Chris Kirby is a Canadian singer-songwriter from

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the population ...

whose music incorporates

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, R&B, and pop.

Career

Kirby was a software engineer prior to becoming a musician. He has performed both as a solo act and accompanied by his band, "The Marquee," which features Craig Follett on bass, Mark Marshall on drums, and Chad Murphy on guitar. Kirby has stated that he "loves female singers – that's where I get my influences. I love

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– those are the kind of people who sing one or two notes and you're hooked. It doesn't matter what you're doing, they've got your attention!" In 2009, he released ''Vampire Hotel,'' an album that won a Music NL Award and was nominated for four

East Coast Music Awards The East Coast Music Association (ECMA) is a non-profit association purposed towards supporting the music industry in the Canadian east coast, i.e., Atlantic Canada. The ECMA hosts the annual East Coast Music Awards (formerly the Maritime Music A ...

. Kirby has collaborated with

Ottawa Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...

-based blues harmonica player-singer

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on some of his recordings.

References

Examples

Wonderizer, the title track from his fourth album
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