Lights (singer)
Overview
Lights Valerie Poxleitner (born Valerie Anne Poxleitner, 11 April 1987) is a Canadian electronic
musician, signed to her own personal label, Lights Music. Her most notable singles include "Ice
", "Second Go
" and "Toes
". In 2009, she was awarded the Juno Award for "Best New Artist".
Lights was born in Timmins
, Ontario
. Her parents are of German and Austrian descent. She was raised by missionary
parents and spent much of her childhood in various parts of the world, ranging from the Philippines
to Jamaica
to Ontario
and Vancouver
.
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
musician, signed to her own personal label, Lights Music. Her most notable singles include "Ice
Ice (Lights song)
"Ice" is the third single from Canadian singer-songwriter Lights from her debut album The Listening. It was released on October 12, 2009, in Canada...
", "Second Go
Second Go
"Second Go" is the fourth single from Canadian singer-songwriter Lights debut album The Listening. It was released on February 16, 2010 in the United States.-Music video:...
" and "Toes
Toes (Lights song)
"Toes" is the lead single from Canadian singer-songwriter Lights for her second studio album, Siberia. It was released to radio on August 5th, 2011 and premiered on 104.5 CHUM FM. It was released digitally on August 16, 2011 with the pre-order of Lights second album Siberia in Canada...
". In 2009, she was awarded the Juno Award for "Best New Artist".
Lights was born in Timmins
Timmins
Timmins is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. At the time of the Canada 2006 Census, Timmins' population was 42,997...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. Her parents are of German and Austrian descent. She was raised by missionary
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
parents and spent much of her childhood in various parts of the world, ranging from the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
to Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
to Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
and Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
.
