Patricia Cano

{{Short description|Peruvian Canadian singer and actress}} '''Patricia Cano''' is a Peruvian Canadian singer and actress from Sudbury, Ontario,<ref>[http://www.thesudburystar.com/2017/04/07/patricia-cano-coming-home-to-perform "Patricia Cano coming home to perform"]. ''Sudbury Star'', April 7, 2017.</ref> most noted for her musical theatre performances in the stage musicals of Tomson Highway.<ref>{{cite web|title=Patricia Cano|url=https://nac-cna.ca/en/bio/patricia-cano|publisher=National Arts Centre|access-date=2022-02-19}}</ref><ref>[https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/nothing-heavy-just-some-great-highway-songs/article1373862/ "Nothing heavy, just some great Highway songs"]. ''The Globe and Mail'', June 25, 2010.</ref> She graduated from the University of Toronto in Spanish Literature and Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://writersfestival.org/authors/earlier/patricia-cano|title=Patricia Cano - Ottawa International Writers Festival|website=writersfestival.org|access-date=2020-01-24}}</ref>

Recording and performing a jazz-based style in English, French and Spanish,<ref>[http://www.rcinet.ca/es/2016/08/08/patricia-cano-ritmos-multilingues/ "Patricia Cano, ritmos multilingües"]. Radio Canada International, August 8, 2016.</ref> she has released two albums as a solo artist,<ref>[http://beta.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1059855/patricia-cano-album-madre-amiga-hermana-musique "Patricia Cano chante les femmes"]. Ici Radio-Canada, October 5, 2017.</ref> and won a Toronto Theatre Critics Award in 2017 as Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in a production of Highway's ''The (Post) Mistress''.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2017/05/25/come-from-away-wins-toronto-theatre-critics-awards.html "Come From Away wins Toronto Theatre Critics Awards"]. ''Toronto Star'', May 25, 2017.</ref> She performed the songs from ''The (Post) Mistress'' on the album version, which was a shortlisted Juno Award nominee for Aboriginal Album of the Year (now known as Juno Award for Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year) at the Juno Awards of 2015.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/tanya-tagaq-leela-gilday-nominated-for-2015-juno-awards-1.2933619 "Tanya Tagaq, Leela Gilday nominated for 2015 Juno Awards"]. CBC North, January 27, 2015.</ref>

She played a minor role in the television series ''Météo+'', and her music has appeared in the television series ''Hard Rock Medical''.<ref>[https://www.sudbury.com/lifestyle/hard-rock-medical-is-unapologetically-northern-246273 "Hard Rock Medical is 'unapologetically northern'"]. ''Northern Life'', June 4, 2013.</ref> Both series starred musician and actor Stéphane Paquette, who appeared as a duet vocalist on Cano's debut album ''This Is the New World''.

In 2022 she performed the lead vocals on ''Cree Country'', an album of original country songs written by Highway and produced by John Alcorn.<ref>Jesse Locke, [https://xtramagazine.com/culture/music/tomson-highway-cree-country-223323 "Tomson Highway invites listeners to ‘Cree Country,’ the Two-Spirit artist’s new Cree-language country album"]. ''Xtra!'', May 20, 2022.</ref>

==Discography== *''This is the New World'' (2009)<ref>{{cite web|last=Cano|first=Patricia|title=This is the New World|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/6110813-Patricia-Cano|publisher=Discogs|date=2009|access-date=2022-02-19}}</ref> *''The (Post) Mistress'' (2013) *''Madre Amiga Hermana'' (2017) *''Cree Country'' (2022)

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==External links== * [http://www.patriciacano.com Official website]

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