Alannah Myles

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alannah Myles
Occupation	Rock Singer
Date Of Birth	Dec 25, 1958(1958-12-25)
Age	66
Birthplace	Toronto
Country	Canada
Horoscope	Capricorn

Alannah Myles Biography

Alannah Myles is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on December 25, 1958 in Toronto, Canada. Canadian singer and songwriter who made a big splash with her self-titled debut album in 1989. She has released singles like “Who Loves You.”

Her song “Can’t Stand the Rain” features a solo by Canadian guitarist Jeff Healey.

Alannah Myles (née Byles; born December 25, 1958) is a Canadian singer/songwriter who has won both a Grammy and a Juno Award for her recording of the song “Black Velvet”. The song was a top-ten hit in Canada and a number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1990.

At 18 she began performing solo gigs in southern Ontario, eventually meeting Christopher Ward, a WMG recording artist and songwriter. With Ward’s help, she formed her own band and performed cover versions of rock and blues songs, while polishing her own material. In her mid-20s, she and Ward collaborated with David Tyson to produce her debut album, Alannah Myles. She appeared in a 1984 episode of the television series The Kids of Degrassi Street, in which she played the role of an aspiring singer and single mother and was featured in several TV and film productions as a guest host and actor prior to becoming a recording artist.

Her father, William Douglas Byles, was one of the pioneers in Canadian broadcasting.

Alannah Myles Net Worth

Alannah Myles is one of the richest Rock Singer from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alannah Myles 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She performed at the Kiwanis Music Festival as part of a group in Toronto when she was twelve years old.

Her 1989 song “Black Velvet” was the #1 song on the Billboard top 40 for two weeks.

Myles was born Alannah Byles on Christmas Day 1958 in Toronto, Ontario. She is the daughter of William Douglas Byles, who was a pioneer in the Canadian broadcasting industry and was inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ Hall of Fame in 1997. Raised by her parents in Ontario, Myles spent her childhood composing and learning music. Myles began writing songs around age 9, performing in a songwriting group for the Kiwanis Music Festival in Toronto at age 12.

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Who is Alannah Myles Dating?

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In 1995, Myles released her final album on Atlantic Records before being released from the label, granting Warner/Atlantic a Best Of CD after only three records. The A-lan-nah album, which contained no Top 40 singles, included two tracks which made it into the Top 100 – “Family Secret” and “Blow Wind, Blow”. In 1997, she terminated her eight-record contract with Atlantic Records with the help of her then-manager Miles Copeland III, who immediately signed her to his own Ark 21 Records. On Ark 21, she released A Rival, which contained the Top 40 hit “Bad 4 You”, written and recorded by Myles, Desmond Child, and Eric Bazilian at Copeland’s Castle Songwriting Retreat at Grand Brassac, France. The “A Rival” album agreement with Miles Copeland III, Ark 21 Records was successfully terminated in 2014 with 100% copyright reversions returned to Alannah Myles by 2015 and re-released on Myles’s independently owned label, Fascinate inc.

Facts & Trivia

Alannah Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Alannah Myles celebrates birthday on December 25 of every year.

In February 2005, together with the Swedish band Kee Marcello’s K2, Myles participated in the third semi-final of Melodifestivalen, the Swedish national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Their selection, “We Got It All,” scored very few points and finished seventh out of eight songs, yet it managed to dominate the leading newspaper and media headlines in Sweden.

Top Facts about Alannah Myles

1. Alannah Myles is a Canadian singer/songwriter born in 1958.
2. Her biggest hit was “Black Velvet” in 1989.
3. “Black Velvet” won a Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.
4. Myles has released five studio albums to date.
5. She has sold over six million records worldwide.
6. Myles was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2019.
7. She won three Juno Awards, including Album of the Year (1990).
8. Myles also acted in films and TV shows, including “The L Word.”
9. She collaborated with David Bowie on her album “Arivalist.”
10. Myles continues to tour and perform around the world today.

Is Alannah Myles paralyzed?

Finally, Myles explained to the audience that she had overdone chiropractic treatments, having some 500 treatments over three years, and had suffered some severe spinal damage. She is unable to move her neck and head. Despite her physical ailment, Myles was in good spirits and put a show that had the crowd cheering.

Who was Black Velvet written about?

The song is a paean to Elvis Presley , whose portrait was often painted on black velvet, and who used a hair dye named Black Velvet. Co-writer Christopher Ward, who was Myles’ then-boyfriend, was inspired on a bus full of Elvis fans riding to Memphis attending the 10th anniversary vigil at Graceland, in 1987.

Was Alannah Myles a one hit wonder?

Alannah Myles The song spent a total of 24 weeks on the chart and it sold 500,000 copies as a single. The song won her a Grammy in 1990 for Best Female Rock Performance, making her one of the most accomplished one-hit wonders of all time. Her net worth is $5 million.

Is Alannah Myles still performing?

Alannah Myles
Occupation(s)| Singer songwriter actress
Instruments| Vocals
Years active| 1977–present
Labels| Atlantic Fascinate Inc.

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