Born: December 9, 1975 in Labrador City, Newfoundland
Born in Labrador City, Newfoundland, Doyle moved with her family to St. John's when she was six years old. As a child, she sang in the Holy Heart Of Mary Chamber Choir at a local Catholic high school.
Her application to get into the National Theatre School was rejected which led her to search out an alternate career. She began working for west coast music distributors Duckworth and one day Doyle was overheard singing in the office. As a direct result of this, she was signed by Graham Stairs to Latitude Records and released her debut album 'Shadows Wake Me' in February 1996. The disc was produced by Ken Myhr (Jane Siberry, Cowboy Junkies) and featured an elite cast of music veterans helping out: Chris Tait (Chalk Circle, Big Faith), Dave Gray (Parachute Club), Tim Welch (Dalbello, National Velvet) and Anne Bourne (Jane Siberry, Loreena McKennitt)
Following the single, "A List Of Things", Doyle toured the East Coast of Canada with the Barenaked Ladies and showcased at the East Coast Music Awards. The video for the single, produced by director Stephen Scott, received heavy MuchMusic rotation and landed on the station's Top-30 Countdown.
Doyle's follow-up single "Whatever You Need" proved to be yet another hit and would be capped by a tour with Steve Earle, an outstanding showcase performance in New York, kicking off the North By North East Conference at MuchMusic, participating in Molly Johnson's Kumbaya Fundraiser, and appearances on Rita & Friends, The Dini Petty Show and Music Works!
All of this momentum led to the chanteuse's 1997 nomination for a 'Best New Solo Artist' Juno nomination. She returned to the East Coast Music Awards and received five nominations: 'Entertainer Of The Year', 'Female Artist Of The Year', 'Album Of The Year', 'Single Of The Year', and 'Video Of The Year'.
Her deeply confessional follow-up, "Hyperdramatic", was released March 14, 2000. It was produced and arranged by Dave Hodge, who has played with Bran Van 3000 and The Philosopher Kings.
Singles
1996 A List Of Things (Latitude)
1996 Whatever You Need (Latitude)
1997 Jumping The Shadows (Latitude)
Albums
1996 Shadows Wake Me (Latitude)
2000 Hyperdramatic (EMI Music Canada)
Video
1996 A List Of Things
Compilation Tracks
Official Damhnait Doyle Website
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