Lennie Gallant

Recognized by his peers as one of Canada’s best performing songwriters, Lennie Gallant is a native of Prince Edward Island now living in Nova Scotia. This prolific songwriter/performer has released 9 albums (7 English, 2 French), which have won him a host of awards and nominations from The Juno Awards, East Coast Music Awards and the Gala des Prix Eloizes. He has composed songs for theatre, television, documentaries and special events. His songs have appeared in feature films and on hit television series'. He is considered one of Canada's best songwriters, both in English and French. His album, "When We Get There" was nominated for a 2007 JUNO Award and went into space aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour in July 2009. Canadian astronaut Julie Payette chose the album for the astronaut crew of Mission STS-127 to enjoy while on their 16 day mission.