
Nanaimo singer earns top Juno nomination, American Idol appearance
NANAIMO — The last 12 months have been a whirlwind of fame and good fortune for a young Nanaimo singer, culminated by being recognized as one of Canada’s best up and coming performers.
Lauren Spencer-Smith is nominated along side Bryan Adams and three other Canadian artists for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year at the 2020 Juno Awards.
Spencer-Smith was nominated for her live acoustic album, ‘Unplugged’ which was recorded during a concert at Nanaimo’s Port Theatre in July 2019.
“We just took all the cover songs I sang and put them on an album,” Spencer-Smith said. “Most who get nominated is through original music…I didn’t have high expectations and it just came out of the blue.”