Tegan and Sara Quin are twins from Calgary, Alberta who've been making music together since 1998. They started at 15, forming a band called Plunk and used the school's recording studio to make two demo albums. A year later they won a band competition where the prize was professional studio time, and used it to make another demo. By the next year they had switched to the name Sara and Tegan, releasing a debut album independently. They switched the names around because people thought and pronounced it as if there was one artist (Aliexisonfire syndrome). They signed with a label the same year, then spent some time working on their next album before releasing it in 2000. The next two years were spent touring before releasing another album. So far they've made eight albums, and have worked with a lot of big names, gaining international fame. They are both out, and have centered most of their influence on benefiting LGBT rights and freedoms. Their music is great, and they seem like genuinely amazing people, and make me proud to know they came from here.
We needed to choose an artist from where you’re from. I got asked about this one a lot because that could mean city, province, or country. I said however they wanted to interpret it was fine. Anna picked Sea Lion Woman by Feist. So my mom went with Raise Your Glass by Brett Kissel, my grandma chose Who Would You Be by George Canyon, and both Sammy and Will chose the same artist. Sammy went with Alberta Bound by Paul Brandt, and Will picked That’s The Truth by Paul Brandt.
Peace.
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