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Montreal, Canada (2010 – present)

Grimes is the alias of the musician Claire Boucher (born in 17 March 1988 in Vancouver, Canada and based in Montreal). Her music is an eclectic mix of styles which she described herself as “ADD music”, because it shifts frequently and dramatically. She fuses contemporary instrumentation with classical vocal practices.

Boucher was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. She graduated from Lord Byng Secondary School and studied ballet for 11 years. In 2006, she moved to Montreal, Canada to attend Montreal’s McGill University, studying Russian literature and later, neuroscience. During her studies, she began to record and perform under the name Grimes. While in Montreal, she began attending concerts put on by local experimental musicians at Lab Synthèse, a performance space located in an abandoned textile factory.

Her first release was the album Geidi Primes, issued on cassette in 2010 by Arbutus Records. It was followed in the same year by the sophomore album Halfaxa, through Arbutus Records. In 2011, Grimes released a split album with d’Eon titled Darkbloom.

In January 2012, she had signed with record label 4AD. In February 2012, Grimes released her third studio album, Visions. The album incorporates influences as wide as Enya, TLC and Aphex Twin, drawing from genres like , , , , and .

Visions was met with critical acclaim and featured on many Best Albums of 2012 lists.
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  • Mintaj666

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  • Mintaj666

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  • rhcp16flea

    frankly they love grimes as much as I do <3

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  • Mintaj666

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  • q_bas

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  • Mintaj666

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    WE DO NOT SHAVE OUR EYEBROWS. WE DO NOT SHAVE OUR MOUSTACHE.

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  • wh00kiers

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  • sklavcio

    WE ARE GRIMES. WE ARE LEGION. WE DO NOT FORGIVE. WE DO NOT SHAVE OUR EYEBROWS. WE DO NOT SHAVE OUR MOUSTACHE. EXPECT US.

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  • wh00kiers

    WE ARE GRIMES. WE ARE LEGION. WE DO NOT FORGIVE. WE DO NOT SHAVE OUR EYEBROWS. WE DO NOT SHAVE OUR MOUSTACHE. EXPECT US.

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  • Mintaj666

    WE ARE GRIMES! WE ARE LEGION! WE DO NOT FORGIVE! WE DO NOT SHAVE OUR EYEBROWS! WE DO NOT SHAVE OUR MOUSTACHE! EXPECT US!

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