Martha Wainwright
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Martha Wainwright (born May 8, 1976 in Montreal , Québec ) is a Canadian folk - pop musician.
Life
Martha Wainwright is the daughter of the American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III and the Canadian musician Kate McGarrigle and the sister of the musician Rufus Wainwright . She grew up in Montreal, Canada , and made music with her mother and brother from an early age. She released several EPs. However, she did not release her first album until 2005 on DreamWorks , the label on which her brother is also committed. It immediately hit # 18 on the Canadian album charts. At the beginning of November 2005 it was released on V2 Records / Rough Trade Records in Germany as well.
In addition, the single Set the Fire to the Third Bar was released in 2006 , which she sang on the album Eyes Open with Gary Lightbody, the front man of Snow Patrol .
The song "Dans le silence", originally written for the 4th season of the Canadian TV series "Trauma", became known in Germany as the title track of the first "Franken-Tatort" with Dagmar Manzel and Fabian Hinrichs (first broadcast April 12, 2015).
Wainwright lives in New York .
Discography
- 1999 - Martha Wainwright (6 trk.EP, re-released 2006)
- 1999 - Factory (4 Turkish EP, re-released 2006)
- 2004 - BMFA (Bloody Motherfucking Asshole) (Drowned in Sound) - single
- 2005 - Martha Wainwright (Drowned in Sound)
- 2008 - I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too
- 2009 - Martha Wainwright's Piaf Record
- 2012 - Come Home to Mama (with Hannah Cohen, among others )
- 2013 - Trauma: Chansons de la Série Télé, season # 4 (OST)
- 2016 - Goodnight City
Web links
- Official website
- Martha Wainwright at Allmusic (English)
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SURNAME | Wainwright, Martha |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian folk-pop musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 8, 1976 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal , Quebec , Canada |