Skye Sweetnam

Skye Sweetnam
Sever of the band Sumo Cyco (aka Skye Sweetnam) at the 2015 Festival of Friends
Background information
Birth name	Skye Alexandra Sweetnam
Also known as	Sever
Born	(1988-05-05) May 5, 1988 (age 28) Bolton, Ontario, Canada
Origin	Bolton, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Alternative rock, power pop, pop punk,pop rock, ska punk
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer, songwriter
Instruments	Vocal, guitar, piano
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Capitol (2002–2009) EMI (2002–present)
Associated acts	Sumo Cyco
Website	skyesweetnam.com

Skye Alexandra Sweetnam (born May 5, 1988) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, actress, and music video director. Skye first entered the mainstream in 2003 with the release of her debut single "Billy S." Over a year later, her debut album, Noise from the basement, was released including the singles "Tangled Up in Me" and "Number One". She is also known for her voice work in The Barbie Diaries. In 2006, she was nominated for a Juno Award for New Artist of the Year. Her second album, Sound Soldier, was released in 2007. Now known by the stage name Sever, she is currently the lead singer of the band Sumo Cyco.

Skye was born on May 5, 1988, to Deirdre and Greg Sweetnam. She was named after the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Along with her sister, Aurora, and her brother, Cam, she was born and raised in Bolton, a community in Caledon, Ontario, where she studied dancing and singing from a young age. She began singing at the age of five, performing for family members and friends.

She worked with local producer and instrumentalist, James Robertson. Together, Robertson and Sweetnam worked on what later became Noise from the Basement, her Capitol Records/EMI debut. The single "Billy S." appeared in July 2003 on the soundtrack to the movie How to Deal, and quickly took off in Canada. Two more singles were released from her debut and fared moderately on the charts. In 2004, Skye went on tour over Europe and North America, as the opening act for Britney Spears on her Onyx Hotel Tour.