加拿大英文歌手lights的英文简介

加拿大英文歌手lights的英文简介
加拿大英文歌手lights的英文简介

加拿大英文歌手lights的英文简介
Lights Valerie Poxleitner (born Valerie Anne Poxleitner,11 April 1987),known professionally as Lights (stylized LIGHTS) is a Juno Award-winning Canadian musician.She is known for composing and performing synthpop music such as the songs "Ice","Second Go" and "Toes" and being featured in the songs "Crucify Me" & "Don't Go" by the English band Bring Me The Horizon.
Musical influences
In a September 2007 interview,Lights indicated her primary influence as Björk,whom she has said she would like to work with someday.She also spoke glowingly of Phil Collins's songwriting and ABBA's music,and particularly enjoys European production-based music such as The Knife.She is also influenced by progressive rock such as ELO,U2 and Supertramp (all of which she has cited multiple times as her 'all time favorites') and new wave such as Depeche Mode and The Cure; she has played the song "Close To Me" by the latter.She has also expressed fondness for dubstep,nu metal,Hardcore Punk,Metal,pop punk,Joni Mitchell,hip hop,and dubstep influenced electronic music such as Deadmau5 and Skrillex.In a 2010 interview with UpVenue,she mentioned wanting to collaborate with Michael Bublé someday.
Awards
Lights won Indie Awards in the Favourite Solo Artist and Favourite Single categories during Canadian Music Week in March 2009 in Toronto.She won the Best New Artist Awards in the Hot AC and CHR categories.All awards were for her debut single "Drive My Soul",except the award for Favourite Solo Artist.
She also won in the best new artist category at the 2009 Juno Awards.
In 2010,she was nominated in the Indie Awards for "Video of the Year" (Drive My Soul) "Pop Artist of the Year" and in the Juno Awards for "Pop Album of the Year" (The Listening).
In November 2010 her debut album The Listening was given a gold certification by the Canadian Recording Industry Association for sales of 40,000 units.The certification trophy was presented during her Toronto concert on 18 November 2010.