Barlow (musician)

Barlow is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for his 2003 hit, "Walk Away," from his self-titled 2004 album. He has been nominated for four Juno Awards and won the Canadian Rising Star Award.^[2][3] Radio Music Award nomination.

Barlow
Birth name	Tom Barlow
Born	1965 or 1966 (age 58–59)[1]
Origin	North York, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Rock, pop rock
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Epic

Biography

Early life

He was born as Tom Barlow in North York, Ontario, Canada. In 1985, Barlow began playing music in clubs and writing songs to pay for his university education. He graduated from York University in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education.^[2]

2003–2005: Barlow

In August 2003, his self-titled debut album was released on Sony The album included the singles, "Walk Away", "Married by Elvis", and "Perfect Wave". The album was nominated for Pop Album of the Year at the 2004 Juno Awards. He was also nominated as Best New Artist. The music video for the song "Perfect Wave" was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2005 Juno Awards.^[4]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album Details	Chart Positions
		CAN
2003	Barlow Release date: 26 August 2003 Label: Sony Music Canada	—
2011	Burning Days Release date: 1 November 2011 Label: Coalition Entertainment	—

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions	Album
		CAN
2003	"Walk Away"	—	Barlow
2004	"Married by Elvis"	—
2005	"Perfect Wave"	—

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Result
2004	33rd Annual Juno Awards	Pop Album of the Year – Barlow	Nominated
		New Artist of the Year	Nominated
2005	34th Annual Juno Awards	Video of the Year – "Perfect Wave"	Nominated

Further reading

• ""Barlow" (sound recording)", collectionscanada.gc.ca/lac-bac/search/all, Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, OCLC 310391056, AMICUS No. 30869599, retrieved 24 January 2012