PLA Media is Happy To Reunite with Legendary Songstress Michelle Wright
PLA Media is elated to welcome back to the roster Michelle Wright, Canadian country music icon and hitmaker since the 90’s.
PLA Media Founder, Pam Lewis, helped launch her career-changing Now & Then album. Since their initial time working together, this Merlin, Ontario native’s career has soared earning her multiple awards and a coveted induction into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 2011.
Fast-forward to 2022, and she’s still going strong with a new album on the way, via BFD / Audium Nashville titled Milestone. Her first release in nine years, this gutsy collection will showcase her distinctive musical style which has been the hallmark of her career.
As a prelude to the 30th Anniversary celebration of Now & Then, Wright is excited to share that her Canadian fans will now have streaming access, for the first time, to many of her releases with Arista / BMG. Those titles include the following albums: Michelle Wright, Now & Then, For Me It’s You, The Reasons Why and Greatest Hits. In addition, this summer, fans will find Michelle appearing across North America including performances at the Country Music Association of Ontario Week and returning to downtown Nashville for CMA Fest.
“It is such a timely honor to be reunited with Michelle having worked her seminal CD, Now & Then,” says PLA Media Founder Pam Lewis. “She has it all: a strong female role model; looks; talent; well-written songs; good production; smarts; and oh, did I mention… she is so nice!”
To stay updated on Michelle Wright, visit the following:
Website: michelle-wright.com
Facebook: facebook.com/michellewrightmusic
Instagram: @michellewrightmusic
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Twitter: @thewrightmusic
About Michelle Wright
Like so many country artists, Michelle Wright cut her teeth playing six nights a week in clubs throughout Canada. In 1988, after teaming with Savannah Records President Brian Ferriman, Savannah Records released her first CD, Do Right By Me, in Canada. Michelle and her band set off to tour North America.
Do Right By Me was a major hit in her homeland, with seven charting singles and over 40,000 copies sold. That success opened many doors, landing her a deal with the brand new Arista/Nashville label. Arista/Nashville made Michelle one of its flagship artists, and, in 1990, they released her first U.S. album, Michelle Wright. American audiences enthusiastically responded to “that girl singer from up north with the snow in her videos.” Her first single, “New Kind Of Love,” became her first top thirty American hit.
In 1992, Arista released her second CD Now & Then, producing a total of six singles including “One Time Around,” “Guitar Talk,” “He Would Be Sixteen,” and the song that changed everything, “Take It Like A Man.” After the latter was released in February 1992, Michelle became the first Canadian‐born artist in the modern era of country music to have a Top Ten hit in America. She went on to secure a number one video on CMT‐USA (also for “Take It Like A Man”) as well as winning the Academy of Country Music’s “Top New Female Vocalist” award.The song also catapulted Michelle to superstardom, receiving a total of twelve music industry awards, including the 1993 Canadian Country Music Association’s Fans’ Choice Entertainer of The Year Award, and double platinum honors for Now & Then the same year.
Her career has been a dream come true. Her total of twelve album releases have sold millions of copies and produced twenty‐five Top Ten radio hits. She went on to win a total of 18 CCMA Awards. Michelle enjoys an international career that has seen her grace concert stages across North America, Europe, Africa, South America, Australia, and Asia. To date, she has garnered forty major awards, including her 2011 induction into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.
About Bob Frank Entertainment
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