title: Nuela Charles
text: # Nuela Charles
  
  Manuela Wüthrich, who goes by the stage name Nuela Charles, is a Canadian, Swiss, and Kenyan musician, who plays a style of soul, pop, r&b, jazz and hip hop music. She has released four musical works, Aware (2012), and the Juno nominated albums The Grand Hustle (2016), Distant Danger (2018) and Melt (2019).
  
  ## Life and career
  
  Charles was born, Manuela Wüthrich, on 19 January, in Kenya. She graduated from Briercrest College and Seminary in 2008, and she identifies as a Christian.
  
  Her music recording career started in 2012, with the studio album Aware, released on 23 October 2012. She released another studio album, The Grand Hustle, on 4 November 2016.
  
  ## Discography
  
  * Aware (23 October 2012)
  * The Grand Hustle (4 November 2016)
  * Distant Danger (19 October 2018)
  * Melt (8 November 2019)
  * Blissful Madness EP (30 April 2021)
  
  ## Awards and nominations
  
  | Year | Organization | Award | Artist/work | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2013 | Western Canadian Music Awards | Urban Recording of the Year | Aware | Nominated |
  | 2013 | Edmonton Music Prize | Album of the Year | Aware | Winner |
  | 2014 | SiriusXM Indie Awards | R&B/Soul Artist of the Year | Nuela Charles | Nominated |
  | 2017 | Western Canadian Music Awards | Urban Artist of the Year | Nuela Charles | Winner |
  | 2017 | Western Canadian Music Awards | Video of the Year | "Crumbling Down" | Nominated |
  | 2017 | Edmonton Music Prize | Album of the Year | The Grand Hustle | Runner-up |
  | 2018 | Juno Awards | Adult Contemporary Album of the Year | The Grand Hustle | Nominated |
  | 2018 | Edmonton Music Prize | Album of the Year | Distant Danger | Runner-up |
  | 2019 | Juno Awards | Adult Contemporary Album of the Year | Distant Danger | Nominated |
  | 2020 | Juno Awards | Adult Contemporary Album of the Year | Melt | Nominated |
  | 2020 | Western Canadian Music Awards | Pop Artist of the Year | Melt | Winner |
  