Terry Uyarak is an Inuk singer-songwriter from Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada, whose debut album Nunarjua Isulinginniani was released in 2020.[1]

Prior to launching his musical career, Uyarak was a performer and artistic director with Artcirq, an Inuit circus troupe.[2]

Nunarjua Isulinginniani, whose title translates as "before the world ends", was produced by Jace Lasek, and was released in October 2020 on Aakuluk Music.[3] The album was preceded by the preview singles "Inuit Nunangat"[4] and "Anuri";[5] the latter was a duet with Riit, and the former received national airplay on CBC Music and charted on the CBC Music Top 20.[6] The album received a Juno Award nomination for Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2021.[7]

Uyarak followed up in 2023 with the album Unnuaq.[8]

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