What is perhaps the ultimate power-couple of Canadian pop music is coming to Greater Victoria.
Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida B次元官网网址� each with a mantle of Juno awards to their name B次元官网网址� play SidneyB次元官网网址檚 Mary Winspear Centre this Thursday (Nov. 18).
Kreviazuk burst onto the scene in 1997 with her full-length debut, Under These Rocks and Stones. She has since released five studio albums and has two Juno awards to her credit.
Maida made a name for himself as lead singer of Our Lady Peace, which won the first of its two Junos for Rock Album of the Year for 1998B次元官网网址檚 Clumsy and earned the same award for 2003B次元官网网址檚 Gravity.
Kreviazuk and Maida met at a Pearl Jam concert in 1996 and married in 1999. They have three children.
On top of their respective musical careers, Kreviazuk and Maida have co-written countless hits for artists such as Kelly Clarkson, David Cook and Carrie Underwood.
They have also emerged as voices of social conscience through their work in organizations such as War Child Canada.
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Kreviazuk is active in various causes including womenB次元官网网址檚 rights, war refugees and child education. Maida launched War ChildB次元官网网址檚 Busking for Change program, in which Canadian musicians raise money to benefit children in the wordB次元官网网址檚 most devastated regions, including the construction of schools in Congo. The couple has recorded contributions for multiple benefit albums for War Child.
The couple received the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award recognizing outstanding Canadian artists whose contributions positively enhance the social fabric of Canada, and both are members of the Order of Canada.
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Maida, for his part, has drawn a comparison between music and social activism.
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The couple hits the stage at 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, visit .
