The ups and downs of Fefe Dobson

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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 due to the album's singles failure to chart, and she was dropped from her record label. During production of Dobson's subsequent studio album Joy, on her manager's record label (21 Music), she was re-signed to her original major record label (Island Records). Both labels continued working on Joy, and after experiencing numerous delays, it is scheduled for release on November 22, 2010 in Canada^[3] and November 30, 2010 in the United States.^[3][4] Her music has been covered by other artists and featured in Film, Television, and more.
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There is a definite image change and musical evolution based on the videos I've seen. But the songs are still as catchy as hell and that's all that matters to me.:)


Fefe Dobson - Take Me Away

Interview with FeFe Dobson....the True Rock Star

Honey: How you would describe your sound?
Fefe Dobson: There is a fusion. I am so influenced by different types of artists that I don’t really know exactly what genre I’d be put in. There’s guitar so you know that’s rock and the melodies are pop because it’s repetitive. But it’s just music to me.

Did you grow up wanting to be a rock star or just wanting to be a musician?
I loved rock and roll. There were tons of different types of music in my house. My mom played Lionel Richie and The Bee Gees and Michael Jackson was huge in our house. But then my sister would be playing Nirvana and Guns and Roses-type stuff. I gravitated more towards my sister’s stuff. I love guitars. There’s just so much angst and so much aggression and passion in one guitar, its crazy.

Rock and roll and hip-hop are very similar. They both get really political. They are very passionate and they spit the truth a lot of the times. It’s rebellious. It’s becoming trendier, but appreciated. When I first came out it wasn’t embraced as much, you know, a black girl doing rock and roll. Now things are different. People are more open to it. I heard it all the time when I first came out like, ‘You actually think this is gonna work — a black girl doing rock?’MORE

Fefe Dobson - Everything

When her album Sunday Love came out, she was interviewed

Sindy: Congratulations on the new album - how was making this album different from making your debut album?
Fefe Dobson: Well, I'm older now. I was 16 when I recorded my debut album and I'm 20 now so I've been through a lot more. I have a lot more life experience to write about.

Sindy: Is there a difference in the sound?
Fefe Dobson: It's just more mature. It's got more rock - there are still pop influences but it's a bit edgier.

Sindy: How many songs did you actually write for the album?
Fefe Dobson: I wrote about 35 songs for the album before I decided which ones to include.

Sindy: Your album is mostly about love and heartbreak - do you ever want to keep some of your more personal experiences to yourself and not write songs about them?
Fefe Dobson: I'm very comfortable sharing my experiences through my music. Everyone has been through the same situations - they are obviously unique to them but the basics are the same. As a musician you have the opportunity to talk about these things and so I'm happy to do it.

Sindy: What did you enjoy the most about recording Sunday Love?
Fefe Dobson: The thing that I enjoyed the most about recording this album was just all the great people that I got to work with. Joan Jett was right there in my hotel room and I go to work with Matthew Wilder, who was the producer on No Doubt's Tragic Kindgdom. I also got to work with John5 who was the guitarist for Marilyn Manson.

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Fefe Dobson - I want you to watch me move

Fefe Dobson is back with new sound and new outlook

Fefe Dobson draws a lot of comparisons. When she came onto the scene in 2003 with “Bye Bye Boyfriend,” people compared her to Joan Jett. She was asked to (and did) play rock & roll queen Tina Turner on American Dreams, and many fans have made connections between Dobson’s and Rihanna’s offbeat, punk-inspired images (the two artists share a label, and both recently had songs featured on an episode of the CW’s Hellcats).

When Dobson performed at the Entertainment Weekly Lounge in West Hollywood last night, it was clear that she’s as ecclectic as ever. When we talked to her backstage before her set, she said that when she’s making music now, “I’m just feeling it. It’s still rock & roll, but you have to add elements sometimes … to make it speak to what music is at this point.”MORE

Fefe Dobson - Ghost