Short Bio for Posters/Events:
An award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter with roots in both rock and country, Kris Anders is celebrated for his poetic lyrics, strong melodies, and powerful storytelling. Hailing from small-town Manitoba and now earning national and international recognition, Kris’s body of work—including singles “Shattered” and “Open Road”—continues to gain momentum. With over a million streams, along with honours from the Josie Music Awards in Nashville and the Western Canadian Music Awards, Kris has established himself as a rising voice in Canadian country music. On stage, he delivers a live show that’s emotionally resonant and sonically polished. Kris performs both as a solo act and with his backing band, The Flatlanders, and is based in the Okanagan Valley of BC, Canada.
Long Bio:
Much of Kris's musical inspiration came from his Mom's record collection consisting of Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, and The Doors. He also was influenced by the sole radio station available in the family tractor which played Country music and his own collection of Rock from the local record stores. Kris' writing style is often described as poetic, descriptive, and one that allows a sense of place, which Kris attributes to the Prairie images he was immersed in growing up in a lonely rural environment.
His widely acclaimed debut and award winning single, "Shattered" has found rotation on over 1000's of radio stations across the world, and has been featured on commercial playlists throughout North America, South America, and Europe. Kris’ 2022 follow-up singles, "How Did We Get Here" and "This Time" have been gaining momentum with widespread radio play and streaming. His 2023 single release, “Ever Enough” won a LIT Talent Music Award in May of 2023 for Best Rock Video. Kris has earned numerous nominations in the 2021/2022/2023/2024 and 2025 Josie Music Awards in Nashville, TN for categories such as Rock Act of the Year, Vocalist of the Year, EP of the Year, Video of the Year and Song of the Year amongst others. Moreover, Kris was nominated in the prestigious Western Canadian Music Awards for Top Rock Act of 2023 alongside names like Dan Mangan, Hotel Mira, The Royal Foundry, and The Zolos. Kris was one of the few artists to earn such a distinction without representation from a major or Indie Record Label.
To date, Kris' first 6 releases have garnered over 1,000,000 streams on Spotify, Itunes and YouTube combined. In 2023, a radio campaign targeting College and Community radio in North America achieved Kris a Top 10 (#7) streaming album in the Music Meeting Directory, and went on to break the Top 200 College Radio Charts. (#197 Unweighted) as a Self Released album, competing against major and big Indie Labels.
Kris' highlights include:
-2025 Creative BC Artist Development recipient.
-Nominee in the Josie Music Awards in Nashville in the years 2021/2022/2023/2024/2025 in various categories including Vocalist of the Year, Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, EP of the Year, and Video of the Year.
-2025 Song of the Year.com -Semi Finalist “Nobody's Watching” Best Country Song.
-2023 Nominee for Rock Artist of the Year for the Western Canada Music Awards held at Breakout West October of 2023.
-2023 Finalist for the Intercontinental Music Awards held in LA, California for Best Production (This Time).
-“Charting” in the Top 200 College Radio Charts with his debut album, “Threshing Room Floor” - #197 position, week of June 7th, 2023 (unweighted).
-Top 10 (#7) streaming album in the Music Meeting Directory in 2023.
-2023 LIT Talent Award Winner – Best Rock Video “Ever Enough”
-2022 Intercontinental Music Award Winner - Best Rock Song "Shattered"
-2022 Intercontinental Music Award Finalist - Pop song of the Year "How Did We Get Here"
-2022 Song of the Year. Com - Semi Finalist "How Did We Get Here" Best Adult Contemporary
-2020 Song of the Year.com - Semi Finalist "Shattered" Best Rock Song
-2012 Music BC Demo award winner - "Cupid's Arrow" performed by Deanna J Cartea
-2011 Executive Producer and Co-writer, Deanna J Cartea's album "Open Road", which gained radio play in Europe and North America, hitting #2 on the Canadian Roots Rock charts and #12 in the USA. Deanna's single "Open Road" would go on to win an Independent Music Award for best AAA single. -2010 feature in American Songwriter magazine for their Lyric Award winner.