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Factsheet

• Her father used to sing her to sleep with James Taylor songs.
• Influences include Ella Fitzgerald and Van Morrison. 
• Played with a high-school jazz band while in elementary school.
• Performed in high-school musicals, playing Dorothy in The Wiz and Sandy in Grease.
• Covered a Janis Ian song during her Canadian Idol audition.
• Placed third in the 2007 Canadian Idol TV series.
• Nominated for Best New Artist and Songwriter of the Year in the 2010 Juno Awards.