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2012 Slaight Music Humanitarian Award

Tenille’s Play It Forward Alberta School Tour – GRAND PRIZE WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED THIS THURSDAY!

Tenille will be stopping by Breakfast Television Edmonton this Thursday to announce the WINNER of the Alberta Play It Forward School Tour GRAND PRIZE of $10,000!

Tune in the morning of January 17th to find out who the winner is and to hear their story!

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ABOUT PLAY IT FORWARD

WHAT:
A 50 minute in-school presentation that uses music and story telling to spark interest, ignite change, and fuel passion while recognizing positive leadership efforts of our nation’s youth! Particular emphasis given to selfless, community-minded behavior that helps others; essentially, PLAYING IT FORWARD!

WHERE & WHEN:
The exciting launch of the Play It Forward tour took place in Tenille’s home province of Alberta between October 15 and November 09, 2012. This tour will continue across Canada throughout 2013. Tour dates to be posted soon!

WHO:
  • Tenille is the Youngest ever recipient of the 2012 CCMA Slaight Music Humanitarian Award.
  • The 2012 Alberta Country Music Association Female Artist Of The Year.
  • Youngest ever Canadian Country Music Awards nominee for Female Artist of the Year in 2011.
  • Tenille’s ultimate goal is to make a difference with her passion for music.

WHY:

The future belongs to youth who believe in their dreams and have the ambition to make them reality.
Today’s youth hold the opportunity to prove that passionate actions can truly make a difference!!

WHAT ELSE:
During the show, Tenille and staff members of the school will call 1-3 pre-determined leaders out of the student body who will be recognized for their actions during the presentation. Each leader will receive $75 – this money is to be played forward to their school however they see fit! They will also be entered to win the mass draw at the end of the tour for the $10,000 prize package. $5000 of which is donated to a charity of choice the chosen leader is passionate about, and the other $5000 going towards the school of the drawn leader to be put towards a program that continues to play it forward through their hallways!

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Tenille Announces 2013 Big Hearts for Big Kids Fundraiser Event Lineup!!!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 11, 2013

Big Hearts Poster 2013
The lineup of artists for Big Hearts for Big Kids Concert Fundraiser benefiting the Sunrise House has just been released!

Deric Ruttan, Jason McCoy, Victoria Banks,
The Jeffersons, Sean Hogan, Wyatt and Tenille.

“I am so excited to have this event back in our community supporting the GPYESS,” says Event Organizer and Founder, Tenille, “And I can’t wait for everyone to hear the entertainment coming!”

“My favorite part of this event is the way that people come together with their Big Hearts to help youth at risk of homelessness. Three years ago I was inspired to start this formal concert fundraiser in honour of the Sunrise House/Grande Prairie Youth Emergency Shelter after hearing about the positive difference they make in our community and how many youth right here at home turn to it.”

Big Hearts For Big Kids is a spectacular evening of country music and entertainment on Saturday February 23rd, 2013 at the TEC Centre. This 600 ticket event will feature the musical talents of Canadian Country Music Award Winning Artists in two intimate, personal Songwriter’s Circles followed by headliner Deric Ruttan. The evening will involve appetizers, raffle items, a silent auction, and live auction in an intimate setting with amazing artists!

Headline Sponsors this year include Caron Measurement and Controls and Canadian Tire.

Over the past 3 years, the event has raised over $194,000 thanks to Grande Prairie’s incredible support. The Grande Prairie Youth Emergency Shelter has been able to help more families in need of assistance as a result of the growing awareness.

Tickets go on sale Monday, January 14th at the Crystal Centre Box office.
Please call (780) 538-0387 or purchase online www.crystalcentre.com.

This event SELLS OUT each year and limited tickets are available so hurry!

For more information, contact Tenille at (780) 518-5252, OR Tanya Wald, Executive Director of the Sunrise House at (780) 539-3287.

You can also visit http://www.tenille.ca/bigheartsforbigkids2013

 

Tenille PRESENTS…. The Play It Forward School Tour

 

2012 CCMA SLAIGHT MUSIC HUMANITARIAN AWARD RECIPIENT,
TENILLE PRESENTS….. THE PLAY IT FORWARD SCHOOL TOUR!
OFFICIAL HASHTAG: ##piftour

 

  Most recently honoured with the 2012 CCMA Slaight Music Humanitarian Award, Tenille presents The Play It Forward School Tour beginning October 15th, 2012. This exciting launch of the Play It Forward tour will take place in Tenille’s home province of Alberta between October 15th and November 9th, 2012.

The Play It Forward School tour is a 50 minute in-school presentation that uses music and storytelling to spark interest, ignite change, and fuel passion while recognizing positive leadership efforts of our nation’s youth! Particular emphasis given to selfless, community-minded behavior that helps others; essentially, PLAYING IT FORWARD!

During the presentation, Tenille and staff members of the school will call on 1 – 3 pre-determined leaders out of the student body who will be recognized for their actions. Each leader will receive honorariums to Play It Forward…. Additionally each leader will also be entered to win the final mass draw at the end of the tour! The final draw at the end, will include a $10,000 prize pack consisting of a $5,000 donation to a charity of choice that the chosen leader is passionate about, and a $5,000 monetary prize to the school of the winning leader to be put towards a program that Plays It Forward.

Tour dates will be announced on Friday September 28th, 2012.

ABOUT TENILLE

  Awarded the 2012 Alberta Country Music Association Award for Female Artist of the Year, Grande Prairie’s Tenille first experienced national media attention at age nine, when she was hoisted on to an Edmonton stage to perform with Shania Twain. It was then she declared, “I really want to be a singer – that’s my dream.” And and so her dream unfolds…

Tenille was signed to Royalty Records at seventeen years old and was selected to sing when the 2010 Olympic Torch Relay went through her hometown. Later that year, she took the stage at the CCMA New Artist Showcase and her song “Time Machine” placed in the Top 50 for the International Songwriter’s Competition in the youth category. Tenille’s exceptional songwriting skills have aligned her with Nashville SESAC Legacy Award Winner Stan Webb, and multi JUNO nominated and CCMA Award winners Tim Taylor, Byron Hill and Troy Kokol.

One year later working with Nashville-based Canadian producer Fred Mollin, Tenille released her debut album, REAL, in 2011. The album reached #13 on the Soundscan Country chart in its first week and earned Tenille the title of youngest ever nominee for Female Artist of the Year at the Canadian Country Music Awards.

On July 9, 2012 Tenille’s latest single, “Starts With You” was serviced to Canadian country radio.

A strong advocate for ‘giving back,’ Tenille has contributed to fundraising efforts for Slave Lake, Haiti and is the creator behind the annual music event Big Hearts for Big Kids benefiting Sunrise House, the only youth emergency shelter north of Edmonton. In the three-year event tenure, $194,000 was raised which helped to keep the shelter doors open. Her efforts have been recognized by Chris Warkentin, Canada’s Member of Parliament for Peace River and she was also recognized by the Grande Prairie Volunteer Services Bureau Association and awarded a Leaders of Tomorrow Award.

On September 8th, 2012 at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards in Saskatoon, SK, Tenille was honoured with the 2012 Slaight Music Humanitarian Award, previously won in 2011 by Johnny Reid and Gord Bamford in 2010.

Tenille’s Play It Forward tour begins October 2012 in her home province of Alberta and will continue to move throughout the country in the spring 2013. Additional school tour dates and locations will be announced shortly.

Go to www.tenille.ca/playitforward for the latest news, event information and join the conversation by tweeting hashtag #PlayItForwardSchoolTour.

A special thank you goes out to our sponsors, Low Impact, Caron Measurement and Controls, Canadian Tire (Grande Prairie Store), Save On Foods and T-Ram Canada.

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Tenille Releases New Single “Starts With You” To Country Radio!

New single from
TENILLE
“STARTS WITH YOU”

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Canadian Country Music Association’s 2012 Slaight Music Humanitarian Award Recipient (previous recipients Gord Bamford and Johnny Reid)
  • Alberta’s Country Music Awards – First Country Female Artist of the Year
  • Presented with Aaron Lines at the CCMA’s The Jim Cuddy Band and The Heartbroken Performance in 2011 on the CBC Televised Award Show
  • CCMA Songwriter’s Café Performance in Hamilton and coming up in Saskatoon
  • Opening Act Performances for Terri Clark, Easton Corbin, and Randy Travis
  • Big Valley Jamboree Axe Songwriter’s Workshop Performance
  • Calgary Stampede Chinook Breakfast Performance 2012
  • Manitoulin Country Fest Mainstage Entertainment and Songwriter’s Circle
  • Performance with Jason McCoy and Jamie Warren
  • Live Televised Performances on CTV’s Canada AM and Breakfast Television
  • Featured Performer in John Landry’s Ontario Christmas Tour
  • Top 50 Finalist in youth category for International Songwriter’s Competition
  • Raised over $194,000 for the Grande Prairie Youth Emergency Shelter Society as the creator for the annual concert fundraiser Big Hearts For Big Kids
  • Music Video “Pictures on a Crooked Wall” added to rotation on CMT

BIOGRAPHY

A gifted singer and songwriter with a huge charitable heart, 18-year-old Tenille has become an unstoppable force in Canadian country music. The Canadian Country Music Association has recently announced that she will be honored with the Slaight Music Humanitarian Award this year.

In 2011, she was awarded Alberta’s Female Artist of the Year and also nominated at the Canadian Country Music Awards as the youngest ever Female Artist of the Year. Tenille’s proudest achievement to date, however, has been founding, organizing, and hosting Big Hearts for Big Kids, a fundraiser that has raised more than $194,000 in the past three years for Grande Prairie’s Youth Emergency Shelter Society- the Sunrise House.

Tenille has also contributed to fundraising efforts for Slave Lake, Haiti, Canadian Cancer Relays, The Wounded Warriors Foundation, and she will be spending part of her summer with the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation, sharing her joy of music with the kids at the Kananaskis camp. With her new radio single “Starts With You” currently released and an exciting schedule of upcoming events, Tenille has found time to finish her graduating year of high school and is currently working with Nashville producer Fred Mollin on her sophomore album, to be released in early 2013.
Tenille – Starts With You – Lyric Video