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Skye Sweetnam
Sweetnam (as Sever) with Sumo Cyco at Download Festival 2019
Sweetnam (as Sever) with Sumo Cyco at Download Festival 2019
Background information
Also known asSever
Born
Skye Alexandra Sweetnam

(1988-05-05) May 5, 1988 (age 37)
Bolton, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2002–present
Labels
Member ofSumo Cyco
Websitesumocyco.com

Skye Alexandra Sweetnam (born May 5, 1988) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She released two solo studio albums on Capitol Records/EMI — Noise from the Basement (2004) and Sound Soldier (2007) — and was nominated for a Juno Award for New Artist of the Year in 2006.[3] Her debut single "Billy S." and follow-up "Tangled Up in Me" charted in Canada, and she toured as an opening act for Britney Spears on the Onyx Hotel Tour in 2004.[4] She is also known for voicing Barbie's singing parts in The Barbie Diaries (2006). Since 2011, she has been the lead vocalist of the alternative metal band Sumo Cyco, performing under the stage name Sever.[5][4]

Early life

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Sweetnam was born on May 5, 1988, in Bolton, a community in Caledon, Ontario, to Deirdre and Greg Sweetnam.[6] She was named after the Isle of Skye in Scotland. She has a sister, Aurora, and a brother, Cam. She began singing at the age of five and studied dancing and singing from a young age.

Career

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2002–2006: Noise from the Basement

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In 2002, Sweetnam began working with Canadian producer and instrumentalist James Robertson on material that became Noise from the Basement, released by Capitol Records/EMI. The album debuted at number 124 on the Billboard 200 and reached number 15 on the Oricon Album Charts in Japan. The lead single, "Billy S.", appeared in July 2003 on the soundtrack to the film How to Deal and reached number 15 on the Canadian Singles Chart. Two further singles, "Tangled Up in Me" and "Number One", followed. Sweetnam performed "Tangled Up in Me" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in September 2004 and was featured in Rolling Stone, Blender, Teen People, and Teen Vogue around the time of the album's release. In 2004, Sweetnam toured Europe and North America as the opening act for Britney Spears on the Onyx Hotel Tour.[4]

Sweetnam at the 2006 Juno Awards

Sweetnam provided the theme songs for several television series, including The Buzz on Maggie (Disney Channel), Wayside (Teletoon), and Radio Free Roscoe. She also recorded a cover of "Part of Your World" from The Little Mermaid for the compilation albums Disneymania 3 and DisneyRemixMania. In 2006, she provided the singing voice for Barbie in The Barbie Diaries, contributing four songs to the film's soundtrack. That same year, she was nominated for a Juno Award for New Artist of the Year.

2007–2008: Sound Soldier

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In March 2007, Sweetnam and Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong released the single "Into Action", written by Armstrong and featuring The Aggrolites. Sweetnam's second album, Sound Soldier, was released on October 30, 2007. Its lead single, "Human", was nominated for a 2008 MuchMusic Video Award for Best Cinematography. Sweetnam directed two of the album's music videos herself, for "Music Is My Boyfriend" and "Babydoll Gone Wrong".

"(Let's Get Movin') Into Action", a reworked version of the Armstrong collaboration, was used in the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation and appeared in the films Hotel for Dogs and Ramona and Beezus.

Sweetnam also recorded "Where I Want to Be" for Jun Senoue's album The Works and directed music videos for Leah Daniels and the band Ashes.

2009–present: Sumo Cyco

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Sweetnam performing as Sever in 2015

In 2009, Sweetnam began working on new material and formed Sumo Cyco, a four-piece alternative metal and punk rock band, adopting the stage name Sever.[4] The band made their live debut opening for Hollywood Undead in Toronto in April 2011.

In April and May 2014, Sumo Cyco toured Ireland and the United Kingdom after performing at Indie Week Ireland. Their debut album, Lost in Cyco City, was released on June 10, 2014 in Canada. In 2015, the band signed with TKO (The Kirby Organization) Booking Agency for worldwide representation.[7]

Sumo Cyco's second album, Opus Mar, followed in 2017. In January 2020, the band signed with Napalm Records, which released their third album, Initiation, on May 7, 2021.[8] Their fourth album, Neon Void, was released independently in October 2025 and received positive reviews from outlets including Blabbermouth.net and Dead Rhetoric.[9][10]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2003–2005 Radio Free Roscoe Herself / Sydney DeLuca Theme song singer; guest appearance in "The Bad Boy"
2004 Switched! Herself Episode: "Megan/Skye"[11]
2005–2006 The Buzz on Maggie Herself Theme song singer
2005–2008 Wayside Herself Theme song singer
2006 The Barbie Diaries Barbie Singing voice
2011 My Life Me Herself Theme song singer

Discography

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Main article: Skye Sweetnam discography

Solo

With Sumo Cyco

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2006 Juno Awards New Artist of the Year Herself Nominated
2008 MuchMusic Video Award Best Cinematography "Human" Nominated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Loftus, Johnny (n.d.). "Skye Sweetnam Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  2. ^ Prato, Greg (n.d.). "Skye Sweetnam Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Juno Awards Nominations – 2006". Juno Awards. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
  4. ^ a b c d "Skye Sweetnam on her journey from teen pop star to hard rock frontwoman". CBC Arts. October 24, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
  5. ^ "From Sweet to Cyco: Whatever Happened to Skye Sweetnam?". Canadian Content Machine. November 27, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  6. ^ "(Following Advance for Use Thursday, May 5)". Associated Press. April 25, 2011. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  7. ^ "Fontana North's Sumo Cyco Signs With TKO & Kicks Off Tour" Archived May 19, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, Cashbox Canada, March 11, 2015.
  8. ^ "Interview: Skye Sweetnam On The Evolution Of Sumo Cyco And The Journey To 'Initiation'". Genre Is Dead!. August 26, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
  9. ^ "Sumo Cyco – Neon Void". Blabbermouth.net. October 23, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
  10. ^ "Sumo Cyco – Neon Void". Dead Rhetoric. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
  11. ^ "Switched! TV Show: News, Videos, Full Episodes and More". Tvguide.com. May 24, 2003. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
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