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Canada (1976 – present)

Leslie Feist (born 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.

Raised in Regina and Calgary, 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 Calgary 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. The album was financed by a grant from the Canadian government.

In 2000, Feist moved in as a roommate with Peaches and Gonzales, and appeared as a guest vocalist on The Teaches of Peaches and Presidential Suite. She then joined the recording sessions for Broken Social Scene’s albums Feel Good Lost and You Forgot It in People.

Feist then moved to Paris, and 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 got her two Juno Awards (The Canadian equivalent of the Grammys). This album also helped her to gain a significant international audience.

1	I Feel It All	7,785
2	My Moon My Man	7,370
3	1234	6,388
4	So Sorry	5,579
5	Mushaboom	5,258
6	The Water	4,564
7	The Park	4,445
8	Past In Present	4,441
9	Brandy Alexander	4,379
10	Intuition	4,059
11	Honey Honey	3,958
12	The Limit To Your Love	3,714
13	How My Heart Behaves	3,700
14	One Evening	3,450
15	Let It Die	2,956

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Let It Die
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Open Season
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Monarch (Lay Your Jewelled Head Down)
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shminole wrote:
1 hour ago

the mushaboom (k-os remix) is so great

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4 hours ago

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TonupTiger wrote:
5 hours ago

KuroganeLee; are you refering to Feist's appearance in Sesame Street's 39th season?

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KuroganeLee wrote:
6 hours ago

I really love the muppets version of 1234, the original is better but, muppets is awesome too!

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leburnett wrote:
yesterday afternoon

Nice picture. Best female vocal.

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sifelltneytandi wrote:
yesterday afternoon

Yay! The good picture is back.

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Sweetwen wrote:
yesterday morning

Hellooo <333 http://www.last.fm/group/Sweetie+Pie

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thinkofengland wrote:
yesterday evening

what an interesting new picture

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sifelltneytandi wrote:
yesterday evening

I don't like this new picture nearly as much :(

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yooitsrebecca wrote:
Tuesday evening

how is "inside and out" not in the top15? i love that one.

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tinosoft89 wrote:
Tuesday evening

Unánse al grupo Musica al Azar para aquellos que les gusta escuchar su música aleatoriamente. / Join to this group Musica al Azar, for all who like randomize your music.

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husky_rescuer wrote:
Tuesday evening

i agree..she looks amazing in this picture

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Fakewine wrote:
Tuesday morning

Feist ^^ I would never thought I would love a woman this much ^^

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zeavran wrote:
Monday evening

mmmm feist... i like it

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sifelltneytandi wrote:
Sunday evening

I've never seen her look better than in this picture.

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sun_and_trees wrote:
Sunday evening

her voice is too beautiful. every single track on 'let it die' is a hit

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CowSlayer wrote:
Sunday evening

I second that

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SepoyFlashman wrote:
Sunday evening

She has quite a spectacular smile in this latest picture

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edckson wrote:
Sunday afternoon

Cool

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kwevej wrote:
Sunday afternoon

Wanna see you again ...

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