Esthero (very title Jen-Bea Englishman, born December 23, 1978) is a Canadian singer-songwriter who spends & works in the city of Toronto, Ontario. A title "Esthero," pronounced es-TARE-oh, refers both to the singer & to the two-human team of herself & her producer, Doc. She claims to make their way the title from either an old film character known as Esther, whose survive line within a picture show is, "If I am to be the hero, then I cannot fly from darkness."

Esthero's healthy characteristically features her voice all over the mix of mellowly bass lines, jazzy cornet, Spanish guitar & hip-hop. She is another time in comparison trip-hop artists Björk, Portishead and the Sneaker Pimps. Late creative person world health organization count Esthero among their influences include Res and fellow Canadian Nelly Furtado.

Esthero's brother, j. englishman, is also a musician.

Background

At the age of 16, Esthero left southern Ontario to survive inside her have in Toronto, in which she began singing at open-mic nights when supporting herself by working at a café. In months, the reciprocal acquaintance introduced her to Doc, a guitar player & studio engineer. A immature duo quickly began recording together, & their debut album, Breath from either A second, was freed to critical eclat inside 1998.

In April 20, 2004, without Doc's assistance, Esthero freed "O.G. Bitch," a standalone EP featuring septet different remixes of the title track, + the b-side "I Love You." A EP led a way to Esthero's 2005 good-length album on the Warner Bros. label, the in spades jazzy ''Wikked Lil' Grrrls,'' heptad years below her debut album, to moderate critical plaudit. A album features contributions, either vocally or even instrumentally, from either Sean Lennon, André 3000, Shakari Nite, Cee-Lo Green of Goodie Mob, Jemeni, and Jeeleestone.

Esthero has appeared on the Chris Rock Show and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and has contributed songs to the films Go, Love & Basketball and Down With Love, as well as the video game 007: Nightfire.

Discography

Short of Breath (promo, 1998; Sony Records/The Act Class action) Breath From either A second (Video, 1998; Sony Records/The Operate Class action) Heaven Sent (Video lone, 1998; Sony Records/The Operate Class action) Taken to the Next Phase (Isley Brothers tribute CD, 2004; Epic Records/Legacy Records) O.G. Bitch (Video EP, 2004; Reprise Records) I personally R Within Require of The Musical Revolution (Video EP, 2004 Reprise Records) ''Wikked Lil' Grrrls (Video, 2005; Warner Bros. Records) Fastlane (Video individual, 2005; Warner Bros. Records)

Selected Collaborations

"Song for Holly" by owning Danny Saber (for the soundtrack to the movie Go'') "Run for Your Life" by owning Jarvis Church "Balmes (A Better Life)" by Ian Pooley "Weekends" by having Black Eyed Peas (she also appeared in the music video for this song) "I Feel You" by having Nelly Furtado (dropped from Furtado's Whoa, Nelly! prior to release) "White Rabbit" by using Blue Man Group "Tao of Now" sustaining Saul Williams "Final Home" by DJ Krush

Esthero has besides contributed vocals to songs by (apart from either a above) Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Toronto rap contemporaries Michie Mee and Bratticus, Rascalz, the Goodie Mob, Carmen Rizzo, John Forté, Last Emperor, Sean Lennon and Sugar Ray.