Emma-Lee
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Emma-Lee is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitar player and photographer based in Toronto, Ontario. She released her debut album Never Just a Dream in 2008 to critical acclaim from the Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail. The album was picked up by Bumstead Records
and re-released on March 3, 2009. Her vocal style is frequently compared to k.d. lang, Norah Jones and Feist. No Depression Magazine described Never Just a Dream as "an album so full of ideas and potential that it is hard to know how to properly frame a description of its contents. It is a collection of songs that is far more than the sum of its influences" and dubbed her "the voice to remember from 2009".
. Also from the album Never Just a Dream, her song "Flow" was placed in an episode of CBC's "The Border" and "Degrassi: The Next Generation". A single written by Emma-Lee and Karen Kosowski called "Shot in the Dark" was featured in the HBO Canada mini-series Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures.
Bumstead Records
Bumstead Records was originally a small record label in Edmonton, Alberta, founded by Larry Wanagas in 1979 and run primarily out of Homestead Recorders. Wanagas launched k.d. lang's career and continued for 15 years with many tours, multi-platinum sales, accolades and awards. The management arm...
and re-released on March 3, 2009. Her vocal style is frequently compared to k.d. lang, Norah Jones and Feist. No Depression Magazine described Never Just a Dream as "an album so full of ideas and potential that it is hard to know how to properly frame a description of its contents. It is a collection of songs that is far more than the sum of its influences" and dubbed her "the voice to remember from 2009".
Career
Emma-Lee's song "That Sinking Feeling" was featured as the single of the week on iTunes Canada and was placed in the 2010 film Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?Why Did I Get Married Too?
Why Did I Get Married Too? is a 2010 American comedy-drama film produced by Lionsgate and Tyler Perry Studios and stars Janet Jackson, Tyler Perry, and Tasha Smith...
. Also from the album Never Just a Dream, her song "Flow" was placed in an episode of CBC's "The Border" and "Degrassi: The Next Generation". A single written by Emma-Lee and Karen Kosowski called "Shot in the Dark" was featured in the HBO Canada mini-series Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures.
Voice Surgery
In 2006 Emma-Lee had a lump on her thyroid gland which required a surgery that risked vocal cord paralysis. In 2008 she developed a polyp on her vocal cords which also required surgery. The two incidences were unrelated and she has since recovered from both.Awards
Emma-Lee's song "Until We Meet Again" from the album Never Just a Dream was chosen in the 9th annual Independent Music Awards as "best love song"Discography
- 2004: The Waiting Room (EP)
- 2005: The Sneak Peak (EP)
- 2008: Never Just a Dream
- 2009: Never Just a Dream (Re-release on Bumstead RecordsBumstead RecordsBumstead Records was originally a small record label in Edmonton, Alberta, founded by Larry Wanagas in 1979 and run primarily out of Homestead Recorders. Wanagas launched k.d. lang's career and continued for 15 years with many tours, multi-platinum sales, accolades and awards. The management arm...
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