Leela Gilday

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Leela Gilday is a Canadian singer.

Born and raised in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Leela Gilday is one of the North's better known performing artists. From a very young age, Leela had been immersed in music and by the age of 8 she had already begun her singing career.

Since her early start in music, Leela has been nominated at the Juno Awards for "Best Music of Aboriginal Canada (2003)" and has won three awards in 2002 from the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards: Best Female Artist, Best Folk Album, Best Songwriter. She won the 2007 Juno for Aboriginal Recording Of The Year for Sedzé, her second album.