Martina Sorbara
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Martina Sorbara is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of Greg Sorbara, a longtime Member of Provincial Parliament and current Minister of Finance in Ontario.
Sorbara's debut 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.
Martina recorded a version of the Christmas song It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year that was included on the Nettwerk compilation album Maybe This Christmas Too. In 2003, 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.
In 2005, an announcement on her official homepage stated that she would not be doing any more solo material and she closed off with a "thank you" and two complimentary mp3s of the songs Treasure Chest and Chair By The Window. In addition to the announcement, she had a link to a new website to a band called Dragonette that she was in with her husband Dan Kurtz. They are currently working on an album for a near-future release.
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.
