Michael Buble, Feist Win Big at Canadian Juno Awards : April 03, 2012

Feist and Michael Buble came away as big winners at this year’s 41st annual Juno Awards. The Juno Awards celebrate achievement by Canadian music artists, and are oft [...]

Vampire Weekend, Feist Headline Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival : February 29, 2012

Indie music website Pitchfork has announced the dates and lineup for the seventh annual Pitchfork Music Festival. Vampire Weekend and Feist are among the high profile ind [...]

Stream Feist New Album ‘Metals’ for Free : September 29, 2011

Feist counted her way into our hearts four years ago with the release of 'The Reminder.' She had long been a darling of musicians and music savvy individuals alike, but i [...]

Feist Prepares New Album ‘Metals,’ Fall Tour : August 03, 2011

After Feist, the Canadian indie pop star, recently announced “Metals,” her upcoming album, she released a picture of the album cover that was paint by numbers. Back [...]

feist Biography

The Canadian singer-songwriter Feist (whose full name is Leslie Feist) was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia on February 13, 1976. In addition to being a solo artist she also is a member of Broken Social Scene, an indie rock group.

In 1999, Feist launched her career as a solo artist when she released her debut album “Monarch (Lay Your Jewelled Head Down).” In 2004, she released “Let It Die” and in 2007 “The Reminder.” These two albums were both commercially and critically successful and sold more than 2.5 million copies. Feist was nominated for five Grammy Awards and won five June Awards in 2008, including Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Pop Album of the Year, Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year. “Metals,” Feist's fourth studio album, will be released in October 2011.

In 2001, Feist helped to form Broken Social Scene, a Toronto-based indie rock band. The band has released four albums, including 2001's “Feel Good Lost,” 2002's “You Forgot It in People,” 2005's “Broken Social Scene,” and 2010's “Forgiveness Rock Record.” Feist released “Look at What the Light Did Now,” a documentary film which documented her creative process in recording “The Reminder.”