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and her own solo work.

Life and career

1987–2011: Early life and Owl City

Breanne Düren was born on October 9, 1987, to Jill and Louis Dürenberger. She has two sisters, Thuressa Dürenberger and Celesta Bork, and a brother, Caleb Dürenberger. She also has two nieces, Olivia and Isabella. As a child, Düren's parents put her in vocal lessons because she was always singing. She also took piano and dance lessons. She attended

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. During college, a friend suggested that she would be perfect to work with Adam Young of

. She is featured in a duet in the songs "The Saltwater Room" (on both '' Maybe I'm Dreaming'' and '' Ocean Eyes''), "The Tip Of the Iceberg", and "Honey And The Bee" and sings background vocals in "On The Wing" and "Air Traffic". She also plays the keyboard and provides backing vocals for Owl City on his tours. While touring with Owl City in 2012, Düren filled-in for Carly Rae Jepsen on the live version of " Good Time." She also provides backing vocals in "Silhouettes", a song by

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of which Young was previously a member. Breanne sings background vocals in Jamestown Story's version of " Take Me Home Tonight" by

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. She also sings background vocals in their song "Summer" from their album "Love vs. Life".

2011–Present: ''Sparks'' and ''Gem''

Düren wrote the songs on her EP "Sparks" while on tour. It was released by her own record label, dürendüren records, on May 3, 2011. Songs included her first single "Gold Mine", "No One Else", and "Daydreams". Rick Florino of artistdirect gave the EP "5/5 stars". Released in April 2011, the "Gold Mine" music video features dancing and choreography by Düren and the Apple Valley AVaires. It was directed by Brandon Boulay. Düren has often stated that the song was about how she was "at a place in her life where she had many questions" and was "finding out a lot about herself". The music video for "No One Else" was released June 23, 2011, and was also directed by Brandon Boulay. Düren has stated that the song was about being on the road but missing her loved ones at home. In 2010, Breanne was featured on the song "Lament" by

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(on their album Miracle). Breanne lent her vocals to

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's 2008 record, Whispering Endearments. On March 5, 2010, Breanne released a cover song titled "Everlasting Light", originally performed by

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, via her Twitter account. On April 3, 2012, Breanne sang a duet with Minnesota-based singer/songwriter Dustin Hatzenbuhler on the song "The Fight". (on his debut album Fall). On March 2, 2014, Porter Robinson released the lead single from his album '' Worlds'', titled "Sea of Voices". It features uncredited vocals by Breanne. She also has featured vocals on the song "Years of War", from ''Worlds''. On July 18, 2014, Breanne revealed that she would be making a new EP via her Twitter, using Indiegogo as a fundraising tool. On September 18, 2015, Breanne released Gem - EP on iTunes. In 2017, Breanne played keyboards and contributed backing vocals for pop band

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's North American headlining tour.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Other appearances

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duren, Breanne 1987 births Living people People from Burnsville, Minnesota American women singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from Minnesota 21st-century American keyboardists 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American singers Apple Valley High School (Minnesota) alumni American people of German descent