Eliza Niemi is a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter and cellist,[1] whose debut solo album Staying Mellow Blows was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.[2]

Currently based in Toronto, Ontario, she was previously lead singer of the Halifax-based indie rock band Mauno,[3] who released three albums between 2016 and 2019.

She released the solo EPs Vinegar (2019) and Glass (2020),[4] before releasing Staying Mellow Blows in August 2022.[1] She supported the album with concerts in North America and Europe in 2023.[5]

She was a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominee in 2023 as co-writer with Felix Fox-Pappas, Chester Hansen, Alexander Sowinski, Leland Whitty and Jonah Yano of Yano's single "always".[6] She has also contributed as a guest cellist on recordings by Gift Idea[7] and Ducks Ltd.,[8] and composed music for the 2024 film Darkest Miriam.

Discography

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with Mauno

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  • Rough Master (2015)[9]
  • Tuning (2017)[3]
  • Really Well (2019)[10]

Solo

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  • Vinegar (2019)
  • Glass (2020)
  • Staying Mellow Blows (2022)

References

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