Kelly McMichael is a

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singer-songwriter from

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, currently based in St. John's,

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. Her debut full-length album ''Waves'' was released in 2021,Andrew Waterman

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'', May 19, 2021. and was shortlisted for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize.Allie Gregory
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'', June 14, 2022. A graduate of the integrated arts program at

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and the fine arts program at the

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, McMichael spent some time in Toronto before moving to St. John's, performing as a keyboardist in

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's band and fronting the pop band Rouge.Paul Rellinger
"Peterborough’s Kelly McMichael releases her first solo album with a tough COVID time in her rearview mirror"
''Kawartha Now'', July 11, 2021. After moving to St. John's she has performed both under her own name and under the stage name Renders, and began recording ''Waves'' in 2019. The album was delayed when she and her co-producer/engineer/drummer Jake Nicoll were both stranded back in Ontario during

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lockdowns, with production and mixing continuing remotely. She has also performed as part of

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's band during her tour to support ''

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