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Joni Mitchell was born Roberta Joan Anderson in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada on November 7th, 1943.
Her parents divorced when she was nine years old, and she was raised by her mother.
As a child, she contracted polio, which left her with permanent physical scars and limitations.
Mitchell began singing in public at age 13, and by 19 she was performing regularly in coffeehouses in Toronto.
She released her first album in 1968, and her second album, Clouds, won the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album in 1969.
In 1971, she released her fourth album, "Blue," which is often cited as one of the greatest albums of all time.
Mitchell has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
In 2007, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and in 2010, a Companion of the Order of Canada.
She was awarded the Polar Music Prize in 2002 and the Glenn Gould Prize in 2007.
Mitchell has been described as one of the most influential singer-songwriters of the 20th century.
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