| Skye Sweetnam |
Skye Sweetnam signs autographs at the Juno Awards in 2006 |
| Background information |
| Birth name |
Skye Alexandra Sweetnam |
| Also known as |
Sever |
| Born |
(1988-05-05) May 5, 1988 (age 25) |
| Origin |
Bolton, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres |
alternative rock, power pop, pop punk |
| Occupations |
Actress, Singer, Songwriter |
| Instruments |
Vocal, guitar, piano |
| Years active |
2002–present |
| Labels |
Capitol (2002–2009)
EMI (2002–present) |
| Associated acts |
Tim Armstrong, James Robertson, The Matrix, Ak'Sent, Kate Todd, Britney Spears, Kaela Kimura, 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". In 2006, she was nominated for a Juno Award for New Artist of the Year. Her second album, Sound Soldier, was released in 2007. And now known by the stage name Sever, she is currently the lead singer of the band Sumo Cyco.
Early life [edit]
Skye was born on May 5, 1988, to Deirdre and Greg Sweetnam.[1] 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 the small town of Bolton, Ontario, where she studied dancing and singing from a young age. She began singing at the age of 5, performing for family members and friends. By her early teens she had moved on to songwriting, recording a demo with the help of a local Bolton music school, Rumball Music Studios.[citation needed] Sweetnam was also a full-time Regional Arts Program student at Mayfield Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario, majoring in drama,[citation needed] but within months of arriving at the school in Grade 9, she dropped out to pursue her career. She also attended Allan Drive Middle School in Bolton, Ontario.[citation needed]
Music career [edit]
2003–2005: Noise from the Basement [edit]
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, Sweetnam went on tour over Europe and North America, as the opening act for Britney Spears on her Onyx Hotel Tour.
Sweetnam provided the theme songs for various television shows, including The Buzz On Maggie, Wayside, and Radio Free Roscoe. She also covered Jodi Benson's song, "Part of Your World", which was on the soundtrack for 1989 Disney film, The Little Mermaid. Sweetnam's version is available on Disneymania 3 and DisneyRemixMania. In 2006, Sweetnam provided the singing voice for Barbie in The Barbie Diaries. Her songs, "Girl Most Likely To", "Note to Self", "Real Life" and "This Is Me" are also included in The Barbie Diaries soundtrack. Tim Armstrong and Sweetnam released the single "Into Action" in March 2007. Sweetnam was the opening act for Canadian Idol winner Kalan Porter on tour.
2007–2008: Sound Soldier [edit]
Sound Soldier was released 30 October 2007, the lead single, "Human" was nominated for a 2008 MuchMusic Video Award for Best Cinematography, but lost to Hedley' "She's So Sorry". For the second single EMI picked "(Let's Get Movin') Into Action", a rework of her previous single with Armstrong. Skye directed two music videos herself for "Music Is My Boyfriend" and "Babydoll Gone Wrong". Throughout 2009 and 2010 she released a number of songs from Sound Soldier. In her Youtube make-up tutorials she has used the songs "Rock n' Roll Baby", "Love Sugar Sweet", "Heartbreak", "Boomerang", "MuSick" and "Wolves and Witches". Sweetnam also released a song entitled "Stay", "Boomerang", "MuSick" and "Wolves and Witches" on her MySpace page.
Sweetnam recorded "Lava Rock" for Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll and provided vocals for a song on Jun Senoue's album, The Works. She also directed a music video for Leah Daniels' song, "Northern Señorita", and for Ashes' song "Explode (Makes My Head)". She also co-wrote two songs for Ashes.
2009–present: Sumo Cyco [edit]
Skye Sweetnam at the 2006 Juno Awards
Sweetnam began working on new music in 2009, also forming a new band, Sumo Cyco. They are a four piece metal band who opened for Hollywood Undead in Toronto in April 2011. Sweetnam now goes by the name Sever, which is her current alter-ego. As of July 2012[update], Sumo Cyco has released six singles: "Mercy", "Limp", "Interceptor", "Danger", "Loose Cannon" and a cover of Oingo Boingo's "Who Do You Want To Be?". With each new song, Sumo Cyco directs and puts together their own music videos to their YouTube channel which as of April 2012[update] received over a million views.
Her song, "(Let's Get Movin') Into Action" was used in an episode of the Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation, in one deleted scene from Bandslam, and in the films Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach, Hotel for Dogs and 2010 American film Ramona and Beezus that starring Joey King and Selena Gomez. It was also included in the Music from Degrassi: The Next Generation soundtrack.
On June 9, 2012 Skye posted a video on her Youtube channel promising that new Skye material will eventually be released for her fans.
Filmography [edit]
Discography [edit]
See also [edit]
Awards and nominations [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "(Following Advance for Use Thursday, May 5)". Associated Press. April 25, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
- ^ http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?tvobjectid=204742&more=ucepisodelist&episodeid=4134799
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| Short description |
Canadian singer |
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