Cecile Believe

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Cecile Believe
Birth nameCaila Thompson-Hannant
Born (1985-02-15) February 15, 1985 (age 36)
OriginMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • keyboards[7]
Years active2005-present
Labels
Associated acts

Cecile Believe (formerly known as Mozart's Sister) is a solo music project of Caila Thompson-Hannant who lives in Montréal, Québec.

Biography[]

Thompson-Hannant's musical beginnings are much accredited to the electropop introduced to her by her uncle.[8] She went on to play guitar & synthesizer in the band Shapes & Sizes, which was on the Asthmatic Kitty label.[9] She was also a member of Montreal-based bands Miracle Fortress and Think About Life.[10]

Thompson-Hannant independently released her first EP, Dear Fear, in 2011 through Bandcamp. For the two years following this release, she garnered press attention through playing festivals such as SXSW and Pop Montreal.[11][12] In February 2013 she released her second EP, Hello, through . In June 2014 she announced a new album, titled Being, for release on August 5 of that year and released the single "Enjoy". She thereafter released her second album, Field of Love, on February 17, 2017.

Thompson-Hannant performed vocals on "Definitely Come Together" by Kane West in May 2017 and co-wrote and recorded vocals for many songs on Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides, the 2018 album by the producer Sophie, including performing back-up vocals for the lead single "It's Okay To Cry" (released on October 19, 2017) and lead vocals for the album's following singles, "Ponyboy" and "Faceshopping" (additionally co-writing the latter song). Around this same time, Thompson-Hannant also recorded backing vocals for Kero Kero Bonito's TOTEP[13] as well as changed the name of all of her social media accounts to Cecile Believe.

On February 18, 2020, Thompson-Hannant released her first solo single under the Cecile Believe moniker, titled "Last Thing He Said To Me In Person", accompanied by its music video and a pre-order of her album Made In Heaven on which it appears.[14] Her second single, titled "Pick Up The Phone", was released on April 8, 2020 along with a music video that was released a day before the official release.[15] Her debut album, "Made In Heaven", was officially released a month later on May 8, 2020.[16] The album was completely written, produced and performed by herself.

On November 20, 2020, she released her mixtape, Plucking a Cherry From The Void,[17] which included the single, "Times", that was officially released prior on November 12, 2020 along with a visualizer video the same day.[18] The mixtape features additional production from PC Music founder A. G. Cook on two tracks ("Crickets" and "Living My Life Over (Extreme Vocal Edit"). Thompson-Hannant also appeared on Cook's 7G album in 2020.

In 2021, Thompson-Hannant was revealed to be working on SSION's latest album. She also participated in a writing camp for Dorian Electra's next project.

Discography[]

As Cecile Believe[]

  • Made in Heaven (Self-released, 2020)
  • Plucking a Cherry from the Void (Self-released, 2020)

As Mozart's Sister[]

EPs[]

  • Dear Fear (Self-released, 2011)
  • Hello (Merok, 2013)

Albums[]

Guest appearances[]

Release Year Artist(s) Credits Additional notes
"Definitely Come Together" 2017 Kane West Un-credited vocalist N/A
"Cutlass Cruiser" TOPS Backing vocalist
"I Just Wanna Make You Real"
TOTEP 2018 Kero Kero Bonito Credited as part of "The Parakeets"
OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES SOPHIE Vocalist/co-writer Co-written with Sophie Xeon
Time 'n' Place Kero Kero Bonito Backing vocalist Credited as part of "The Parakeets"
"One More Night" 2019 Slaters Featured artist/co-writer Credited as "Cece B"
"Heavy (Cecile Believe Remix)" Dizzy Remixer N/A
"Another Thing (Cecile Believe Mix)" HOMESHAKE
"Yes Exactly" 2020 Kane West & Thomas Van Party Featured artist/co-writer
"Mountain Baby" Austra
"Anywayz" Co-writer
"Show Me What" A. G. Cook Featured artist

References[]

  1. ^ "Mozart's Sister - Being". DIY. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Mozart's Sister Being". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Mozart's Sister interview: "There's some surrender involved in making music."". DummyMag. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Mozart's Sister: Hello EP". Pitchfork.
  5. ^ Daly, Rhian. "Mozart's Sister - 'Being'". NME. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Music Review: Mozart's Sister - Being". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Candle to Your Eyes - Shapes and Sizes | Credits". AllMusic.
  8. ^ "Mozart's Sister: She's Number One". Montrealgazette.com. 2013-02-27. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  9. ^ "Mozart's Sister: "Mozart's Sister" | Tracks". Pitchfork. 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  10. ^ "Mozart's Sister interview: "There's some surrender involved in making music." | Dummy". Dummymag.com. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  11. ^ "A Name to Live Up to | Fringe Arts | The Link". Thelinknewspaper.ca. 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  12. ^ "New Music - Mozart's Sister, 'Mozart's Sister' | The latest music blogs, free MP3s, best new bands, music videos, movie trailers and news analysis". Nme.com. 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  13. ^ "TOTEP". Kerokerobonito.com. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  14. ^ Johnson, Jarrod. "Daily Dose: Cecile Believe, "Last Thing He Said to Me in Person" - Paste". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  15. ^ Wang, Steffanee. "This Glossy New Pop Song Will Remind You To "Pick Up The Phone"". Nylon. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  16. ^ "Cecile Believe Evolves Beyond Mozart's Sister on 'Made in Heaven'". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  17. ^ "Cecile Believe - Plucking A Cherry From The Void · Single Review ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  18. ^ "NEW VIDEO: Cecile Believe - "Times"". HighClouds. 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2021-02-21.

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