Robyn Dell'Unto | |
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Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter and music producer |
Robyn Dell'Unto is a singer, songwriter and producer from Toronto, Ontario.
Dell'Unto's debut album I'm Here Every Night was released in 2010 on inDiscover/Orange Record Label. Her song Ghost was featured in the Season 2 Finale of CBC's hit show Being Erica. Single Just A Bird charted in the Top 10 on South Africa's Algoa FM for 30 weeks. [1]
Dell'Unto's sophomore album Little Lines was her first release as producer/co-producer. She now writes and produces for other artists. [2] [3]
She received a nomination for Best Emerging Artist at the 2014 Canadian Folk Music Awards. [4]
Dell'Unto runs A Song Of My Own, a songwriting and music production workshop series for girls. [5]
I'm Here Every Night (2010)
Little Lines (2014)
Beaconsfield (2017)
Call Me (2016)
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