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Canada has long been known for raising amazing female singer-songwriters. All the way from Joni Mitchell, k.d. lang, and Sarah McLachlan, to Alanis Morissette and Jann Arden, and now comes Martina Sorbara. Hailing from Toronto, Sorbara definitely tips her hat of influences toward some of these pioneers, along with John Prine, Sarah Vaughn, Cyndi Lauper, and her musical hero Tom Waits. Though in a certain way, she is more reminiscent of Ben Harper. You see, like Harper, Sorbara makes her own guitars, her own clothes, too. And, also like Harper, her music spans a wide range of genres, yet settles neatly back into a pop vein in the end. A splash of jazz, a dash of folk, a pinch of rock - these are the ingredients she uses to blend her artistic potions. First picking up the guitar at age 11, Sorbara learned the basics and took her own trajectory from there, creating a unique playing style that suits her needs. By 15, she was writing her own songs and performing for audiences, playing both piano and guitar. Over the years, Sorbara has been spotted at high-profile events such as Austin's South by Southwest and The Edmonton Folk Festival, and opening tours for Billy Bragg and Bryan Ferry. When she's not focused on her music, Sorbara spends time with her other passion, sketching and creating other visual arts. Her debut album, The Cure for Bad Deeds hit the streets in early 2002 via Canada's own Nettwerk Records. Like a bag of jelly beans, each song is a musical treat on its own, with a different flavor than the previous.
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Martina Sorbara (born November 13, 1978) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of Greg Sorbara, who is a Member of Provincial Parliament, formerly the Minister of Finance in Ontario.
Her debut album, Unplaceables, was released independently in 1998 and is no longer in print.
Sorbara's second album, The Cure for Bad Deeds, was released independently in 2000. An expanded version of the album appeared on MapleMusic Recordings in 2002. Both versions of the album were produced by Jian Ghomeshi. Martina's only single from the album was "Bonnie & Clyde II", which also had a music video that got airplay on MuchMoreMusic, as well as making an appearance on the Women & Songs compilations. The song also appeared in the film, All I Want, starring Elijah Wood and Franka Potente.
Sorbara recorded a version of the Christmas song, "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year", for the 2003 Nettwerk compilation album, Maybe This Christmas Too?. That same year, she was featured on the soundtrack to Uptown Girls singing the song "Spinning Around the Sun". She can also be heard on the From the Girls compilations issued by Nettwerk that contained a new recording of a song called "Withered on the Vine".
Since 2005 she has served as the frontwoman of the Canadian New Wave/electropop band, Dragonette.
She sang on the 2006 Basement Jaxx single, "Take Me Back to Your House", which she also co-wrote and appears in the video for. She was credited as Martina Bang.
In 2009, Sorbara was featured on the The Henrys album Is This Tomorrow singing on the track "Chair by the Window". She is also featured in Kaskade's song "Fire In Your New Shoes".
In 2010, Sorbara performed the vocals in Martin Solveig's song "Hello".
