Edmonton singer-songwriter Ruth B was honoured in Ottawa Sunday night with her very first Juno Award.
The 21-year-old received the award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year.
Ruth B was nominated for three Juno Awards. She was also up for Fan Choice, which went to Shawn Mendes, and Songwriter of the Year, which went to Gord Downie.
Ruth B shot to stardom with her song Lost Boy, which originally began as a short video on Vine in December 2014.
She was inspired to write the song after watching an episode of the television show Once Upon a Time.
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Ruth B signed a contract with Columbia Records in July 2015.
Watch below: ET Canada’s Sangita Patel takes three-time Juno Award nominee Ruth B. to Holt Renfrew to get red carpet ready for Sunday’s show – and to get the details on her debut album.
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