Holly McNarland | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 23 October 1975 |
| Origin | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Genres | alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1990s-present |
Holly McNarland (born 23 October 1975) is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter, who was most prominent in the 1990s. [1]
Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, McNarland's background is Métis. [2] She moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in the early 1990s. [3]
She released her debut EP Sour Pie independently in 1995, [1] before it was rereleased nationally by MCA Records in 1996. [4]
Stuff , her full-length debut album, was released in 1997. [5] The album's most successful single was "Numb", which reached the Canadian top 10. [6]
At the 1998 Juno Awards, she won the Best New Solo Artist category, [7] and was nominated for Best Alternative Album for Stuff and Best Video for "Elmo". [8]
She collaborated with Matthew Good on the song "Flight Recorder From Viking 7" from the album Loser Anthems .
Following Stuff, McNarland ended up taking an unplanned five-year hiatus from music after marrying videographer Jay Mirus and giving birth to her first child. [9] She returned in 2002 with the album Home Is Where My Feet Are. [10] The album was supported by a tour, with Emm Gryner performing as the opening act, [11] and received several Western Canadian Music Award nominations in 2003 including Outstanding Pop Recording, Outstanding Producer (Malcolm Burn) and Outstanding Songwriter. [12]
She then provided backing vocals on the track "Wishing You Would Stay" on The Tea Party's 2004 album Seven Circles , [13] and again collaborated with Good on "Pony Boy", one of the new songs on his 2005 greatest hits package In a Coma . In 2004, she was also one of the performers at that year's National Aboriginal Achievement Awards. [14]
She followed up in 2007 with the album Chin-Up Buttercup, [15] and in 2012 with Run Body Run. [16]
She collaborated with Matt Good once again on his cover of Kate Bush's song Cloudbusting on his 2015 album Chaotic Neutral . [17]
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