Feist
Biography
Born Leslie Feist in Amherst, Nova Scotia, singer/songwriter Feist goes by her surname when it comes to making music for a living. The songstress relocated to Calgary at a young age and got her start playing in an all-girl punk band named Placebo (not to be confused with the U.K. modern rock act of the same name). After winning a battle of the bands contest, Placebo (whose members were still in high school) played their first gig opening for the Ramones in 1991, and for the next five years, Feist perfected her rock & roll ways. Touring cross-Canada in the end took its toll on Feist, who had strained her voice so harshly that she was told she'd never sing again. To regain focus and seek medical assistance from another specialist, Feist fled her hometown to settle in Toronto in 1998.
After being advised to stop singing for six months, Feist bought a guitar and spent six months holed up by herself in a basement, where she began crafting a natural pop sound and documented the proceedings with a four-track recorder. A year later, Feist was asked to join By Divine Right as the group's touring guitarist. The new gig found her playing in front of countless stadium crowds as By Divine Right opened for the Tragically Hip across North America.
Selected Discography
she absolutely blows my mind. she is so simple in her songs, and yet so powerful!
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I ADORE Feist!!! Her entire album is fantastic which is a feat for alot of artists out there.
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I despise her growing popularity. I wanted to keep her all to myself after "Let It Die."
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My Moon My Man is an incredible song. This is probably my favorite female artist ever.
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her voice always reminds me of someone telling me a secret. :)
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It will be tough for her to match The Reminder. A great collection of songs; such variety of tones, from the manic handclaps of "SeaLion Woman" to the novelpop mastery of "1234" to the aural soundscape of "Honey Honey" to the infinite "The Park"--that song will never die. I want more Leslie! Can you do it?
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her voice just sorta bothers me. and her songs are really repetitive. i like her, but i dont love her. if she worked on being more original and less, i dont know, just weird, her music would be really good. her albums are successively more un-listenabl e .
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I can imagine having fiest as a wife; Waking up to such a beautiful voice would be an unparralled feeling. Hmm..Hmm...H m m m m m
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Beautiful voice. "Secret Heart" from the album Let it Die is one of my all-time favorite songs!
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i absolutely love her. she has the most amazing voice. im not big on pop, i mean, look at the rest of my stations, but this girl, wow. wow. wow.
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She is INCREDIBLE live, go if you ever get the chance. You won't be disappointed ! !
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she doesnt get the kind of credit she sould be getting here in the US. her ubique sound puts her ahead of all those other singer who use computers to make their music sound awsome. ahh wel.....
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I love the artist fiest I personally think alot of people will like fiest because she sings with her heart.
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Feist is what i would consider "freshness". I dont know, something about that voice, and sound she creates that's good all over.
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The reminder and the remixes-open season-were so good that I had to buy them. I played reminder all of summer of '07.
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Oooooooh, you're all over it, babe.
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I heard one song and was hooked, I doubt you ever see these. But hey a good opinion never hurts huh?
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you are so cool!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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