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Bermuda (1967 – present)
Heather Nova, born Heather Allison Frith, (Bermuda; July 6, 1967) is a singer-songwriter and poet.
By the end of the 1980s, after leaving RISD, Heather moved briefly to New York City (where she unsuccessfully tried to interest some major labels in a demo), before moving to London, England, a place she still calls home. She has British citizenship due to her Bermudan origin. In 1990, she released her first recording, an EP called ‘Heather Frith’ — she had not yet changed her name by then. The name change came a year or so later after several gigs in the Netherlands, where, after finding out that the Dutch have trouble pronouncing “Frith,” she chose a name that would be easily pronounceable in every European language, “Nova,” her Canadian mother’s maiden name.
The new name debuted in 1993 with her second EP ‘Spirit in You’ and her first full album, ‘Glow Stars’. The success of the album led her to record and release her first live album, ‘Blow’, the same year, which she supported by a tour of Europe. A year later in 1994 she released what many consider to be her finest work to date, the emotional yet jagged album ‘Oyster’, for which she toured for almost two years. Another live album, ‘Live from the Milky Way’, was released in 1995, and after its release she toured for nearly three years straight, twice joining Sarah McLachlan and others on the North American Lilith Fair, which is a music festival with only female performers. Heather is also a frequent performer at European music festivals such as Roskilde.
By the end of the 1980s, after leaving RISD, Heather moved briefly to New York City (where she unsuccessfully tried to interest some major labels in a demo), before moving to London, England, a place she still calls home. She has British citizenship due to her Bermudan origin. In 1990, she released her first recording, an EP called ‘Heather Frith’ — she had not yet changed her name by then. The name change came a year or so later after several gigs in the Netherlands, where, after finding out that the Dutch have trouble pronouncing “Frith,” she chose a name that would be easily pronounceable in every European language, “Nova,” her Canadian mother’s maiden name.
The new name debuted in 1993 with her second EP ‘Spirit in You’ and her first full album, ‘Glow Stars’. The success of the album led her to record and release her first live album, ‘Blow’, the same year, which she supported by a tour of Europe. A year later in 1994 she released what many consider to be her finest work to date, the emotional yet jagged album ‘Oyster’, for which she toured for almost two years. Another live album, ‘Live from the Milky Way’, was released in 1995, and after its release she toured for nearly three years straight, twice joining Sarah McLachlan and others on the North American Lilith Fair, which is a music festival with only female performers. Heather is also a frequent performer at European music festivals such as Roskilde.
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Heather Nova / I Miss My Sky
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Heather Nova - The Sun Will Always Rise..
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Heather Nova - Water from wine
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Heather Nova - Let's Not Talk About Love
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Walk This World
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Heart and Shoulder
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Like Lovers Do
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Paper Cup
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London Rain (Nothing Heals Me Like You Do)
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Heal
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Island
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Maybe An Angel
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Doubled Up
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Not Only Human
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Blood of Me
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Truth and Bone
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What a Feeling
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Make You Mine
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Valley of Sound
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Shoutbox
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kittensongs wrote:
How is her Redbird album?
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mnoo wrote:
You can buy the new album as a download from Heather's website.
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fmr002 wrote:
I went to her show at Paris yesterday and it was really wonderfull... It was much better than the last she did here in Paris in 2005... she performed songs from all her albums and it was great... her voice is so natural and so beautiful... I was elated... Even if the public were not really "dynamic", the show was great... her new album is still unavailable in France but I'm really looking forward to hearing it... the song "every soldier is a mother son" is absolutely amazing... She is the perfect one!!!
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FedeMartinez wrote:
amazing new tracks on her new cd..... love RIDE and OUT ON A LIMB
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TrveVictimizer wrote:
new album is really great. i love it...."Out on a limb", "every soldier is a mother's sun" and "out in new mexico" are my favs.
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thetrousers wrote:
new review of The Jasmine Flower in Wears The Trousers magazine: http://www.wearsthetrousers.com/2008/10/21/heather-nova-the-jasmine-flower-2008/
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zangeressen wrote:
Love her new album!
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pedroneto wrote:
I want a bootleg so bad!
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fuckingdragon wrote:
Love, love, love, loooooove The Jasmine Flower. Did I mention that it is love? I cried upon first listen of Every Soldier is a Mother's Son. This woman can write some heart-wrenching -- no, no, soul-wreching lyrics. Everyone getting to see her live is so damn lucky!
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thrillpl wrote:
her performance at ancienne belgique last night was unbelievable, I am so happy that I could witness it :))
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emcxmc wrote:
Heather Nova and "The Jasmine Flower" are both too beautiful for this uncertain and cruel world. At least we still can listen to her angelic voice, enjoy the comfort of her beautiful songs and dream for a better world. Sometimes I do believe in heaven and that's only when I dream while I'm listening to her.
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pedroneto wrote:
Yes, I think I can say The Jasmine Flower is her best work since Siren. Good simple songs and solid songwriting.
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betel_geuse wrote:
sounds nice..
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luke_suspicious wrote:
I don't think I can express how AWESOME the new album is. Way to go, Heather! Keep up the great work!
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winterhaze wrote:
ahhhhh listening to 'the jasmine flower' right now... it is SO nice to have new heather songs! :) <3
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JilLpoetry wrote:
first cd i ever got was by heather. i loved it when i was about 7, i still love it. her voice from back then is magic forever.
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gileadroad wrote:
hey have you checked out Figg yet? great sublime sounds from Robin and Gilden
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Caramell01963 wrote:
Bianca and all of our time together with "HEAL" ... *thinkfully great
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pedroneto wrote:
New album “The Jasmine Flower” out October 10th!!! And it's basically just her and her guitar! www.heathernova.com
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barnkat36 wrote:
Very beautiful , fabulos voice, but she must be way to serious! She should smile more :) Excellent song writer,, Thanks Heather
News
new album available now!
11 Oct 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/heathernova
my new album "the jasmine flower" is now available as mp3 download from heathernova.comcds will be available soon. thank you for buying it, and not stealing it. loveheather
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30 Sep 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/heathernova -
Heather Nova - The Jasmine Flower - Album Cover - Out October 10th!
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