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==Discography== ==Discography==

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Feist
Musical artist

Leslie Feist (born February 13, 1976) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She performs as a solo artist under the name Feist and as a member of Broken Social Scene.

Early life

Feist's parents were both artists: her father, an abstract-expressionist painter and instructor at the Alberta College of Art and her mother was a student of ceramics there. Their first child, Ben, is now a computer programmer in Toronto. The family moved to the Maritimes, and Leslie Feist was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia. Her parents divorced soon after, and Leslie, Ben and their mother moved to Regina, Saskatchewan, and later to Calgary, Alberta. She aspired to be a journalist, but spent some of her youth singing in choirs.

Career

Feist performing at the Olympic Island Festival, 2006

At age 15, Feist got her start in music when she founded, and was the lead vocalist for, a Calgary punk band called Placebo (not to be confused with the British band Placebo). She and her bandmates won a local Battle of the Bands competition and were awarded the opening slot at a Ramones concert. After five years of touring, Feist was forced to take time off from music to recover from vocal damage. She moved from Calgary to Toronto in 1998 and took up guitar; by 1999, she was the guitarist for By Divine Right. She also released her debut solo album, Monarch (Lay Your Jewelled Head Down), that year.

In 2000, Feist moved into a Queen Street West apartment ("a legendary apartment called the 701", above the sex shop Come as You Are) with a friend of a friend, Merrill Nisker, who then began to perform as electro-punk musician Peaches, with Feist working the back of the stage at Peaches' shows, using a sock puppet and calling herself "Bitch Lap Lap". Feist appeared as a guest vocalist on The Teaches of Peaches. She also met musician Gonzales during this time, and a long-term collaboration formed. She spent more than two years in Berlin with Gonzales and Peaches, and began developing songs with Gonzales that would later appear on Let It Die. She then joined the recording sessions for Toronto indie rock supergroup Broken Social Scene's albums Feel Good Lost and You Forgot It in People. She subsequently moved to Paris. While in Europe, she collaborated with Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience as a guest vocalist on their album Riot on an Empty Street. She also appears on The New Deal's 2003 album Gone Gone Gone, and on Apostle of Hustle's 2004 album Folkloric Feel.

Feist recorded her second solo album, Let It Die, in Paris in 2002 and 2003. That album, a combination of jazz, bossa nova and indie rock, was hailed as one of the best Canadian pop albums of 2004, and attracted a significant international audience as well. On these records, and in performances, Feist played a 1965 Guild Starfire which aided in her jazz-like tone.

In 2005, Feist contributed to the UNICEF benefit song, "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?"

In early 2006, Feist returned to Europe to record a follow up to Let It Die with Gonzales, Mocky, Jamie Lidell, and Renaud Letang. An album of remixes and collaborations titled Open Season was released April 18 2006 in Canada.

Feist's third solo album, The Reminder, was released on April 23, 2007 in Europe, and was released on May 1 2007 in Canada, USA and the rest of the world. The album features "1234", a surprise hit after being featured in a commercial for the iPod Nano, hitting #28 in the US, a rare feat for indie rock musicians. She then went on a worldwide tour to promote her new album.

Feist recently collaborated with former roommate Peaches on a track entitled "Give 'Er", which appeared on Peaches' album Impeach My Bush. Feist contributed backup vocals. Feist also lent her voice to two tracks "La Meme Histoire" and "We're All in the Dance" on the soundtrack to the film Paris, je t'aime.

Feist has had her music covered by many artists such as fellow Nova Scotians Travis MacRae and Buck 65, as well as band mates Broken Social Scene and former tour mate Bright Eyes. Buck 65, with whom Feist has toured as an opening act, appeared in the music video for "One Evening". Feist has also collaborated with The Postal Service.

Feist resided in Paris, France from July 2003 until early 2007, when she moved back to Toronto. Her boyfriend is Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene.

On July 10 2007, Feist's newest album, The Reminder, was revealed as being on the shortlist for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize. However, she did not win the prize, which went to Patrick Watson . That same year, Feist placed #9 on Spinner.com's Women Who Rock Right Now.

Television advertising using Feist's music

Feist's single "Mushaboom", from Let It Die, is featured in advertisements for Lacoste perfume. Before this, McDonald's had offered one million dollars for the rights to use "Mushaboom" in their commercials which Feist flatly refused. "Mushaboom" also appeared in the UK advert for Silentnight beds.

The online bank HSBC Direct used the Open Season remix of "Gatekeeper" in their television advertisement campaign.

Her single, "My Moon My Man" is used by Verizon Wireless and LG in its Spring 2007 television advertising campaign for their new "Chocolate" cell phone. In the advert, the name of both the song and artist appears on the phone in closeup.

Feist's single "1234" has been featured in many advertising campaigns:

Before the Apple iPod nano commercial was aired, the track was selling about 2,000 downloads per week, while the album was shifting 6,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan. On the most recent charts, "1, 2, 3, 4" clears 73,000 downloads and reaches new peaks of No. 7 on Hot Digital Songs and No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. "The Reminder" jumps from No. 36 to No. 28 on the Billboard 200, with sales of 19,000.

Discography

Albums

Broken Social Scene albums

By Divine Right albums

Other collaborations

Singles

Year Title Peak Chart Positions Album
US Hot 100 US Pop 100 US Modern Rock Hot Digital Songs UK Singles Chart Canadian Singles Chart
2004 "Mushaboom" - - - - 97 - Let It Die
"One Evening" - - - - - -
2005 "Inside and Out" - - - - 83 -
2006 "Secret Heart" - - - - - -
2007 "My Moon My Man" - - - - - 67 The Reminder
"1234" 28 28 - 7 16 9

Awards and nominations

2006

2005

2003

Covers

Bright Eyes also covered Feist's "Mushaboom"

References

  1. ^ Stren, Olivia (July 2007). "Dream girl". Toronto Life. 41 (7): 58–62.
  2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUVxeOc2Yp4
  3. http://www.lesinrocks.com/DetailArticle.cfm?iditem=204594
  4. Stren, Olivia (July 2007). "Dream Girl". Toronto Life.
  5. Grant Lawrence (July 20 2007). "Podcast #113: Name Drop". CBC Radio 3 (Podcast). {{cite podcast}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |accessyear= (help)
  6. "Arcade Fire, Feist on Polaris short list". Retrieved July 10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  7. "Feist, Fire get Polaris noms". Retrieved July 11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  8. "Arcade Fire, Feist And The Dears Among Polaris Nominees". Retrieved July 11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  9. Chong, Kevin (2006-05-23). "Cashing In: Indie musicians cozy up to commercials". CBC.ca. Retrieved 2007-06-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. "Feist gets big boost from little iPod". Retrieved October 2. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

See also

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