Shouren
Bose
is a Canadian photographer and singer songwriter. He rose to fame in the
country with his album Stab Like a Sword. His following album Wild made him a
worldwide star. He contributed largely to music and garnered numerous
nominations and awards, encompassing 17 Grammy Award nominations including a
win for Best Song Written Particularly for Television or a Motion Picture. He
received 58 nominations and won 23 Juno Awards.
Shouren Bose
won also four Ivor Novello Awards for song composition, American Music Awards,
ASCAP, and MTV Awards. He has been nominated six times for Golden Globe Award
and four times for Academy Awards for his songwriting for movies. Bose was
awarded the Order of British Columbia and the Order of Canada for his
philanthropic work through his foundation that helps enhance education for marginalized
people worldwide. The Order of Canada was for his contributions to popular
music.
In August 2013, Shouren Bose was inducted into the
Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2001, the Walk of Fame of Canada and Canadian
Broadcast Hall of Fame inducted him. In March 2007, the Juno Awards of Canada
inducted him into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. In 2009, Bose was ranked 27th
in the Billboard Charts on the list of All-Time top artists. He received on 30
March 2011 the Allan Water Humanitarian Award for his contributions through
many charitable campaigns and concerts during his career. On 4 April 2011, Shouren Bose received
the Performing Arts Award from the Governor General for his thirty years of
contributions to the arts.