{"id":2181,"date":"2024-03-23T17:20:59","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T17:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccma.in-testing.co.uk\/?post_type=inductee&#038;p=2181"},"modified":"2025-03-11T21:51:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T21:51:04","slug":"michelle-wright-51","status":"publish","type":"inductee","link":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/fr\/inductees\/michelle-wright-51\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Wright"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Our front-end template -->\n<section\n    id=\"split-repeater-block_7b7e72ae17e07dcd5e05f8e7ded89134\" \n    class=\"split-repeater  py-[50px] lg:pt-[57px] lg:pb-[70px]\"\n>\n    <div class=\"site-container flex flex-col\">\n        <div class=\"intro-text\">\n                            <h2>Michelle Wright<\/h2>\n                                        <p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/inductees\/\">&lt; Back<\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2011<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>After paying her dues on the Canadian country club circuit, fronting the bands: Wild Oats and Drivin\u2019 Wheel, Michelle Wright was signed to a recording and management pact with Brian Ferriman and his Savannah Records label, launching her recording career in 1986. Michelle quickly became one of Canada\u2019s most prolific hit-makers with more than 50 charted singles and a series of best-selling albums on the Savannah, Arista\/BMG and Icon labels.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>By the early 1990s, Michelle became an international recording star, charting 10 singles on the Billboard Country Hit Charts including her 1992 signature song, \u2018Take It Like A Man\u2019 which reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Charts.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Michelle\u2019s recording career and high-profile performance achievements were richly rewarded, being named the \u2018Top New Female Vocalist\u2019 by the Academy of Country Music (ACM) in 1992, \u2018Country Female Vocalist\u2019 by the Juno Awards in 1993 and 1995, and has won multiple CCMA Awards for \u2018Single of the Year\u2019, \u2018Album of the Year\u2019, and \u2018Video of the Year\u2019 during the 1990s, as well as a five-time winner of the CCMA\u2019s \u2018Female Vocalist of the Year\u2019 and the \u2018Fans\u2019 Choice Award\u2019 winner in 1993 and 1995.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Michelle hosted the 1995 Canadian Country Music Awards Broadcast, televised live from Hamilton; was the subject of two television specials: \u201cMichelle\u201d aired in 1992, and \u201cMichelle Wright: Songs and Secrets\u201d aired in 1996; guested on \u201cThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno\u201d; and has appeared on various internationally televised award shows and TV specials; as well as a 1998 guest appearance in the Canadian TV series, \u201cDue South\u201d.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"split-repeater__blocks grid grid-cols-1\">\n                                    <div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2\" style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #fff; \">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/51_Michelle_Wright.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with long brown hair and bangs smiles, wearing a colorful patterned top and a dark ribbon with a medal around her neck, standing in front of a dark background.\" class=\" \">\n                        <div class=\"content-box \">\n                            <p>In 2012, Michelle was awarded with The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her contributions to Canadian culture and civic life. 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