Fefe Dobson

Felicia Lily "Fefe" Dobson (born February 28, 1985) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and model. 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.She has been featured on many radio shows,and brodcasts and she guest starred on criminal minds. She is writing songs with Selena Gomez & The Scene, Suzie McNeil, Skylar Grey and more and is working on a new single that should be out in late June 2011 before her new album that will arrive in early January (2012).

Dobson was born on February 28, 1985, in Scarborough, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. Dobson's mother is of English, Native Canadian, and French ancestry and her father is of Jamaican heritage. She went to high school at Wexford Collegiate Institute.

Dobson began sending demo tapes – recorded on a home karaoke machine – to many recording companies in North America when she was 11 years old. Then at the age of 13 years, she started playing the piano. Dobson has said that John Lennon and Judy Garland are her primary musical influences, and that her biggest musical inspiration growing up was Michael Jackson: "I swore I was Michael Jackson. Then I found out I wasn't Michael Jackson and it broke my heart." At the same time, she went to "every 'N Sync concert there was."

Before Dobson was signed, she claimed she had been stereotyped as a contemporary R&B or popular music singer instead of a rock musician due to her race, often being compared to Brandy Norwood and Britney Spears.

Dobson started writing music at the age of 13 years, and the company Jive Records attempted to develop her as a popular musician, which she eventually refused. After that experience, Dobson met Jay Levine and contracted with Nelly Furtado’s manager Chris Smith. Smith arranged showcases with several recording companies. Universal Music Canada president Randy Lennox showed interest in her, and coaxed Island Def Jam CEO Lyor Cohen and his manager of A&R, Jeff Fenster, to fly to Toronto for another showcase. Dobson played a showcase for Island/Def Jam; about 30 seconds into the first song —- a punk thrash track about longing, titled "Stupid Little Love Song"—- the executives contracted her

Background information
Birth name : Felicia Lily Dobson
Born : February 28, 1985 (age 26)
Origin : Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Genres : Pop rock, power pop
Occupations : Singer-songwriter, model, guitarist, lyricist
Years active : 2002–present
Labels : Island, 21 Music
Website : www.FefeDobson.com