Hannah Georgas

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Hannah Georgas
Georgas performing at the 2011 Hillside Festival
Georgas performing at the 2011 Hillside Festival
Background information
Born30 August 1983 (1983-08-30) (age 40)[1][2]
Newmarket, Ontario[3]
OriginVancouver, British Columbia
GenresIndie pop
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • bass guitar
Years active2009–present
LabelsDine Alone Records
Websitehannahgeorgas.com

Hannah Georgas (born 30 August 1983) is a Canadian pop/rock singer-songwriter, based in

2013 Juno Awards
for "Songwriter of the Year" and "Best Alternative Album".

Biography

Originally from Newmarket, Ontario,[5] she played in a band with Tim Oxford of Arkells in high school before moving to Victoria, British Columbia to attend university.[5]

While in university, she recorded a number of song demos in a friend's recording studio and quickly attracted the attention of other area musicians, releasing her debut

Wal-Mart commercial; the resulting track, "You've Got a Place Called Home", ran in the store's fall advertising campaign.[5] An early version of the song "Shine" was featured on the television programs Defying Gravity and Flashpoint
.

She released her full-length debut album, This Is Good, on 27 April 2010.

CBC Radio 2's Great Canadian Song Quest
.

She was nominated in the categories of Best New Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards. She took home the Emerging Artist of the Year at XM's Verge Music Awards in 2011 as well as Solo Artist of the Year at the Sirius/XM-sponsored Indies.[citation needed]

In 2012, she has toured internationally as part of Kathleen Edwards' supporting band, and her second, self-titled album was released on 2 October 2012 with Dine Alone Records.[7] In June 2013, the album was longlisted for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize. The album won Pop Recording of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards in 2013.

She was nominated for Songwriter of the Year and Alternative Album of the Year at the

2013 Juno Awards, and played her single "Robotic" at the awards ceremony.[2]

In the winter of 2014, Georgas toured as an opening act for City and Colour throughout Europe and the United Kingdom. In the summer of 2014, Georgas toured as an opening act for Sara Bareilles.

Her song "Millions" was featured in the closing credits of Girls Season 3, Episode 6, on 9 February 2014.[citation needed]

Her new album For Evelyn, named after her grandmother, was released on 24 June 2016.[8] The first single, "Don't Go", was released on 29 April 2016.[9]

Fall 2016, on tour for album For Evelyn throughout North America, Europe and the UK.[10]

On 8 March 2019, for International Women's Day Georgas released the digital only EP Imprints, a collection of covers by women she considered influential to her. Appearing on the EP with her are Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig of Brooklyn based indie pop band Lucius, Tamara Lindeman of Canadian folk music band The Weather Station, singer Emily King, and Montaigne.[11]

In June 2020, Georgas revealed details of her newest album titled All That Emotion which was released on September 4, 2020.[12]

Discography

References

  1. ^ "Happy birthday Hannah Georgas!". Dine Alone Records. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  2. ^ a b Usinger, Mike (25 April 2013). "Hannah Georgas turns angst into ear candy". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  3. ^ McGinnis, Rick (31 January 2013). "Hannah Georgas beats new path to electronic music". Toronto Star. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  4. Postmedia News
    . Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Hannah Georgas: The Tipping Point". Exclaim!. May 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  6. ChartAttack. 12 April 2012. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
    )
  7. ^ Hudson, Alex (22 August 2012). "Hannah Georgas Details Sophomore Album, Premieres New Track". Exclaim!. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Hannah Georgas announces new album, For Evelyn". Dine Alone Records. 13 May 2016.
  9. ^ Adams, Gregory (28 April 2016). "Hannah Georgas Readies 'For Evelyn' LP, Premieres New Single". Exclaim!. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  10. ^ "Hannah Georgas | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  11. ^ "HANNAH GEORGAS DROPS COVERS EP 'IMPRINTS' FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY". indie88. 8 March 2019.
  12. ^ Hudson, Alex (16 June 2020). "Hannah Georgas Details Aaron Dessner-Produced 'All That Emotion' LP". Exclaim!. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  13. ^ Sydney Brasil, "Hannah Georgas Announces New Album 'I'd Be Lying If I Said I Didn't Care'". Exclaim!, May 31, 2023.

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