- Calvin Wiggett
Infobox musical artist |
Name = Calvin Wiggett
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Background = solo_singer
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Born = birth date and age|1966|07|14
Origin =Regina, Saskatchewan ,Canada
Instrument =Vocals ,Guitar
Genre = Country
Occupation =Singer
Years_active = 1995-present
Label = Royalty
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URL = [http://www.calvinwiggett.com/ www.calvinwiggett.com]Calvin Wiggett (born
July 14 ,1966 inRegina, Saskatchewan ,Canada ) is acountry music singer . Wiggett recorded one studio album forRoyalty Records , 1995's "Made for Each Other". This album produced four chart singles for him on the Canadian country music charts, of which the highest was the #13-peaking "Love Music Loves to Dance."Biography
Though he was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Calvin Wiggett has lived all over the world, from Bienfait, Saskatchewan to
Williston, North Dakota to Calgary, Alberta to Tehran, Iran. After moving to Calgary, Wiggett entered his first singing contest in1989 , where he finished in the semi-finals. He continued entering contests, eventually winning CFCW's Star Search Talent Contest onFebruary 26 ,1995 . [ [http://www.calvinwiggett.com/bio1.html CalvinWiggett_Bio1 ] ]Later that year, Wiggett was signed to
Royalty Records and released his first album, "Made for Each Other". His first single, "Missing You," was released onSeptember 1 ,1995 , with an accompanying video sent to NCN. The song reached the top 20 on the Canadian country singles chart, as did the follow-up, "Love Music Loves to Dance." In1996 , Wiggett was nominated for Best Male Artist at the RPM Big Country Awards, and Best Country Male Vocalist at the prestigiousJuno Award s. He also received several nominations from the Alberta Recording Industry Association (ARIA) in 1996 and1997 . [ [http://www.calvinwiggett.com/bio2.html CalvinWiggett_Bio2 ] ]On
September 7 ,1996 , it was announced that Wiggett had singed an American record deal withArista Nashville . As he traveled betweenToronto and Nashville working on his second album, Wiggett continued to maintain his career in Canada with the singles "I Know What It's Not" and "Made for Each Other." Wiggett's second album was completed in1998 , but Arista ultimately chose not to release the project. [ [http://www.calvinwiggett.com/welcome.html CalvinWiggett_Home ] ]Discography
Albums
ingles
References
External links
* [http://www.calvinwiggett.com Calvin Wiggett Official Site]
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