About The Show
The Junos recognize excellence in the Canadian Music Industry by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Tune in to watch some of your favorite Canadian artists, with a few international stars mixed in.
Host: Andrea Martin
Date: February 4, 1981
City: Toronto, Ontario
The Nominees
Album Of The Year
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Winner: Anne Murray
Greatest Hits
- Rush Permanent Waves
- Prism Young and Restless
- Powder Blues Uncut
- Burton Cummings Woman Love
Best Album Graphics
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Winner:
Downchild Blues Band We Deliver - Straight Lines Straight Lines
- Loverboy Loverboy
- Toronto Lookin' for Trouble
- Doug & The Slugs Cognac and Bologna
Best Children's Album
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Winner:
Sharon, Lois & Bram Singing 'n Swinging - The Travellers Merry-Go-Round
- The Free Rose Corporation You've Got To Be A Kid To Get In
- Fred Penner The Cat Came Back
- Jim & Rosalie Listen To Me
Best Classical Album Of The Year
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Winner:
Chopin Ballads - Arthur Ozolins Stravinsky - The Orford String Quartet The Orford String Quartet
- Glenn Gould Bach Toccatas, Vol. 2
- Francois Dompierre Francois Dompierre
- Canadian Brass The Village Band
Best Jazz Album
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Winner:
Rob MCConnell & The Boss Brass Present Perfect - Tommy Ambrose & Doug Riley Tommy Ambrose At Last
- Glen Hall The Book of the Heart
- Circles - Don Thompson Don Thompson
- Bob Stroup Live In Jazz City
- Bob Stroup Entre Amis
Canadian Music Hall Of Fame
Composer Of The Year
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Winner: Pat Benatar
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
- Prism Young & Restless
- Doug & The Slugs Too Bad
- Martha & The Muffins Echo Beach
- Burton Cummings Fine State of Affairs
Country Female Vocalist Of The Year
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Winner: Anne Murray
- Carroll Baker
- Marie Bottrell
- Iris Larratt
- Laura Vinson
Country Group Or Duo Of The Year
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Winner:
The Good Brothers - Family Brown
- Carlton Showband
- 6 Cylinder
- R. Harlan Smith & Chris Nielsen
Country Male Vocalist Of The Year
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Winner:
Eddie Eastman - Wayne Rostad
- Wilf Carter
- Dallas Harms
- Hank Snow
Female Vocalist Of The Year
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Winner: Anne Murray
- Claudja Barry
- Joni Mitchell
- Carroll Baker
- Susan Jacks
Folk Artist Of The Year
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Winner: Bruce Cockburn
- Gordon Lightfoot
- Valdy
- Murray McLauchlan
- The Rovers
Group Of The Year
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Winner:
Prism - Harlequin
- April Wine
- Rush
- Max Webster
Instrumental Artist(s) Of The Year
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Winner:
Frank Mills - Moe Koffman
- Hagood Hardy
- Liona Boyd
- Claire Lawrence
International Album Of The Year
International Single Of The Year
Male Vocalist Of The Year
Most Promising Female Vocalist Of The Year
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Winner:
Carole Pope - Laura Vinson
- Shari Ulrich
- Dianne Heatherington
- Michaele Jordana
Most Promising Group Of The Year
Most Promising Male Vocalist Of The Year
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Winner:
Graham Shaw - Wayne Rostad
- B.B. Gabor
- Long John Baldry
- Bryan Adams
Producer Of The Year
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Winner:
Bruce Cockburn / Carole Pope and Rough Trade Tokyo / High School Confidential - Prism Young & Restless, Satellite
- Shari Ulrich Long Nights, Bad, Bad Girl
- Fist Hot Spikes, What Am I To Do
- Max Webster / Straight Lines Battle Scar / Heads Are Gonna Roll
Recording Engineer Of The Year
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Winner:
Instructions Factory, We're OK - Bruce Cockburn; High School Confidential Carole Pope and Rough Trade What About the Bond
- Zero One The Invisible Man, Oh No
- B.B. Gabor Metropolitan Life
- Max Webster Battlescar
Single Of The Year
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Winner:
Martha & The Muffins Echo Beach -
Winner: Anne Murray
Could I Have This Dance
- The Rovers Wasn't That A Party
- Doug & The Slugs Too Bad
- Burton Cummings Fine State of Affairs