Dana Jean Phoenix (born January 30, 1987) is a Canadian

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singer-songwriter and musical theatre actress. She is also the female lead singer of the Juno-nominated Toronto funk outfit God Made Me Funky.

Early life and education

Phoenix is a graduate of

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's musical theatre program and she attended

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's improv institute."The Musical of Musicals: An outright parody with actual brilliance"
J. KELLY NESTRUCK, ''The Globe and Mail'', Dec. 20, 2013

Career

Phoenix placed second on Perez Hilton's 'Can You Sing' cover competition with her cover of

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's " Starships". Her original music has been featured on

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's ''Big City, Small World'', as well as on

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, and

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. In 2013, Phoenix performed in ''

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'' at the

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in Toronto, to mixed reviews. In 2014, her album ''Drrty Shooz'' made the top 10 on !earshot's National Electronic Chart (College Radio). Her song "Summer Breakup" was featured on the original motion picture soundtrack for ''

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''. That year, she performed in the play "No Chance in Hell" at the

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. In 2015, she provided vocals on God Made Me Funky's album ''Funky Fly ‘N Free'', and she performed in the musical ''

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'' at Stage West in Calgary, for which she received a Calgary theatre critics award nomination for 'Best Supporting Actress in a Musical'. In 2016, Phoenix's sophomore album, ''Le Mirage'', charted on !earshot's National Chart (College Radio). Her collaboration with Dutch synthwave artist Timecop1983, "Dreams", appears in the Netflix original films '' Coin Heist'' and '' You Get Me''. In 2018, Phoenix toured Europe with her album ''Synth City'', playing shows in Vienna, Poland, London, and Stockholm. In 2020, Phoenix released the album ''Megawave'' as a collaboration with Vienna-based band Powernerd."Album of the Day"
"Bandcamp Daily", by Samual Tornow April 22, 2020

Discography

Studio albums * ''Drrty Shooz'' (2014) * ''Le Mirage'' (2016) * ''Synth City'' (2017) * ''PixelDust'' (2018) * ''Megawave'' (2020) EPs * ''Learning to Fight'' (2009) * ''Phoenix Rising'' (2011) * ''Moving Right'' (2016 - with Medsound) * ''Run'' (2016 - with I-Vision) Compilations * ''Phoenix Rock's the Vox - Vol. 1'' (2012) Singles * "I Love to Mingle" (2010) * "New Condition" (2016 – with Juloboy) * "Freedom for Your Love" (2016 – with Juloboy) * "Synthetic Life" (2018 – with

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) * "Figure Me Out" (2020) * "Megawave" (2020) * "Megawave (Outland Extended Remix)" (2020) * "Freedom Pass (12" Extended Mix)" (2020 – with Diamond Field) * "Don't Stop Dreaming" (2021 – with New Arcades) * "Dreamin'" (2022 – with Taurus 1984)

References

External links

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Beyond Synth interview
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