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Iona Fyfe
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Iona Fyfe (born 16 January 1998) is a Scottish singer from Huntly, Aberdeenshire known for singing Scots folk songs and ballads. In 2016, she was a semi-finalist of the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award and, in 2017 and 2021, was a finalist of the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician award. In 2018, she won "Scots Singer of the Year" at the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. In 2019, she won "Young Scots Speaker o the Year" at the inaugural Scots Language Awards, winning "Scots Performer o the Year" in the 2020 Awards, and "Scots Speaker o the Year" in the 2021 Awards. She has advocated for official recognition of the Scots language, successfully petitioning Spotify to add Scots to their list of languages.
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Born | (1998-01-16) 16 January 1998 (age 26)[1] Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Genres | Scottish folk music Doric folk music |
Occupation(s) | Folk singer-songwriter Multi-instrumentalist |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | Cairnie Records |
Website | ionafyfe![]() |
Fyfe is a National Director of the Traditional Music and Song Association and serves as a committee member of the Musicians' Union Scotland.[2]