Joni Mitchell

                Joni Mitchell, who was born in Fort MacLeod, Alberta in 1943, is a famous singer.  She went to art school.  She played guitar and sang to make extra money.   She wrote many songs and people liked them.

                Actually, she got very sick with polio at 9.  She started singing in the hospital.  In 1964, she got pregnant and had a baby girl.  Unfortunately, she couldn’t take care of a baby.  She put baby up for adoption.  She hadn’t seen her daughter until 1997.

                She got married with Chuck Mitchell, who took her to the US.  They sang in coffeehouses together.   She started writing songs for other singers.  She wrote “Both Sides Now”, which was a hit for finger Judy Collins.  She moved to jazz music after she wrote many hit albums.  Then, she retired in 2002.  However, she made a comeback in 2005.

                She has released 18 albums, won 9 Grammies, and worked with many artists in folk music and jazz in her life.

                She loved as a singer and songwriter in Canada and around the world.  “Both Sides Now” was played at the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.  It’s really hard to make a living as a singer.  Most of people would change their mind, when life is hard.  Joni Mitchell never gives up.  I think that’s why she is succeeded.