

Release date: 1 November 2011
Label: Coalition Entertainment

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=Singles=

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2003

|"Walk Away"

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|rowspan=3|Barlow

2004

|"Married by Elvis"

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2005

|"Perfect Wave"

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Awards and nominations

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Year ! Association ! Category ! Result
rowspan="2"\| 2004 \| rowspan="2"\| 33rd Annual Juno Awards \| Pop Album of the Year – Barlow \| {{nom}}
New Artist of the Year \| {{nom}}
2005 \| 34th Annual Juno Awards \| Video of the Year – "Perfect Wave" \| {{nom}}

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Year

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rowspan="2"| 2004

| rowspan="2"| 33rd Annual Juno Awards

| Pop Album of the Year – Barlow

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New Artist of the Year

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2005