Emilie Mover
| Emilie Mover | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Toronto, Montreal |
| Genres | Folk, jazz, indie pop, children's |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Balonka, Nevado, Silent Joe, Radical Sheep, Supergarage |
| Associated acts | Sandro Perri, Ian Lefeuvre |
| Website | emiliemover |
Emilie Mover is a Canadian singer-songwriter who writes music in genres such as folk, jazz, and children's music. She has released a number of solo albums in diverse styles, and in 2013 her solo album The Stella and Sam Album won the Juno Award for Children's Album of the Year. A frequent guest artist, she performed the vocals for the Lost Girl theme song in 2010, and her music has appeared on Girls, Pretty Little Liars, and Grey's Anatomy.
Emilie Mover was born in Montreal and grew up in Toronto. The daughter of jazz saxophonist Bob Mover, she was exposed to diverse genres of music at a young age. She began singing professionally with her father at the age of thirteen. At the age of fourteen she began moving back and forth between New York City and Toronto, with her parents working in both cities. At around the age of sixteen, a friend introduced her to rock music and a wider variety of songwriting styles. Prior to that, Mover recollects listening primarily to "jazz, Elvis, and Michael Jackson," as well as soul and artists such as Otis Redding. After spending time in New York City, Mover returned to Toronto, where she began composing with guitar and singing her own material.
In 2007, her song "Mountainside" was included on the soundtrack of the independent film This Beautiful City. On June 5, 2008 she released her debut album Good Shake, Nice Gloves on Balonka Records. She would release a second version with bonus tracks on March 11, 2009.
Her second album was released on Balonka Records on March 1, 2010. Titled Le Pop Fantastique, a number of tracks from the album went on to be used in soundtracks and commercials. According to Lost and Found Radio, the Le Pop Fantastique track "Wait Till It Snows" is an "innocent folk/pop ditty" that became "popular on the Toronto club circuit." Her song "Made for Each Other", from Le Pop Fantastique, has been used in commercials for Fisher-Price toys and Fancy Feast cat food, while other tracks have been used in ads for Telus, Bounce, and BlackBerry. She released the single "I Second That Emotion" on Balonka Records in March 2010.
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