Sarah Blackwood (Canadian singer)

Sarah Blackwood

Sarah Blackwood (left) and Ryan Marshall at a concert in 2012
Background information
Birth name Sarah Nicole Blackwood
Also known as Sarah Sin
Born (1980-10-15) 15 October 1980
Burlington, Ontario
Genres Indie-Rock
Occupation(s) Singer, musician
Instruments Vocals, guitar, ukulele, piano, bass, mandolin
Years active 2006 - present
Associated acts The Creepshow, Walk Off The Earth

Sarah Nicole Blackwood (born 15 October 1980 in Burlington, Ontario), also known as Sarah Sin, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. In 2006, she joined the indie-rock band Walk off the Earth.

Life

Blackwood was born in the Canadian province of Ontario, in the city of Burlington. At the age of 27, Sarah first performed with the Psychobilly-Band The Creepshow, replacing her sister, Jennifer Blackwood, who was pregnant at the time. Originally, Jennifer was supposed to return to the band, [1] but when she never did, Sarah became a full band member. In 2008, Sarah published her debut album Way Back Home, and her first album Run For Your Life with The Creepshow. In 2010, she followed with her solo album Wasting Time and They All Fall Down with The Creepshow. She left The Creepshow in 2012, after she gained international fame when a video was uploaded to YouTube where Blackwood, together with Walk Off The Earth, covered the song Somebody That I Used to Know by the Australian singer Gotye.[2] 2013 she released the album R.E.V.O. with Walk Off The Earth.

In 2013, Blackwood was featured in the song "Lonesome Rider" from the Danish heavy metal band Volbeat's fifth album Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies. The band's frontman Michael Poulsen told Ultimate-Guitar.com: "She's formerly known as the frontperson in Creepshow, which is a Canadian rockabilly band, and now she's in a band called Walk Off The Earth. We knew her from back when we wanted to bring Creepshow on tour."

Relationships

Blackwood is in a relationship with her band colleague Gianni "Luminati" Nicassio. They have two sons, Giorgio Michael and Luigi Colombo, and she is pregnant with their third baby due September 7th, 2017.

Discography

as a solo artist
with The Creepshow
with Walk Off The Earth

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ox-fanzine.de/web/itv/2473/interviews.212.html
  2. ↑ http://www.laut.de/News/Sarah-Blackwood-Youtube-Erfolg-mit-Gotye-Cover-11-01-2012-8605
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