Fefe Dobson

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Biography

Felicia Lily "Fefe" Dobson (born February 28, 1985) is a Canadian songwriter and recording artist. Born in Toronto, Canada, her career began when Jive Records attempted to develop her as a popular musician which Dobson refused, Dobson then sang for Island/Def Jam in which the executives contracted her. Her self-titled debut album earned her two Juno Award nominations. Her second album, Sunday Love, was not released and she was terminated from her recording company. During production of Dobson's subsequent studio album Joy, with her manager's recording company (21 Music), she was re-signed to her original major recording company (Island Records). Both companies continued working on Joy, and after experiencing numerous delays, it was released on November 22, 2010 in Canada and November 30, 2010 in the United States. Her music has been covered by other artists and featured in cinema, television, and more.

Details

Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 2002
Number of Albums 12
Record Label
Website www.fefedobson.com
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Genres

Pop Rock Pop Punk

Trivia

What company offered Felicia a recording contract?

Jive Records

...a teenager, during which time she received and refused an offer from Jive Records for a recording contract. She was resigned to Island Records during ...
What was the name of her third studio album?

Joy

...as resigned to Island Records during production of her third studio album Joy (2010), whose singles Ghost and Stuttering saw continued success on the ...
Which singles were featured on the Canadian Hot 100?

Ghost and Stuttering

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What city was Dobson born?

Toronto

...n (born February 28, 1985) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Born in Toronto , Ontario, she began performing as a teenager, during which time she re...
What school did she attend high school at?

Wexford Collegiate Institute

...gh, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. She went to high school at Wexford Collegiate Institute . During her childhood, she took singing lessons at the New C...
When did Dobson begin sending demo tapes to recording companies in North America?

11 years old

...ke machine to many recording companies in North America when she was 11 years old . Then at the age of 13, she started playing the piano. Before Dobson...
Where was the New Conservatory of Music located?

Agincourt, Scarborough

...d, she took singing lessons at the New Conservatory of Music in Agincourt, Scarborough to improve her singing. Dobson began sending demo tapes recorde...
At what age did Dobson start playing the piano?

13

... companies in North America when she was 11 years old. Then at the age of 13 , she started playing the piano. Before Dobson was signed, she said that s...
How many Juno Award nominations did her debut album earn?

two

...Her selftitled debut album, earned her two Juno Award nominations. (Sunday Love become an underground sensation when it leaked on the Internet.) The r...
Who wanted more guitar and written songs?

Dobson

...net.) The record label wanted to give her a traditional pop star image. Dobson , however, wanted more guitar and to include some of her own written son...
Fefe stood out among her contemporaries as an edgy black female outlier in what genre?

pop rock

...rue renaissance woman within the entertainment industry. Emerging as a pop rock artist in the early 2000s, Fefe stood out among her contemporaries as ...
What was a fan favorite that was featured on the soundtrack for Paramount Pictures hit teen comedy The Perfect Score (2004)?

Everything

...black female outlier in an otherwise male dominated genre. The single Everything was a fan favorite that was featured on the soundtrack for Paramount ...
How many JUNO Award nominations did The Perfect Score receive in 2004?

2

...fect Score (2004). The album received multiple award nominations including 2 JUNO Award nominations and catapulted the young pop rock artist into inte...
How high did the album debut on the Billboard HeatSeekers album charts?

1

... rock artist into international stardom as the album officially debuted at 1 on the Billboard HeatSeekers album charts and landed her an opening slot ...
Whose 2004 Justified Tour slot did the perfect score land her on?

Justin Timberlakes

...lboard HeatSeekers album charts and landed her an opening slot of Justin Timberlakes 2004 Justified Tour across Europe. Upon returning to North Americ...
When did Fefe appear on Justin Timberlake's Justified Tour?

Europe

...ed her an opening slot of Justin Timberlakes 2004 Justified Tour across Europe . Upon returning to North America, Fefe dove into the acting world, appe...
What was one of her biggest influences in the acting world?

Tina Turner

... acting world, appearing as one of her biggest influences, the iconic Tina Turner on the hit NBC series American Dreams. In 2011, Fefe joined the cast...
In what year did Fefe join the cast of Sudz Sutherland's film Home Again?

2011

...uences, the iconic Tina Turner on the hit NBC series American Dreams. In 2011 , Fefe joined the cast of Sudz Sutherlands independent film Home Again al...
What film festival did Cherry C debuted at in 2012?

Toronto International Film Festival

...ing role of Cherry C, which debuted at the world renowned Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2012. This feature film acting role earned her...
What was Fefe Dobson's first fulllength?

2003

... Canadian Top 20. Those anthems drove her fulllength debut, Fefe Dobson ( 2003 ), to platinum status in her native Canada, where she earned a pair of Ju...
How many gutsy poppunk singles were planted in the Canadian Top 20 in 2003?

three

... a restrictive contract, attracted a second majorlabel deal, and planted three gutsy poppunk singles in the Canadian Top 20. Those anthems drove her f...
What is the name of the song released 2022?

Fckn in Love

...ned in the 2020s with a refined and nolessspirited approach heard on Fckn in Love (2022), an ecstatic single released nearly 20 years after her debut....
When did she start mailing demo tapes to labels?

11

...ording as a youngster. She was mailing demo tapes to labels at the age of 11 , and landed a contract with Jive in her early teens. Frustrated with bein...
At what age did she land a contract with Jive?

early teens

...es to labels at the age of 11, and landed a contract with Jive in her early teens . Frustrated with being developed as a popR&B artist, she left the la...
Dobson portrays Tina Turner in an episode of what television series?

American Dreams

... portraying Tina Turner in an episode of the U.S. television series American Dreams . (Promotional copies exchanged hands and hard drives outside the i...