Martha Wainwright
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Canadian-American singer-songwriter
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Stories I Might Regret Telling You - Carton of 10 Signed Copies
- Stories I Might Regret Telling You
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Film & TV
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Martha Wainwright (born May 8, 1976) is a Canadian-American folk-rock singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of American folk singer and actor Loudon Wainwright III and Canadian folk singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle. She was raised in a musical family along with her older brother, Rufus Wainwright, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Known for
- Plamondon: des mots qui résonnent2024
- The Girl with the Red Beret — Self2023
- Canadian Hits at the BBC — Self2021
- Rallumer les étoiles à Béthanie — Self2021
- La semaine des 4 Julie — Self2020
- Mix sonore — Self - Host2020
- Bonsoir bonsoir! — Self2019
- Tout le monde aime — Self2018
- Microphone — Self2017
- Y'a du monde à messe — Self2017
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Canada
- Active from
- 1976-05-08
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 436,062
- Total plays
- 5,645,733
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Martha Wainwright (b. 1976 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Daughter of Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, and the sister of Rufus Wainwright, she has frequently appeared on recordings by her family members, the McGarrigle Sisters and Family and has released several independent EPs. Wainwright released an independent cassette, Ground Floor, in 1997. The following year, her song "Year of the Dragon" appeared on The McGarrigle Hour, an album released by Kate & An
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Martha
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Montreal
- Father
- Loudon Wainwright III
- Mother
- Kate McGarrigle
- Sibling
- Rufus Wainwright
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- music composing
- Genre
- folk music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.marthawainwright.com
- Image
- MarthaWainwright2008.jpg
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- Commons category
- Martha Wainwright
- date of birth
- 1976-05-08
- social media followers
- 12939
- Commons gallery
- Martha Wainwright
- influenced by
- Leonard Cohen
- start of work period
- 1996-00-00
- copyright representative
- Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada
Sources (3)
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