Canadian singer-songwriter
Musical artist
Desirée Dawson is a Canadian singer, songwriter and baritone ukulele player, from White Rock, British Columbia .[ 1] CBC Music 's Searchlight talent contest in 2016.[ 2]
Following her Searchlight win Dawson performed at the CBC Music Festival,[ 3] Wild Heart in 2017.[ 4]
Dawson has also appeared as a guest vocalist on the Pegboard Nerds ' Nerds by Nature EP [ 5] [ 6]
In 2020, Dawson appeared on Paul Chin's EP Full Spectrum , performing the lead single "Take It or Leave It", written at a songwriting camp held by Babyface .[ 7]
Her 2021 EP, Meet You at the Light , was a Juno Award nominee for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022 .[ 8] Alexander Farah 's music video for the EP's title track won the Music Video Competition Jury Award at SXSW .[ 9]
Discography
Guest appearances
References
^ "Searchlight sets its sights on B.C.'s Dawson". The Province
^ "B.C. singer Desiree Dawson wins CBC Searchlight contest" . Vancouver Sun ^ "Contest winner debuts at CBC festival". Toronto Star
^ "Premiere: listen to Desirée Dawson's new single, 'Wild Heart'" . CBC Music , January 11, 2017.^ "Listen to Pegboard Nerds' Upbeat 'Talk About It' feat. Desirée Dawson: Exclusive" . Billboard . January 13, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2018 .^ "Kicks N Licks & Desiree Dawson's 'Sunny Day' Sounds Like Dancing on Sunshine: Exclusive" . Billboard ^ "Inside Paul Chin's Experimental Bedroom Pop Universe" . BeatRoute . April 27, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020 .^ "2022 Juno nominees: snubs and surprises" . CBC Music , March 1, 2022. ^ "B.C.'s Desirée Dawson, Alexander Farah win SXSW award for best music video" . CBC News British Columbia, March 16, 2022.
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