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File No. 076170 · Adjudicated
Deborah Cox
Musician — Deborah Cox, Destination Moon, Nobody's Supposed to Be Here
Born
1974
Birthplace
TORONTO, ONTARIO
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.
Scorecard
Path A — born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
TORONTO, ONTARIO
Canadian parentage — not scored
No Canadian parents on record
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Ontario
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically
Fun fact
She holds the record for the most number-one hits by a Canadian on the U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs chart with 13 chart-toppers.
The verdict
Born and raised in Toronto, this R&B powerhouse has repped Canada hard on the international stage, even while building her career in the U.S. music industry. She's performed at countless Canadian events, sung the anthem at major games, and never shies away from her Toronto roots. Canada claims her proudly, and she claims Canada right back.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org