Skye Alexandra Sweetnam (born May 5, 1988) is a Canadian singer, actress, and music video director. She first entered the music industry in 2003 with the release of her debut single "

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" More than a year later, her debut studio album, '' Noise from the Basement'', was released along with the singles " Tangled Up in Me" and " Number One". Sweetnam is also known for her voice work in '' The Barbie Diaries''. In 2006, she was nominated for a

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for New Artist of the Year. Her second studio album, ''

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'', was released in 2007. She is currently the lead singer of the band Sumo Cyco; upon joining the band, she took the stage name Sever.

Early life

Skye was born on May 5, 1988, to Deirdre and Greg Sweetnam. She was named after the

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in Scotland. Along with her sister, Aurora, and her brother, Cam, she was born and raised in Bolton, a community in Caledon, Ontario, where she studied dancing and singing from a young age. She began singing at the age of five, performing for family members and friends.

Music career

2003–2006: ''Noise from the Basement''

In 2003, Sweetnam worked with Canadian producer and instrumentalist James Robertson on what would later become '' Noise from the Basement'', her

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/ EMI debut. The single "

" appeared in July 2003 on the soundtrack to the movie '' How to Deal'' and quickly took off in Canada. Two more singles were released from the debut album; they fared moderately on the charts. In 2004, Sweetnam went on tour over Europe and North America as the opening act for

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on her

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. Sweetnam also provided the theme songs for various television shows including '' The Buzz on Maggie'' for Disney Channel, '' Wayside'' for Teletoon and '' Radio Free Roscoe''. She also covered " Part of Your World" from the 1989 Disney film '' The Little Mermaid'' for the compilation albums ''

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'' and '' DisneyRemixMania''. In 2006, Sweetnam provided the singing voice for Barbie in '' The Barbie Diaries''. Her songs "Girl Most Likely To", "Note to Self", "Real Life", and "This Is Me", were also included in the soundtrack to ''The Barbie Diaries''.

2007–2008: ''Sound Soldier''

In March 2007, Sweetnam and Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong released the single ''Into Action'', a song written by Armstrong for Sweetnam's upcoming ''

'' album. The song also featured The Aggrolites. Sweetnam was the opening act for

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winner Kalan Porter on tour. Her album ''

'' was released October 30, 2007; its lead single, " Human", was nominated for a 2008 MuchMusic Video Award for Best Cinematography, but lost to Hedley's "

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". For the second single EMI picked "(Let's Get Movin') Into Action", a rework of her previous single with Armstrong. Sweetnam directed two music videos herself for "Music Is My Boyfriend" and "Babydoll Gone Wrong". Throughout 2009 and 2010, she released a number of songs from ''

''. Meanwhile, in her YouTube make-up tutorials, Sweetnam has used the songs "Rock n' Roll Baby", "Love Sugar Sweet", "Heartbreak", "Boomerang", "MuSick", and "Wolves and Witches". Sweetnam also released a song entitled "Stay", along with "Boomerang", "MuSick" and "Wolves and Witches", on her MySpace page. Sweetnam also recorded "Lava Rock" for the video game '' Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll'', provided vocals for a song on Jun Senoue's album, ''The Works'', and directed a music video for

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' song "Northern Señorita" as well as for Ashes' song "Explode (Makes My Head)". Sweetnam also co-wrote two songs for Ashes.

2009–present: Sumo Cyco

Sweetnam began working on new music in 2009 and formed a new band, Sumo Cyco, a four-piece heavy metal and punk rock band that opened for

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in Toronto in April 2011. Sweetnam now went by the name Sever, which was her current alter-ego. , Sumo Cyco has released six singles: "Mercy", "Limp", "Interceptor", "Danger", "Loose Cannon", and a cover of Oingo Boingo's "Who Do You Want To Be?". With each new song, Sumo Cyco would direct and put together their own music videos for their YouTube channel which, , has received over seven million views. Sweetnam's song "(Let's Get Movin') Into Action" was also used in an episode of the Canadian teen drama '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'', in one deleted scene from '' Bandslam'', and in the films '' Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach'', '' Hotel for Dogs'', and the 2010 popular film '' Ramona and Beezus'' (starring

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and Selena Gomez). It was also included in the soundtrack for '' Music from Degrassi: The Next Generation''. On June 9, 2012, Sweetnam posted a video on her YouTube channel that promised that a new material will eventually be released. In April and May 2014, Sumo Cyco toured Ireland and the UK after their performances at Indie Week Ireland. Then, on June 10, 2014, they released their debut album, ''Lost in Cyco City'', in Canada. On March 10, 2015, Sumo Cyco announced that they had signed with TKO (The Kirby Organization) Booking Agency, known for its representation of hard rock and metal acts, for worldwide representation."Fontana North’s Sumo Cyco Signs With TKO & Kicks Off Tour"
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'', March 11, 2015. Sumo Cyco released their second album ''Opus Mar'' in 2017. In January 2020, the band announced that they had signed a deal with Napalm Records. They released their third album ''Initiation'' through Napalm Records in 2021.

Filmography

Discography

Skye Sweetnam * '' Noise from the Basement'' (2004) * ''

'' (2007) Sumo Cyco * '' Lost in Cyco City'' (2014) * '' Opus Mar'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2021)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Skye Sweetnam's YouTube Channel
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