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Date of Birth

20 June 1945, Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada

Birth Name

Morna Anne Murray

Nickname

Annie

Mini Biography

Anne Murray is a major recording star. She has won numerous Grammy Awards, American Music Awards, as well as a number of Juno Awards in her native Canada. Anne lives in Toronto, Canada with her husband and two children. She has sold over 24 million records. She is known for such hits as "Snowbird", "Danny's Song", "You Won"t See Me", "You Needed Me", "What Would It Take" etc... Anne tours on a regular basis but limits her dates as her family comes first.

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Spouse

Bill Langstroth

(20 June 1975 - ?) (divorced) 2 children

Trivia

She has a museum, Anne Murray Centre, dedicated to her in Springhill, Nova Scotia.

Was a high school Physical Education teacher before her singing career

She was awarded the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on June 25, 1975 and the C.C. (Companion of the Order of Canada) on December 17, 1984 for her services to music.

Pictured on one of four 52¢ Canadian commemorative postage stamps honoring Canadian Recording Artists, issued 29 June 2007. The other stamps pictured Paul Anka, Gordon Lightfoot, and Joni Mitchell.

Two children with Bill Langstroth: son William (born in 1976) and daughter Dawn (born April 16, 1979).

Daughter of James Carson Murray, a doctor, and Marion Murray, a registered nurse.

Separated from Bill Langstroth in May, 1998.

Her daughter, Dawn Langstroth, is a singer, songwriter and recording artist who sometimes recorded with her mother. Dawn has also been battling anorexia.

After high school, spent a year at Mount Saint Vincent University, a Catholic women's college in Halifax. Next stop was the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, where she studied Physical Education.

Sister of David, Daniel, Harold, Stewart and Bruce Murray. Bruce performed and toured with Anne in the 1980s.

She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1750 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.

Her mother, the former Marion Burke, died April 10, 2006, at the age of 92.

Where Are They Now

Just released "Country Croonin'" (2002); CD of country/pop standards

(June 2007) Toronto, Ontario, Canada

(October 2009) Release of her memoirs, "All of Me" by Anne with Michael Posner.

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