Feist
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Feist is a Canadian songstress famously known as the lead vocalist of another Canadian indie band, Broken Social Scene.
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About
Born Leslie Feist on February 13, 1976 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan. Inspired by a punk band Placebo (not to be mistaken for the UK based rock band with the same name). Feist started to focus on making her music that she damaged her voice forcing her to take a hiatus.
By 1998, she moved to Toronto where she spent the next six months recording, using a guitar in replacement of her voice. Through that, she became a guitarist for the Canadian indie rock band, By Divine Right.
In between her tours with By Divine Right she managed to record her debut album which was released on September 1999. By the time she released her sophomore effort, she joined another indie rock band, Broken Social Scene. You Forgot It in People (recorded with Broken Social Scene in 2002) was highly successful, winning the Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards.
Feist's second solo album Let It Die was another success. It was hailed as Canada's best pop album of 2004. She continued to release solo albums and with Broken Social Scene.
Awards & Certifications
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2006 | Juno Award | Single of the Year - "Inside and Out" | Nomination |
| 2006 | Juno Award | Alternative Album of the Year - Broken Social Scene (with Broken Social Scene). | Won |
| 2005 | Juno Award | Alternative Album of the Year - Let It Die | Won |
| 2005 | Juno Award | New Artist of the Year | Won |
| 2005 | Juno Award | Video of the Year - "One Evening" - Directed by George Vale. | Nomination |
| 2003 | Juno Award | Alternative Album of the Year – You Forgot It in People (with Broken Social Scene). | Won |
Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | chart... | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| year... | song... | 82 | album... |
News
Tours & Concerts
05/ 31 /07 (Bronson Centre ) Ottawa Ontario Canada
06/ 01 /07 (Olympia De Montreal) Montreal Quebec Canada
06/ 02 /07 (L'Imperial de Quebec) Quebec City , Canada
06/ 08 /07 (Calvin Theatre ) Northampton Massachusetts
06/ 09 /07 (Berklee Performance Center) Boston , Massachusetts
06/ 11 /07 (Town Hall Theatre) New York, New York
06/ 12 /07 (Town Hall Theatre) New York, New York
06/ 13 /07 (9:30 Club) Washington, District of Columbia
06/ 14 /07 (Carolina Theatre) Greensboro, North Carolina
06/ 15 /07 (Variety Playhouse) Atlanta, Georgia
06/ 16 /07 (Bonnaroo Music Festival) Manchester Tennessee
06/ 19 /07 (Vic Theatre / The Vic) Chicago Illinois
06/ 20 /07 (Pantages Theatre) Minneapolis Minnesota
06/ 22 /07 (Boulder Theater) Boulder Colorado
06/ 24 /07 (Moore Theatre) Seattle Washington
06/ 27 /07 (The Fillmore ) San Francisco California
06/ 29 /07 (The Wiltern ) Los Angeles California
06/ 30 /07 (Belly Up Tavern) Solana Beach California
Announcements
Discography
Albums
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Singles
| Date | Title |
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| 2007 | 1234 |
| 2007 | My Moon My Man |
| 2006 | Secret Heart |
| 2005 | Inside and Out |
| 2004 | One Evening |
| 2004 | Mushaboom |
Compilations & Live Releases
Other artists
Similar artists
Influences
Contemporaries
Trivia
- Feist has collaborated with Apostle of Hustle, Chilly Gonzales, By Divine Right and Peaches.
- The title of her hit song, Mushaboom, is not just a made-up gibberish word. Rather, it refers to Mushaboom Harbor, a tranquil seaside town in Feist's native Nova Scotia.
- Sloan's song The Other Man from their album Pretty Together was written by Chris Murphy based on his relationship with Feist.
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Categories: Artist | Indie | Folk | Alternative
