2008 was a hot year for Pop/R&B recording artist Fara Palmer
Her newest cd, entitled Phoenix, received a phenomenal 11 nominations from over 8 individual music award shows across Canada and the United States with wins for “Best Pop Recording”, “Best Producer /Engineer”, “Outstanding Musical Achievement In A Contemporary Field” and three top ten singles which charted on Independent Canadian and US Radio stations. Impressive, considering the fact that she took a 7-year holiday from the music industry scene to create a family. Prior to taking the better part of a decade off of music, Fara enjoyed National success with her first two cd’s “This Is My World”, released in 1998 and “Prettybrown” released in 2000. All of Fara’s albums have yielded her multiple nominations at numerous award shows, including the Canadian Juno Awards (the equivalent of the Grammy’s in the US), and the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards. In 1999 she won her first awards for “Best Female Artist” and “Best Song of the Year” at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards, a feat that paved the way for her second win in 2000 of “Best Female Artist” at the same awards for her follow up cd “Prettybrown”. A bonus that year, was she hosted the award show along with acclaimed rocker Derek Miller. A star on the rise, Fara has been quoted as “An Electrifying Talent” (Weekend Outlook) and “A Powerful, Independent Voice” (RPM Magazine).
Blessed with a love of music and a powerful set of pipes, Fara got her first taste of stage-life at the age of twelve when she sang at an outdoor concert alongside artists such as: Buffy Ste. Marie, Floyd ‘Red Crow’ Westerman, Morley Loon & Winstun Wuttinee. Since then she has been acknowledged as a powerhouse vocalist, a heart and soul inspired songwriter, role model and a dedicated workshop presenter.
Fara has performed for audiences across North America and has shared the 
stage with artists such as: Shania Twain, Ray Charles, Sarah McLoughlin, Jann Arden and many others. She has sung national anthems to open games for the NBA, WWF, and the North American Indigenous Games. Fara has been a prominent entertainer on the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards and has performed on several shows over the last 12 years. She says her favorite NAAA appearance was the 2007 show where she sang “To Bring Back Yesterday”, a song she wrote about her mothers’ experiences at residential school. A number of Fara’s songs have been placed in movies, television series, and made for TV special movie presentations.
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