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Born in Nunavut, living in Winnipeg, Fraser's Inuktitut cover of Rihanna's Diamonds went viralInuk singer-songwriter Kelly Fraser, who rose to fame through YouTube for her Inuktitut cover of Rihanna's Diamonds and later earned a Juno Award nomination, has died at 26.
Kelly Fraser, an acclaimed Inuk singer-songwriter from Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, who had been living in Winnipeg, has died at age 26.The cause of Fraser's death earlier this week in the Manitoba capital hasn't been announced. Fraser started on guitar at age 11 and formed a band at 15. She rose to fame in 2013 after her sparklingHonouring the very talented, fun and outgoing Kelly Fraser. Miigwech for your contributions to our communities and country #KellyFraser #iskell pic.twitter.com/vRfasfrd1Uin 2017, was nominated for best Indigenous music album at the 2018 Juno Awards honouring Canadian music.
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