Smithers’ own Alex Cuba has won another Juno award.
In total, he has won three Juno Awards in his career, with two wins for World Music Album of the Year in 2006 for Humo de Tabaco, and in 2008 for his second album, Agua del Pozo.
At the award ceremony on March 29, he took another win in the brand-new category Latin Music Recording of the Year for Índole.
“Winning this Juno feels like the first one I won,” he wrote on his Facebook page. “I am incredibly proud to have won the first Latin Juno ever. Thank you to the Juno Awards for creating a category for Latin Music. That opens the door for Latin Music to develop and flourish in this beautiful country.”
Cuba has also won Grammy Awards, including the Latin Grammy for Best New Artist.
His 2015 album, Healer, earned him a Latin Grammy Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Latin Pop Album.
His 2021 album Mendó won the 2022 Grammy for Best Latin Pop Album.
The Juno Awards celebrate Canada’s music, and this year’s ceremony was held in Hamilton, Ontario.