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One of Canada’s best-loved singers, Amy Sky and her husband Marc Jordan bring their “Lights of December” Christmas Concert to the intimate new Lincoln Alexander Centre, 150 King St. E. The all ages show is Sat. Dec. 12 at 7:30pm.

Famous for embracing her life’s journey and a commitment to spirituality in her songs such as “I Will Take Care of You” and “Ordinary Miracles” her joy and passion make her live shows truly uplifting. Tickets are $36 & $38 and can be ordered at 905-308-3430 or www.lincolnalexanderlive.com.

Sky has received three Juno nominations including two for Best Songwriter. Her songs have been recorded by Reba McEntire, Diana Ross, Olivia Newton-John, Sheena Easton and Heart. She had chart singles duets with Anne Murray “Let There Be Love” and Natalie MacMaster “In My Hands”.

Amy’s second album Burnt By The Sun generated in 1998/1999 the hit singles and videos, “Waterfall,” “Heaven,” “Ordinary Miracles” and “Love, Pain and the Whole Damn Thing.” Amy was nominated for a Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year and the chart-topping song, “Love, Pain and the Whole Damn Thing,” garnered a SOCAN Award.

Amy’s debut album, Cool Rain, released in 1996, garnered a 1997 Juno Award nomination for Songwriter of the Year and a 1998 nomination for Best New Artist, placing four of her singles at the top of the charts. Cool Rain, also yielded a #1 video for the single “Til You Love Somebody.” In 1998, that song, along with “Deliver Me,” a collaborative effort for Roch Voisine, won Amy two more SOCAN Awards.

Inspired by the hundreds of fan letters she received, thanking her for capturing the emotions and reality of being a woman in the millennium, Amy released in 2001, Phenomenal Woman – the title track set to music of the anthemic poem “Phenomenal Woman” by American Poet Dr. Maya Angelou. Phenomenal Woman became the theme and title of a Global Television special which aired the Mothers Day weekend of 2001. This album also spawned the hit singles “Touch” and “I believe in Us.

1999 proved to be the year of broadcast specials featuring Amy Sky; CTV’s one-hour feature titled, Amy Sky – Songs of the Heart, and BRAVO! Productions one-hour special An Evening with Amy Sky and Marc Jordan were well received with high audience viewing. In 1998, Amy was asked to compose and perform two original songs for One Last Time – a CTV television special featuring the popular figure skating duo of Barbara Underhill and Paul Martini.