Ortega performing in Paris, France February 24, 2012
Background information
Born
(1979-05-28) May 28, 1979 (age 45) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Origin
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Country
Occupation(s)
Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)
Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active
2000–present
Labels
Shadowbox Music
Website
lindiortega.ca
Musical artist
Lindi Marie Ortega[1] (born May 28, 1979) is a Canadian country singer-songwriter from Toronto, Ontario, who had lived in Nashville, Tennessee then moved to Western Canada in 2017. She spent nearly a decade as an independent artist in the Toronto music scene,[2] releasing two albums and an EP in that time. She has been described as "Toronto's best kept secret"[3] and nicknamed "Indie Lindi".[4] Ortega left Last Gang management and records in November 2017. She has since released Til The Goin' Gets Gone EP and her full-length Liberty on her own label Shadowbox Music. Her voice has been described as a blend of Dolly Parton's, Johnny Cash's, and Emmylou Harris'.[5]
At the end of 2010 and beginning of 2011, Ortega toured extensively as a backup singer for Brandon Flowers, the lead singer of the Killers, in support of his solo album, Flamingo. The tour included dates in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Mexico, as well as televised live performances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Later... with Jools Holland and at Abbey Road Studios. There were also a number of festival dates in the United States and Europe, including Coachella, T in the Park and Oxegen.
On February 7, 2012, Ortega was nominated for two Juno Awards – New Artist of the Year and Roots & Traditional Album: Solo.[6]
On June 14, 2012, Ortega's album Little Red Boots was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize.[7] In June 2013, her album Cigarettes & Truckstops was longlisted for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize.
In July 2014, Ortega was nominated for two Canadian Country Music Association Awards – Female Artist of the Year and Roots Artist of the Year. Her album, Tin Star was also nominated for Album Design of the Year.[8]
^"ALL THESE CATS (PROMO)". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
^"Lindi Ortega". The Living Room. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
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^"Lindi Ortega". oxyfication.com. October 25, 2005. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
^Miller, Neil Jr. "REVIEW: Lindi Ortega – The Drifter EP". UR Chicago Online Magazine. Retrieved September 7, 2009.[permanent dead link]
^"2012 JUNO Award Nominees". Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
^"The 2012 Polaris Music Prize Long List Is Here". Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
^"2014 CCMA Award Nominees" (PDF). Ccma.org. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
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