Cecile Believe | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Caila Thompson-Hannant |
| Born | February 15, 1985 |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer |
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| Years active | 2005-present |
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Cecile Believe (formerly known as Mozart's Sister) is a solo project by Montreal-based Canadian musician Caila Thompson-Hannant.
Thompson-Hannant's musical beginnings are much accredited to the electropop introduced to her by her uncle. [8] She went on to play guitar & synthesizer in the band Shapes & Sizes, which was on the Asthmatic Kitty label. [9] She was also a member of Montreal-based bands Miracle Fortress and Think About Life. [10]
Thompson-Hannant independently released her first EP, Dear Fear, in 2011 through Bandcamp. For the two years following this release, she garnered press attention through playing festivals such as SXSW and Pop Montreal. [11] [12] In February 2013 she released her second EP, Hello, through Merok Records. In June 2014 she announced a new album, titled Being, for release on August 5 of that year and released the single "Enjoy". She thereafter released her second album, Field of Love, on February 17, 2017.
Thompson-Hannant performed vocals on "Definitely Come Together" by Kane West in May 2017 and co-wrote and recorded vocals for many songs on Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides , the 2018 album by the producer Sophie, including performing back-up vocals for the lead single "It's Okay To Cry" (released on October 19, 2017) and lead vocals for the album's following singles, "Ponyboy" and "Faceshopping" (additionally co-writing the latter song). Around this same time, Thompson-Hannant also recorded backing vocals for Kero Kero Bonito's TOTEP [13] as well as changed the name of all of her social media accounts to Cecile Believe.
On February 18, 2020, Thompson-Hannant released her first solo single under the Cecile Believe moniker, titled "Last Thing He Said To Me In Person", accompanied by its music video and a pre-order of her album Made In Heaven on which it appears. [14] Her second single, titled "Pick Up The Phone", was released on April 8, 2020 along with a music video that was released a day before the official release. [15] Her debut album Made In Heaven was officially released a month later on May 8, 2020. [16] The album was completely written, produced and performed by herself.
On November 20, 2020, she released her mixtape, Plucking a Cherry From The Void, [17] which included the single, "Times", that was officially released prior on November 12, 2020 along with a visualizer video the same day. [18] The mixtape features additional production from PC Music founder A. G. Cook on two tracks ("Crickets" and "Living My Life Over (Extreme Vocal Edit)"). Thompson-Hannant also appeared on Cook's 7G album in 2020.
In 2021, Thompson-Hannant was revealed to be working on SSION's upcoming album. She worked with other artists such as Shygirl, Hannah Diamond, Dorian Electra, among others on their respective projects, and remixed tracks by caro♡, Magdalena Bay and Say Lou Lou throughout 2022 and 2023.
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits | Additional notes |
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| "Definitely Come Together" | 2017 | Kane West | Non-album single | Un-credited vocalist | — |
| "Cutlass Cruiser" | TOPS | Sugar at the Gate | Backing vocalist | ||
| "I Just Wanna Make You Real" | |||||
| — | 2018 | Kero Kero Bonito | TOTEP | Credited as Caila; as part of "The Parakeets" | |
| SOPHIE | OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES | Vocalist, co-writer | — | ||
| Kero Kero Bonito | Time 'n' Place | Backing vocalist | Credited as Caila; as part of "The Parakeets" | ||
| "One More Night" | 2019 | Slaters | Non-album single | Featured artist, co-writer | Credited as "Cece B" |
| "Yes Exactly" | 2020 | Kane West & Thomas Van Party | — | ||
| "Mountain Baby" | Austra | HiRUDiN | |||
| "Anywayz" | Co-writer | ||||
| "Show Me What" | A. G. Cook | 7G | Featured artist | ||
| "Wish I Could Fall In Love" | 2021 | DAGR | DAGR | Featured artist, co-writer | |
| "Cerise" | — | MUTANTS VOL. 5: FREE | Lead artist | Compilation track, Bandcamp exclusive | |
| "Shots Fired" | Namasenda | Unlimited Ammo | Co-writer | — | |
| "2 AM (Real Love)" | Teen Daze | Interior | Featured artist, co-writer | ||
| "Olivia" | 2022 | Tiberius b | Non-album single | Co-writer, co-producer | |
| "honest" | umru | comfort noise | Featured artist, co-writer | ||
| "Theme for Flight" | — | For the Birds: The Birdsong Project, Vol. II | Lead artist | Compilation track | |
| "Firefly" | Shygirl | Nymph | Additional vocals, co-writer, additional production | — | |
| "Juicy Fruit" | 2023 | Brooke Candy | TBA | Backing vocals, co-writer, co-producer | |
| "I Got a Bike" | Casey MQ | Two Songs (Live) | Featured artist, co-writer | ||
| "Idolize" | Dorian Electra | Fanfare | Co-writer, co-producer | ||
| "Manmade Horrors" | |||||
| "Lifetime" | |||||
| "No FX" | Hannah Diamond | Perfect Picture | Co-writer | ||
| "Lip Sync" | |||||
| "Twisted" | |||||
| "Divisible by Two" | |||||
| "Dang" | Caroline Polachek | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You: Everasking Edition | Co-writer, co-producer | ||
| "The Make Believe" (feat. Oklou) | 2024 | Casey MQ | Later that day, the day before, or the day before that | Co-writer, co-producer | |
| "Me, I Think I Found It" | |||||
| "Sucia" | Empress Of | For Your Consideration | Co-writer | ||
| "Elk Skin" | Sega Bodega | Dennis | Additional vocals, co-writer | ||
| "Blue Screen" | Cadence Weapon | Rollercoaster | Featured artist |
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