Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945), is a Canadian singer born in Springhill, Nova Scotia. In addition to her popular hit Snowbird (1970), she has recorded some 40 albums, and won numerous Grammy, Juno, and American Music Awards.

Additional honours include:

• Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1750 Vine Street (1980)
• Companion of the Order of Canada (1984)
• Induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame (1993)
• Governor-General's Performing Arts Award (1995)
• Star on Canada's Walk of Fame (1998)
• Induction into the Canadian Country Music Association Hall of Fame (2002)
• As of 2004, has 25 albums that have either gone multi-platinum, platinum or gold in the USA alone [1] http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp

Murray's song Snowbird may have inspired use of the term "snowbird" to describe Canadians and Americans who spend their winters in warmer climates.

External links

• Annemurray.com - Anne Murray's official website http://www.annemurray.com/