Cecil Frena

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Cecil Frena
Also known asBorn Gold
Genres Futurepop, indietronica, electronic music, experimental music
Years active2010 – present

Cecil Frena is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and pop music experimentalist. Previously, Frena made music under the name Gobble Gobble, before he made the change in 2011 to Born Gold. [1] His first album, Bodysongs, was released mid-2011. [2] His second album, Little Sleepwalker, was released the following year. [3] His third album, I Am An Exit, was released on 8 October 2013. [4] On 31 August 2017, Cecil Frena announced the end of Born Gold, alongside the release of Unknow Yourself published under his own name. [5]

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