Liberty Silver


Liberty Silver is a Canadian singer, based in Toronto, Ontario.
She won two 1985 Juno Awards, one for Best R&B/Soul Recording of the Year and the other for Best Reggae/Calypso Recording. She has been nominated for a Juno award a total of five times. Silver holds the distinction of being the first black woman to be honoured with a Juno Award, paving the way for others in the Canadian music industry.
As a teenager, she performed in a reggae band that appeared in New York City as an opening act for Bob Marley at Madison Square Garden.
She appeared on the platinum selling 1985 African charity ensemble single "Tears Are Not Enough", singing a duet with Mike Reno of Loverboy. Other artists on the track include Bryan Adams, Anne Murray and Joni Mitchell.
Silver competed as a vocalist on Star Search, winning the competition several weeks in a row.
In 2016, Silver sang Amazing Grace at the funeral of controversial Toronto mayor Rob Ford.
As of 2020, Silver continues to appear at music festivals across the globe.

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