Desirée Dawson is a Canadian singer, songwriter and

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player, from

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. She is best known as the winner of

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's Searchlight talent contest in 2016. Following her Searchlight win Dawson performed at the CBC Music Festival, and released her debut solo album ''Wild Heart'' in 2017. Dawson has also appeared as a guest vocalist on the

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' '' Nerds by Nature EP'' and their single "Disconnected VIP", and on Kicks N Licks' single "Sunny Day". In 2020, Dawson appeared on Paul Chin's EP ''Full Spectrum'', performing the lead single "Take It or Leave It", written at a songwriting camp held by

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. Her 2021 EP, ''Meet You at the Light'', was a

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nominee for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year at the

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. In the same year, Alexander Farah's music video for the EP's title track won the Music Video Competition Jury Award at

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."B.C.'s Desirée Dawson, Alexander Farah win SXSW award for best music video"

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British Columbia, March 16, 2022.

Discography

Guest appearances

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