Feist Age, Height & Biography

Feist is a Canadian singer-songwriter known for the songs 1234, Mushaboom and My Moon My Man. Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, in 1976, she became famous with the album The Reminder in 2007, after her song 1234 was used in an Apple iPod commercial. She won five Juno Awards in 2008 and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

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Who Is Feist?

Feist is a Canadian singer and songwriter known for the songs 1234, Mushaboom, My Moon My Man and I Feel It All. She is a member of the Canadian indie rock collective Broken Social Scene, and she is known for her gentle, intimate songwriting and her distinctive voice.

Feist won five Juno Awards in 2008, including Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for The Reminder, and she was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. She has released the albums Monarch, Let It Die, The Reminder, Metals, Pleasure and Multitudes.

Early Life & Background

Leslie Feist was born on 13 February 1976 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada, to Harold Feist, an abstract expressionist painter, and Lyn Feist, a ceramicist. She grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan, and Calgary, Alberta, and she began singing in a punk band called Placebo at the age of 15.

After moving to Toronto in 1998, Feist became a member of the band By Divine Right and played bass and guitar for the indie rock collective Broken Social Scene, appearing on their album You Forgot It in People in 2002. She released her debut solo album, Monarch (Lay Your Jewelled Head Down), in 1999.

Career

Feist released her second album, Let It Die, in 2004, featuring the singles Mushaboom and One Evening, and the album became a success in Canada and Europe. Her breakthrough came with The Reminder, released in 2007, which featured the singles 1234, My Moon My Man and I Feel It All. The song 1234 was used in an Apple iPod commercial and reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.

In 2008 Feist won five Juno Awards, including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Single of the Year for 1234, and she was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. She followed The Reminder with Metals in 2011, featuring the single How Come You Never Go There, and she has continued to tour and record with Broken Social Scene.

Feist followed Metals with Pleasure in 2017, featuring the singles Pleasure and Century with Jarvis Cocker, and she released her sixth studio album, Multitudes, in 2023, featuring Hiding Out in the Open and In Lightning. She continues to record and tour, both as a solo artist and with Broken Social Scene, and she remains one of Canada’s most respected singer-songwriters.

Facts About Feist

• 1234 reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.
• 1234 was used in an Apple iPod commercial.
• She won five Juno Awards in 2008, including Artist of the Year and Album of the Year.
• She was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2008.
• She is a member of the Canadian indie rock collective Broken Social Scene.

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