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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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  • ECHOSIDE56301

    Duncan Sheik - wherever you take your career and art, you will have my attention. I do feel obligated to say, though, that you have garnered my consideration by articulating that which is not always "radio" material - that which is not in the interest of popularity, good will, and / or optimism. Your reflections on the darker side (our) plight as participants in [sic]. I don't mean to praise you as a downright fucking cynic, but I applaud your expression in that it leaves a space for that which.. needs a bit of space. You are a voice for me and my company. Applause and respect from Minnesota.

    Thursday morning
  • jim886

    Hey Casanova !

    February 2012
  • 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
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