Maiah Wynne (born December 22, 1996) is an American singer-songwriter based in

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. She is currently the lead singer in

Envy of None Envy of None (abbreviated as EON) is a Canadian-American rock supergroup formed in 2021 by former Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson, along with bassist Andy Curran, vocalist Maiah Wynne, and guitarist and keyboardist Alfio Annibalini. Their self-titl ...

, a project including former

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guitarist

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Life and career

Maiah Wynne was born in Colorado and moved to

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, when she was young and her first song was composed at the age of seven. She spent her high school years in

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, where she started taking part in music competitions. After winning a few of them, she earned slots at the Upstream Music Fest, Timber Music Festival,

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and the

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public radio station. Her acting career brought her an invitation to perform at the Sundance Music Festival. In 2017 she wrote and performed "The Ballad of Lefty Brown," a song featured in the end credits of the movie with the same name. In 2019 she won the International Music from the Moon songwriting contest and performed for the

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's 50th anniversary homecoming dinner at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. She was also featured in NPR's 2019

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as the first entry and toured as a featured artist with

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. She collaborated with Portland Cello Project and

of Rush for her song, "Fearless Girl." Wynne, Lifeson, and Canadian singer Andy Curran worked together on a four-track EP, tentatively titled ''Middle of Nowhere''. In 2021, Wynne, Curran and Lifeson's EP was revealed as the album

; this project also includes guitarist Alfio Annibalini, with additional musical contributions coming from drummers Tim Oxford (Arkells) and David Quinton Steinberg (Dead Boys, the Mods).

Influences

Wynne mentions

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and

Norah Jones Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar; March 30, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She has won several awards for her music and as of 2012, has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. ''Billboard'' named her the ...

as some of her main musical influences.

Discography

Albums

* ''Light & Shadows – EP'' (2017) * ''Wings – EP'' (2017) *''Songs from Lucy Gray Baird – EP'' (2020) *''Songs from Lucy Gray Baird Volume 2 – EP'' (2020) *''Songs from Lucy Gray Baird Volume 3 – EP'' (2021) *''Acustic Holiday – EP'' (2021) *''Songs from Lucy Gray Baird Volume 4'' (2022)

Singles

* "Haunted Song" * "A Siren's Song" * "The Ballad of Lefty Brown" from the movie

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* "Fearless Girl – Live" * "Sleep" * "A Chance To Say Goodbye" * "Open Up My Eyes" * "My Strange Addiction – Live" (with Dreadlight) * "Fearless Girl" (With

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) * "A Chance To Say Goodbye (Remix)" (With Just Jamez & J. 5cott) * "Show The World" *"Lift"

Other Collaborations

* "The Wolf" (With J. 5cott) * "Ballad of the Wind Fish" (With Glasys) * "Devil in Disguise" for the Missoula to Memphis Album * "Trap of Love" (with Dreadlight) * "Hex Girl" (with Dreadlight)

As part of Envy of None

* "Never Said I Love You" * "Shadow" * "Look Inside" * "Liar" * "Spy House" * "Dog's Life" * "Kabul Blues" * "Old Strings" * "Dumb" * "Enemy" * "Western Sunset" * "Lethe River" * "You`ll Be Sorry" * "That Was Then"

References

External links

Official Website
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Maiah Wynne on A New Angle Podcast
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