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Feist Information
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'Leslie Feist' (born Friday, February 13, 1976 in Amherst, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She performs as a solo artist under the name 'Feist', and as a member of Broken Social Scene.
Feist got her start in music as the lead vocalist for a punk band called Placebo (not the more famous British band Placebo), who 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 voice damage. She moved from her home town of Calgary, Alberta, 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 in as a roommate with Peaches and Gonzales, and appeared as a guest vocalist on The Teaches of Peaches. She then joined the recording sessions for 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. 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.
Awards and nominations
'2003'
* Juno Award 'Winner:' You Forgot It in People - Alternative Album of the Year (with Broken Social Scene).
'2004'
* Juno Award 'Winner:' Alternative Album of the Year - Let it Die
* Juno Award 'Winner:' New Artist of the Year
* Juno Award Nomination: Video of the Year - One Evening - Directed by George Vale.
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