Felicia Lily Dobson (born February 28, 1985) is a Canadian singer and
songwriter. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she began performing as a
teenager, during which time she received and refused an offer from
Jive Records for a recording contract. Dobson signed with Island/Def
Jam soon after and released her self-titled debut album (2003), which
saw the success of the singles "Bye Bye Boyfriend" and "Don't Go
(Girls and Boys)" on the Canadian Hot 100 chart and for which she
received two Juno Award nominations.Dobson's second studio album
Sunday Love was originally scheduled for release in 2005, but after
complications during production, its mainstream release was cancelled
and she left her record label due to creative differences (the album
was released independently in 2006 and later made available for
digital download in 2012). She was re-signed to Island Records during
production of her third studio album Joy (2010), whose singles "Ghost"
and "Stuttering" saw continued success on the Canadian Hot 100.[2][3]
Dobson's music has been covered by other artists and featured in
films, television, and more.Dobson was born on February 28, 1985, in
Scarborough, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto.[4] Dobson's mother is of
English, Dutch, Aboriginal, and Irish ancestry and her father is of
Jamaican heritage.[5] She went to high school at Wexford Collegiate
Institute. During her childhood, she took singing lessons at the New
Conservatory of Music in Agincourt, Scarborough to improve her
singing. Fefe Dobson graduated from Heritage Park Public School.
songwriter. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she began performing as a
teenager, during which time she received and refused an offer from
Jive Records for a recording contract. Dobson signed with Island/Def
Jam soon after and released her self-titled debut album (2003), which
saw the success of the singles "Bye Bye Boyfriend" and "Don't Go
(Girls and Boys)" on the Canadian Hot 100 chart and for which she
received two Juno Award nominations.Dobson's second studio album
Sunday Love was originally scheduled for release in 2005, but after
complications during production, its mainstream release was cancelled
and she left her record label due to creative differences (the album
was released independently in 2006 and later made available for
digital download in 2012). She was re-signed to Island Records during
production of her third studio album Joy (2010), whose singles "Ghost"
and "Stuttering" saw continued success on the Canadian Hot 100.[2][3]
Dobson's music has been covered by other artists and featured in
films, television, and more.Dobson was born on February 28, 1985, in
Scarborough, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto.[4] Dobson's mother is of
English, Dutch, Aboriginal, and Irish ancestry and her father is of
Jamaican heritage.[5] She went to high school at Wexford Collegiate
Institute. During her childhood, she took singing lessons at the New
Conservatory of Music in Agincourt, Scarborough to improve her
singing. Fefe Dobson graduated from Heritage Park Public School.
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