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Duncan Scott Sheik (born November 18, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter. Born in Montclair, New Jersey, Sheik’s upbringing was split between his parents’ home in South Carolina and that of his grandparents in New Jersey. His grandmother, a piano graduate of The Juilliard School, taught him to play the piano and encouraged his musical development. He graduated from Phillips Academy in 1988, after which he studied semiotics at Brown University.

Sheik began his professional musical career playing for other acts, including Liz And Liza (with Lisa Loeb and Liz Mitchell), and played on His Boy Elroy’s 1993 album. Through connections from fellow Brown alum Tracee Ellis Ross, Sheik’s music gained the attention of executives at Atlantic Records. Duncan Sheik’s eponymous debut album for Atlantic spawned the 1996 hit single “Barely Breathing” in the US, which remained on the charts for 55 straight weeks. In 1998, he was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “Barely Breathing.”

In addition to his work as a solo artist, he collaborates with the poet and writer Steven Sater. Together, they have written an album of art-pop songs, ‘’Phantom Moon’‘, a Broadway musical, ‘’Spring Awakening’‘, and the score for the film ‘’A Home at the End of the World’‘. They are currently working on a new musical based on the story of “The Emperior and the Nightingale”, which will have its workshop premiere in 2007 at the La Jolla Playhouse.

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jim886

Hey Casanova ！

Friday afternoon
STOYOTS

Hey, would anyone help me find some of his songs? There are a few tracks of his that I lost with my hard-drive crash (like Action At A Distance) which I can't find. I wrote them in my Journal on my profile page. Would be MUCH appreciated...

14 days ago
Zach216

@CaseyDeAnn I want you off his page but that wont happen, damn

December 2011
batinlinda

like <3

November 2011
TheMirror1993

http://www.last.fm/music/keep+the+fate/EP Free EP!

October 2011
CaseyDeAnn

His default is so bad that I want it off my page

September 2011
Zach216

Happy to hear he's doing well! He posted a new song called What Really Matters, very heartfelt. I dig it a lot!!!

August 2011
leoavalon

He's getting better each and every year. Cover 80's is one of my favorite albums already.

August 2011
kassab78

I'm awake afternoon...I feel asleep in the living room It's one of those moments, when everything is so clear Half Life is the best EVER....

July 2011
Zach216

I love how his songs range from infectiously catchy to some stuff that's just really weird, slow and tripped out. He writes great melodies and is so gifted with all kinds of interesting arrangements (tons of string sections, woodwinds) All of his albums are superb sonically too. Definitely one of my favorite artists and songwriters. I'm very excited to hear the new Covers 80s... "Stripped" the first song is killer!!!

May 2011
OneWorldDestiny

a pain in the ass for an artist like him to be remembered with "barely breathing". i'm quite sure he wished he had never written that particular song

April 2011
dtngfan

i love his music :)

March 2011
psychicdrill

LOL I guess we all are set in our thinking. I assume most people, like me, prefer his earlier stuff. His newest works are not on par. My opinion of course.

March 2011
deemush

poor me cause have missed his show in bali last week

February 2011
albertho

el esta muy bueno.....me gusta este hombre

January 2011
Zach216

Like he's not now? Give me a break... everything (including) Daylight this decade has kicked ass

November 2010
abhorthishead

;_______; he was so fantastic in the 90's

October 2010
morningside24

'Phantom Moon' is definitely my favorite album of his. A timeless record, like Nick Drake or John Cale's 'Paris 1919'.

September 2010
Zach216

Check out his work on Holly Brook's new EP. I'm really speechless and impressed with how great it is. I love her contributions all over Whisper House... I'm not too fond on many female vocalists other than Paula Cole but Holly's GREAT!

September 2010
leoavalon

He's not just a great singer... her a great musician, writer, director, composer... He's a GREAT artist!

July 2010