Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Year Winner Nominees
2003 Avril Lavigne k-os Sam Roberts Sarah Slean Shawn Desman
2004 Michael Bublé Barlow Danny Michel Kazzer Kinnie Starr
2005 Feist Fefe Dobson Keshia Chanté Matt Dusk Matt Mays
2006 Daniel Powter Divine Brown Jonas Martha Wainwright Skye Sweetnam
2007 Tomi Swick Eva Avila Melissa O'Neil Neverending White Lights Patrick Watson
2008 Serena Ryder Belly Jeremy Fisher Jill Barber Justin Nozuka
2009 Lights Crystal Shawanda Jessie Farrell Kreesha Turner Nikki Yanofsky
2010 Drake Carly Rae Jepsen Danny Fernandes Justin Bieber Shiloh
2011 Meaghan Smith Basia Bulat Bobby Bazini Caribou Hannah Georgas
2012 Dan Mangan Alyssa Reid Diamond Rings JRDN Lindi Ortega
Recipients -- New Artist of the Year ( 2003–2012 )
The Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year is an annual award given by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to the best new musician in Canada. The award has been given since 1974, when it was originally divided into separate awards for men and women under the names Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year and Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year. These two awards were merged in 1994 into Best New Solo Artist, which was then changed to New Artist of the Year in 2003, and finally changed to its current title beginning in 2013.