Maple Ridge-raised artist Madeline Merlo is up for a Canadian country music award in the same category as Shania Twain.

Merlo is nominated for the Canadian Country Music AssociationB次元官网网址檚 female artist of the year.

In a Facebook post, Merlo calls Shania Twain her hero.

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A post from Merlo on Instagram said she was reflecting on the nomination.

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Other nominees in the same catefory are Jess Moskaluke, Lindsay Ell and Meghan Patrick.

Merlo said her newest single, Neon Love, is among the Top 20 songs on Canadian country radio and has been streamed over a million times.

MerloB次元官网网址檚 debut alum, Free Soul, was released in 2016.

Merlo is back in Canada for summer tour dates, including concerts in Ottawa, Oro-medonte, Penticton, Calgary and Port Perry.