Leslie Feist Canadian pop rock singer and lyricist Date of Birth: 13.02.1976 Country: Canada

Biography of Leslie Feist

Canadian pop rock singer and songwriter Leslie Feist was born on February 13, 1976 in Amherst, Nova Scotia. At the age of 15, Feist formed a punk band called 'Placebo', not to be confused with the more successful British band of the same name. Despite this, Feist and her band achieved some success, including sharing the stage with the legendary 'Ramones' during the Infest festival.

Feist's parents were well-known Canadian-American expressionist artist Harold Feist and artist Lyn Feist. However, their creative union didn't last long and they separated when Feist was young. She grew up with her mother, first in Regina, Saskatchewan and later in Calgary, Alberta. As a child, Feist dreamed of becoming a writer and was passionately involved in singing in a church choir. At the age of 12, she was one of thousands who participated in a dance number during the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Calgary.

In her teenage years, Feist formed the band 'Placebo' and later met musician Brendan Canning. Ten years later, they would perform together in the band 'Broken Social Scene'. Feist experienced a serious vocal cord injury while performing with her band, which prevented her from singing for a considerable amount of time. However, she eventually recovered her voice.

In 1996, Feist moved to Toronto and formed the band 'By Divine Right', where she worked as a guitarist from 1998 to 2000. She also collaborated with electro-punk singer Merrill Nisker, known as Peaches. In 1999, Feist released her debut album titled 'Monarch (Lay Your Jewelled Head Down)', and around the same time, she joined 'Broken Social Scene'. Their collaborative album 'You Forgot It in People' won a Juno Award for Alternative Music.

Feist's second solo album, 'Let It Die', was released in 2004 and she embarked on a lengthy tour across the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Eventually, Feist settled in Paris, and in 2006, her album 'Open Season' was released. By this time, her albums had achieved gold and platinum statuses in Canada, and she became a Juno Award recipient.

In 2007, Feist released the album 'The Reminder', which sold over 1 million copies and earned her multiple Juno Awards. The song '1234' from the album reached the 8th position on the US chart and was featured in an iPod nano commercial. In 2009, Feist appeared in the film 'The Water' directed by her 'Broken Social Scene' colleague Kevin Drew.

Feist's most recognizable and famous songs include 'My Moon, My Man' and '1234'. It is known that she has been in a romantic relationship with Brendan Canning for quite some time.