- Mary Lu Zahalan
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Mary Lu Zahalan is a Canadian rock singer and actress.
Born in Renfrew, Ontario and raised in Oakville, Zahalan was a Miss Canada finalist in 1976[citation needed] before embarking on a career as an entertainer. She was a performing arts teacher at Oakville's Sheridan College.[citation needed]
She received a nomination for a Juno Award in 1983 as Most Promising Female Vocalist.[1] In 1990, she released the album Zahalan.
In January 2011, Zahalan graduated from Liverpool Hope University with a masters degree in a program that studied The Beatles. She was the first graduate of the program.[2]
References
- ^ Farrell, David (19 March 1983). Loverboy, Rush are top Juno nominees. p. 56. http://books.google.com/books?id=ESQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT84&dq=%22Mary+Lu+Zahalan%22#v=onepage&q=%22Mary%20Lu%20Zahalan%22&f=false. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "First Beatles Scholar Graduates In Liverpool". National Public Radio. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=133242525. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
Categories:- Living people
- Canadian television actors
- Canadian rock singers
- Female rock singers
- People from Oakville, Ontario
- Musicians from Ontario
- People from Renfrew County, Ontario
- Canadian singer stubs
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