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Canadian musician, singer and songwriter (born 1975) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Holly McNarland (born 23 October 1975) is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter, who was most prominent in the 1990s.[1]
Holly McNarland | |
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Background information | |
Born | 23 October 1975 |
Origin | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Genres | alternative rock |
Occupation | singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1990s-present |
Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, McNarland's background is Métis.[2] She moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in the early 1990s.[3]
She released her debut EP Sour Pie independently in 1995,[1] before it was rereleased nationally by MCA Records in 1996.[4]
Stuff, her full-length debut album, was released in 1997.[5] The album's most successful single was "Numb", which reached the Canadian top 10.[6]
At the 1998 Juno Awards, she won the Best New Solo Artist category,[7] and was nominated for Best Alternative Album for Stuff and Best Video for "Elmo".[8]
She collaborated with Matthew Good on the song "Flight Recorder From Viking 7" from the album Loser Anthems.
Following Stuff, McNarland ended up taking an unplanned five-year hiatus from music after marrying videographer Jay Mirus and giving birth to her first child.[9] She returned in 2002 with the album Home Is Where My Feet Are.[10] The album was supported by a tour, with Emm Gryner performing as the opening act,[11] and received several Western Canadian Music Award nominations in 2003 including Outstanding Pop Recording, Outstanding Producer (Malcolm Burn) and Outstanding Songwriter.[12]
She then provided backing vocals on the track "Wishing You Would Stay" on The Tea Party's 2004 album Seven Circles,[13] and again collaborated with Good on "Pony Boy", one of the new songs on his 2005 greatest hits package In a Coma. In 2004, she was also one of the performers at that year's National Aboriginal Achievement Awards.[14]
She followed up in 2007 with the album Chin-Up Buttercup,[15] and in 2012 with Run Body Run.[16]
She collaborated with Matt Good once again on his cover of Kate Bush's song Cloudbusting on his 2015 album Chaotic Neutral.[17]
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