Born in
Aylmer, Quebec, Charlie Major knew he wanted to be a musician since he was 19 years old. He was blinded in one eye as a result of a pellet gun accident when he was 12. Major released his debut album in Canada,
The Other Side, in 1993. All six singles released from the album went to No. 1 on the
RPM Country chart. He won the
Juno Award as Country Male Vocalist of the Year two years in a row (Juno Awards in
1994 and
1995). Five major
Canadian Country Music Awards followed, along with songwriting honours from
SOCAN, and a
BMI Award in 1993 for "
Backroads", recorded by
Ricky Van Shelton in 1991 on his
Backroads album, as the "Most Performed Song in America." In 2006 he made an appearance on the television show
Holmes on Homes. ==Personal life==