Lindsay Robins

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Lindsay Robins is a singer-songwriter from Montreal, Canada, best known for writing and performing the theme song "What Would You Do" for the VJ Search reality series on MuchMusic. She has also released a rock album, "Dirty Chemistry", on Aquarius Records, and has written and performed music for the television show, Instant Star.

Born on December 18, 1986, she spent her childhood surrounded by music. Her mother was a wedding singer, and by the age of 6, Lindsay was filling in and trying to get as much stage time as possible. By the age of 15, Lindsay was writing songs and playing guitar and piano, and had already recorded some of her music as pop demos. Growing up in Montreal, she also learned three languages.

Her music has an edge to it, and a number of her songs can be described as angst-driven, expressed through an energetic and aggressive vocal style. In her album, where she sought to "say exactly what I wanted and to put myself into every track of the record . . . Some tracks are darker and angrier, and my music is a way to express that side of my personality. I also love to shock people and make them laugh."

Her album, "Dirty Chemistry" is produced by songwriters Christopher Ward and Fred St. Gelais, who have worked with artists such as Alannah Myles, Amanda Marshall, and Randy Bachman, and who have also been working with Alexz Johnson on the music for Instant Star. Lindsay Robins appears on the soundtrack for the third season of "Instant Star", singing a song called "Shooting Star". She also wrote a song - "Never Enough" - for the second season of "Instant Star". These are the songs done by the character, "Patsy Sewer" (played by Zoie Palmer) on the show. As noted by the executive producer of "Instant Star": "While often Patsy's wildest vocalizings are indeed rendered by Zoie Palmer, the more polished performances of songs like "Shooting Star" and last season's "Never Enough" have actually featured the voice of rising Canadian rock star Lindsay Robins." [1]

So far, two singles have been released from her album: "Freaks" (an anthem for individuality) and "I Can't Forget Your Face". She also has a video, directed by Erik Canuel, who also directed Bon Cop Bad Cop, one of the highest grossing Canadian films to date. Aside from the music, the video taps into several years of experience which she had in school with musical theatre.