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Carroll Baker simply put is one of Canada's national treasures. She is an icon in Canadian country music, having won virtually every award in country music. From Juno awards to Canadian Country Music awards for female vocalist of the year, best album of the year, best selling album of the year, artist of the year, entertainer of the year, and has been inducted into the Canadian Country music Hall of Fame, The Canadian Country Music Hall of Honour, The Nova Scotia country music Hall of Fame, recipient of The Ontario Lifetime Achievement Award, The Nova Scotia Lifetime Achievement Award, received the Martin Guitar Lifetime Achievement Award and the Martin Guitar Humanitarian Award for her charity work. She was twice named international Female Vocalist/Entertainer of the year in Houston,Texas competing against such notable performers as Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell, Tammy Whynette and Anne Murray to name a few. Carroll Baker was the first Canadian performer to do a television special in Nashville and from the stage of the Grande Ole'Opry. She has performed in London, England at the London Palladium and Wembley Stadium. She was the first Canadian country music performer to receive certified Gold and Platinum records for her record sales in Canada. She also received a Gold album in Australia for her album Hymns of Gold. Carroll Baker continues to tour and perform to sell out shows and keeps making new fans wherever she performs. As a songwriter she has scored several number one records with songs she recorded herself, and has had others record her material, from Canada's Eddie Eastman, to superstar Tom Jones. She has had more than twenty number one records and her record sales are in the millions world wide. She has recorded duets with Eddie Eastman, rock and roll legend Jack Scott and famed Roger Whittaker. Having appeared on televiion in Canada, The United States, The United Kingdom and throughout Europe has gained her popularity that makes every Canadian proud to have her as a daughter of Canada. A proud Canadian she is, and has never left her country to live elsewhere. Only a few other Canadian super stars have remained as patriotic as she has. Carroll Baker is one of Canada's brightest shining Northern Lights.