Doris Cellar

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Doris Cellar
Birth nameNicole Mourelatos
Born (1984-10-10) October 10, 1984 (age 39)
Origin Queens, New York
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Formerly of Freelance Whales
Website doriscellarmusic.com

Doris Cellar [1] (born October 10, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist.

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Career

Doris Cellar was the front woman in the band the Freelance Whales [2] [3] who gained popularity in 2010 when Twitter [4] selected Freelance Whales' music as the background for a video introducing a major rework of the service's user experience. [5] This was followed by dozens of TV commercials and syncs, and the band toured [6] both internationally and nationally.

In 2011 Cellar created and wrote an animal rights video for Peta [7] and in 2012, Cellar wrote and sang lead for their sophomore single "Spitting image", [8] which was featured on MTV as well The Inbetweeners of episode 10 The Dance . [9] One reviewer said her vocals were "almost sweet enough to make us skip down the halls" [10] while another mentioned them as an example of why the band "may red-line the Cute-O-Meter". [11]

Solo

Cellar is a multi-instrumentalist. She can switch musically between guitar, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion, harmonium, glockenspiel. [12] She produces all of her own beats and performs without a backing band.

Cellar as a live performer has been described as "a wizard with all the instruments she manages to play all while smiling and dancing". [13]

Discography

Freelance Whales Studio Albums and Singles

Solo extended plays

Solo singles

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