C'mon Canadians, you guys gotta know your music scene better...
How about (just for female singers) anyone BUT Anne Murray... why not look at Female artists like Sarah Harmer, Susan Aglukark (native singer), Bif Naked, Emily Haines, Michella Wright, Terri Clark, Sarah Slean, Holly Cole, Emm Gryner (tours with Bowie, independant artist), Loreena Mckinnet, Peaches (gender bender) Leslie Feist, Diana Krall, Chantell Kraviazuk, Alanna Miles, Alanis Morissette, Joni Mitchell, Buffy St. Marie (activist/ musician)... and every Canadian should know Rita McNeil!!!
While a lot of these musicians aren't selling their bodies like Avril, Britney, or either simpson, a lot of them have contributed to music in the past (Joni Mitchell) or are making ground breaking music right now (Emily Haines with Metric and Broken Social scene and Leslie Feist with Feist, Broken Social scene), not only in a Canadian scene, but the world scene. A lot of them are very talented musicians, Haines and Feist alone are making really inventive music with their own bands and with Broken Social Scene... give it a listen, educate yourself!!! HA!