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What I Wouldn't Do
"What I Wouldn't Do" is a song performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Serena Ryder, which was released as a single in November 2012. The song was written by Ryder and Jerrod Bettis for Ryder's fifth studio album, ''Harmony''. The song was released as the second single from the album in Canada. The song was featured in a 2013 episode of ''Grey's Anatomy'' and ''Rookie Blue'', however, release of the single in the United States was delayed due to the success of Serena's previous single "Stompa". Lyrics and composition Lyrically, the track is a love song in which Ryder claims there is nothing she wouldn't do for her lover. Critical reception "What I Wouldn't Do" received mixed to favorable reviews, with Ben Rayner of the ''Toronto Star'' praising the track's "crossover appeal", while Aaron Swanbergson of the National Music Center claimed the "catchy pop" song was "destined for radio fame". In contrast, music blog Snob's Music called the song "a blasé mid-tempo number that fails t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Fine Frenzy
Alison Sudol (born December 23, 1984) is an American actress, singer, songwriter and music video director. She is known as the singer A Fine Frenzy, and for her role as Queenie Goldstein in ''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'' (2016), as well as its sequels '' The Crimes of Grindelwald'' (2018) and '' The Secrets of Dumbledore'' (2022). Her music has been featured in numerous television shows and movies. Early life Sudol was born in Seattle, Washington to dramatic arts teacher Sondra (Fraser) West-Moore and acting coach John Sudol. She and both parents moved to Los Angeles after their divorce, when she was five. She grew up listening to a wide range of music, including Aretha Franklin, and Ella Fitzgerald and other swing artists. She cites Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and Simon and Garfunkel as some of her biggest musical influences. She graduated from high school at 16. She considered herself "nerdy and quiet", and did not "drink or smoke or do anything like that". She told a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessia Cara
Alessia Caracciolo (born July 11, 1996), known professionally as Alessia Cara (), is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Born in Mississauga, Ontario, to Italian Canadian parents, she began posting covers of songs on YouTube at age 13. After uploading acoustic covers of songs such as "Love Yourself" and " Sweater Weather" online, she signed with EP Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings in 2014 and released her debut single, "Here", the following year. It peaked at number 19 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart and was a sleeper hit in the US, peaking at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. Cara's debut studio album, ''Know-It-All'' (2015), peaked at number 8 on the Canadian Albums Chart and at number 9 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album's third single, "Scars to Your Beautiful", peaked at number 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 2016. In 2017, Cara collaborated with DJ and producer Zedd on the single "Stay", which is certified seven-times platinum in Canada, and featured alongsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessia
Jessika Harling, better known by her stage name Jessia, is a Canadian pop singer from Ucluelet, British Columbia, best known for her 2021 single "I'm Not Pretty".Nora O'Malley"West Coast grad JESSIA now a rising Canadian pop star" ''Parksville Qualicum News'', September 3, 2021. A graduate of the music program at MacEwan University, she released "I'm Not Pretty" as a TikTok video in early 2021, and signed to Republic Records soon afterward. She released her debut EP, ''How Are You?'', in October 2021. She won the Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022, and was nominated for Single of the Year for "I'm Not Pretty", Pop Album of the Year for ''How Are You?'' and the Fan Choice Award. "I'm Not Pretty" was certified gold by RIAA in April 2022. In 2023, she participated in an all-star recording of Serena Ryder's single "What I Wouldn't Do", which was released as a charity single to benefit Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth menta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Raffoul
Billy Raffoul is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter from Leamington, Ontario, most noted as the winner of the 2021 SOCAN Songwriting Prize for his single "Western Skies". The son of musician Jody Raffoul, he was introduced to the music business after accompanying his father on a session to perform on some Kid Rock demos in 2013, during which the producers invited him to perform some vocals after hearing his singing voice. He signed to Interscope Records in 2017, releasing several EPs and performing as a guest vocalist on Avicii's song "You Be Love", before releasing his full-length debut album ''International Hotel'' in 2020. In 2023, he participated in an all-star recording of Serena Ryder's single "What I Wouldn't Do", which was released as a charity single to benefit Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health.Brent Furdyk"Feel Out Loud: Alessia Cara, Serena Ryder & More Canadian Artists Collaborate On New Single Promoting Youth Mental Health Initiative" ''En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stereos
Stereos are a Canadian pop band from Edmonton, Alberta, formed in 2008. Their musical style fuses aspects of electronic music, rock, and pop. Their breakout came from appearing on the MuchMusic original series, '' disBAND''. In October 2009, they released their debut self-titled album, '' Stereos''. Biography 2008–2009: Early days and record deal The band formed roughly two years prior to its 2008 appearance on disBAND under the name Stand By Me. After meeting disBAND Guru Greig Nori, Stand By Me was advised to change their name due to copyright issues. Turn It Up was chosen. Later, in order to perform several shows in Toronto, Ontario, Universal Music Canada A&R rep Mark Spicoluk advised the band to change their name again, and the band chose the name Stereos. After receiving the thumbs up from the judges from disBand, Stereos went to a large gig to receive a contract from the President of Universal Music Canada and judged by Kiss member Gene Simmons. On June 4 their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawnee Kish
Shawnee Kish is a Mohawk singer-songwriter from Canada.Jane Stevenson"Two-spirit Indigenous artist Shawnee Kish sees music as 'medicine'" ''Toronto Sun'', June 20, 2021. She is most noted as a Juno Award nominee for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022, for her self-titled debut EP. Originally from Welland, Ontario, she began her career singing Shania Twain songs. She has been based in Edmonton, Alberta as an adult. She was the winner of CBC Music's Searchlight competition in 2020, and was subsequently one of the winners of the Allan Slaight Juno Master Class program for artist development in 2021. Her debut EP was released in 2021. In the same year she was the creator of "Music Is My Medicine", a symphonic work which was performed by the National Arts Centre Orchestra for the CBC Gem web series ''Undisrupted''.Marsha Lederman"National Arts Centre Orchestra’s eclectic new CBC Gem series showcases Canadian talent" ''The Globe and Mail'', Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jully Black
Jully Black (born Jullyann Inderia Gordon Black, November 8, 1977) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, producer and actress. She has collaborated and written for many artists, including Nas, Saukrates, Choclair, Kardinal Offishall, Destiny's Child, and Sean Paul. She was chosen by CBC Music as one of "The 25 Greatest Canadian Singers Ever" and has been dubbed "Canada's Queen of R&B" by her fans and peers. Early life Jullyann Inderia Gordon Black was born to Jamaican immigrants. She is the youngest of nine children, she grew up in the North York district in the neighbourhood of Jane and Finch in Toronto, Ontario. After her parents divorced when Black was a child, she was raised in a strict Pentecostal household by her single mother, Aretha. Musical career At age 19, Black was discovered by Warner/Chappell Music who immediately signed her. Shortly after, she was courted by Universal Music Canada where she was offered a deal to help propel her career. Black capitalized on these op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adria Kain
Adria Kain is a Canadian rhythm and blues singer from Toronto, Ontario.Mitch Mosk"'Emotional, impactful, & honest': Toronto's Adria Kain shares her soulful & stunning debut album ‘When Flowers Bloom’" ''Atwood Magazine'', March 9, 2022. Her full-length debut album ''When Flowers Bloom'' was released in February 2022, and was longlisted for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize. She previously released several EPs, including ''Reverse Psychology'' (2016), ''DE(com)pressed'' (2017) and ''Still in Love'' (2018). In 2023, she participated in an all-star recording of Serena Ryder's single "What I Wouldn't Do", which was released as a charity single to benefit Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health.Brent Furdyk"Feel Out Loud: Alessia Cara, Serena Ryder & More Canadian Artists Collaborate On New Single Promoting Youth Mental Health Initiative" ''Entertainment Tonight Canada'', March 2, 2023. She identifies as queer ''Queer'' is an umbrella term for people who ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fefe Dobson
Felicia Lily Dobson (born February 28, 1985) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she began performing as a teenager, during which time she received and refused an offer from Jive Records for a recording contract. Dobson signed with Island/Def Jam soon after and released her self-titled debut album (2003), which saw the success of the singles " Bye Bye Boyfriend" and " Don't Go (Girls and Boys)" on the Canadian Hot 100 chart and for which she received two Juno Award nominations. Dobson's second studio album '' Sunday Love'' was originally scheduled for release in 2005, but after complications during production, its mainstream release was cancelled and she left her record label due to creative differences (the album was released independently in 2006 and later made available for digital download in 2012). She was re-signed to Island Records during production of her third studio album ''Joy'' (2010), whose singles "Ghost" and "Stuttering" saw continued su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tafari Anthony
Tafari Anthony is a Canadian rhythm and blues singer and songwriter. Originally from Toronto, Ontario, Anthony studied graphic design at Cambrian College in Sudbury. While living there he was involved in the city's YES Theatre collective, and submitted his original song "Maybe When I Get Older" to CBC Radio 2's Searchlight competition in 2016.Bianca Sutton"QUEER VOICES: TORONTO SINGER-SONGWRITER TAFARI ANTHONY TALKS THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, GATE-KEEPING AND TAYLOR SWIFT" OutTV, July 11, 2019. Although he did not win the competition, he finished in the Top 25; when he released his debut EP ''Die for You'' later in the year, the network placed his single "Know Better" into high rotationOlga Kwak, "Rise and Grind: Tafari Anthony". ''Urbanicity Hamilton'', September 2017. and named it as one of the top Canadian songs of the year. His second EP, ''Remember When'', followed in 2017. After taking some time to refine his sound, he returned in 2020 with the singles "Live in a Dream" and "No Good ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Vinyl
Jon Vinyl is a Canadian soul and rhythm and blues singer, whose debut album ''Lost in You'' was a Juno Award nominee for Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022. In 2023, he received another Juno nomination in the same category for his EP ''Palisade'' at the Juno Awards of 2023. Originally from Toronto, Ontario, by the time he was a teenager his family moved to suburban Pickering, where he was a classmate and friend of Shawn Mendes.Devin Pacholik"Jon Vinyl Is the 20-Year-Old R&B Master Who Gets That Life is Fragile" ''Vice'', February 16, 2018. He released a number of singles, including "Nostalgia" and "Cherry Blossom", beginning in 2017, and received a promotional boost when Mendes shared the songs on his social media profiles. In early 2021 he released the single "Told You" as an advance preview of ''Lost in You'', and the full album was released on October 1, 2021. In 2023, he participated in an all-star recording of Serena Ryder's single "What ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobi (musician)
Oluwatobi Feyisara Ajibolade, known professionally as Tobi (stylized as TOBi), is a Nigerian born Canadian rapper and singer signed to RCA Records and Same Plate Entertainment. He released his debut studio album ''Still'' in May 2019 and his second album ''Elements Vol. 1'' in 2020. Early life and education Oluwatobi Feyisara Ajibolade was born in 1993 in Lagos, Nigeria and moved to Ottawa, Canada with his father when he was 8 or 9 years old. He first began writing lyrics and poetry around that time. Ajibolade grew up largely in Brampton, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. As a teenager, he engaged in rap battles, including one with a pre-fame Tory Lanez. He later attended Wilfrid Laurier University where he studied biology and psychology. Career Around 2015, Ajibolade began releasing music using the stage name, "Tobi Aji". In 2016, he began using the moniker, "Tobi" (stylized as TOBi), and independently released an EP titled, ''FYI''. The collection featured the songs, "Indecisions" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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