Meaghan Smith | |
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 Meaghan Smith in August 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | London, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
| Labels | Warner Music Canada, Sire |
| Website | www |
Meaghan Smith is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, and visual artist. Her independently produced début album, The Cricket's Orchestra, was released by Warner Music Canada-Sire Records in 2009.[1] That same year, Smith also received attention for contributing a cover of the Pixies song "Here Comes Your Man" to the soundtrack of the film (500) Days of Summer.[2] The recording featured Smith playing an Omnichord.[3]
Smith has been acclaimed for her Christmas concerts, which feature interpretations of traditional carols as well as the songwriter's own popular yuletide composition, "It Snowed".[4] In recent years, Smith has performed her songs with Canadian orchestras, including the Regina Symphony Orchestra, Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra and Symphony Nova Scotia.[5] At these shows and almost all others, Smith is joined onstage by accompanist and husband, Jason Mingo.[6]
At the 2011 Juno Awards, Smith won in the Best New Artist category. Her most recent album, Have A Heart, was released on April 22, 2014.[7] The video for the album's lead single won Video of the Year at the 2015 East Coast Music Awards.[8]
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