Tegan and Sara

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Formed:
1997, over 15 years ago.
Names:
Alternative names: PLUNK & Sara and Tegan.
One Liner:
A Canadian indie rock/Indie pop/New Wave band.
Snapshot:
A Group with 22 releases, and credited 10 times on others' music. 2 members.

Biography

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Canadian twins Tegan and Sara Quin are singer-songwriters, guitarists and pianists who have recently come to prominence for their catchy power-pop. After several years of touring, they have gradually built an impressive list of acts they have supported, such as Neil Young, The Killers, Rufus Wainwright, Gogol Bordello, Bryan Adams and Weezer. Their fifth album, The Con (2007), is often considered to be their best, and has received positive reviews from several magazines.

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Genres

Alternative, Alternative Rock,
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Discography

32 releases – 22 under their own name and 10 credits on others' music Edit

Members

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Sara Quin

Sara Quin

current member
  • guitar, keyboards, vocals:
    • 1998-
Tegan Quin

Tegan Quin

current member
  • guitar, keyboards, vocals:
    • 1998-

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YouTube videos

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5/7 Tegan & Sara - Interview/Q & A Part 1 @ 88.5 Live Lounge, Ottawa, ON 1/23/10
1/7 Tegan & Sara - Intro + On Directing (Acoustic) @ 88.5 Live Lounge, Ottawa, ON 1/23/10
3/5 Tegan & Sara - Nineteen @ 102.1 The Edge, Toronto, ON 1/21/10
tegan and sara interview on abc
On Directing - Official Music Video
Tegan and Sara interview
Tegan and Sara "The Shift" (INTERVIEW)
8/21 Tegan & Sara - Hell + New Music...Could Be Awkward @ Rifflandia, Victoria, BC 9/25/09
2/7 Tegan & Sara - Alligator as a Children's Song @ 88.5 Live Lounge, Ottawa, ON 1/23/10
  • 5/7 Tegan & Sara - Interview/Q & A Part 1 @ 88.5 Live Lounge, Ottawa, ON 1/23/10
  • 1/7 Tegan & Sara - Intro + On Directing (Acoustic) @ 88.5 Live Lounge, Ottawa, ON 1/23/10
  • 3/5 Tegan & Sara - Nineteen @ 102.1 The Edge, Toronto, ON 1/21/10
  • tegan and sara interview on abc
  • On Directing - Official Music Video
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Trivia

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  • Are identical twin sisters
  • Born in Calgary, Alberta
  • NOFX's song "Creeping out Sara" is about the two sisters.
  • Both Tegan and Sara appear in Sara Bareilles' star-studded music video for her song "Uncharted".
  • In April 2008, Tegan wrote and recorded a song titled "His Love" at the request of Augusten Burroughs as a contribution to the audio version of his book A Wolf at the Table.
  • In 2007, Tegan sang in Against Me!'s song "Borne on the FM Waves of the Heart" and Sara sang in The Reason's song "We're So Beyond This", as well as appearing in these music videos.
  • In 2009, both Tegan and Sara worked as producers for the first time. Tegan worked with char2d2 on the 2009 Small Vampires EP, while Sara worked on 2010 debut albums for Fences and Hesta Prynn
  • Tegan lives in Vancouver, BC and Los Angeles, CA. Sara lives in Montreal, Quebec and New York, NY.

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