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Lights
Lights Valerie Poxleitner (born Valerie Anne Poxleitner; 11 April 1987, known professionally as Lights (stylized LIGHTS) is a Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter.
Lights was born in Timmins, Ontario. Since the mid 2000s, she has lived in Toronto and had changed her legal name to Lights.
Lights started her career being a writer for Sony/ATV Music Publishing. She was discovered by Jian Ghomeshi who remains her manager.
In August 2008, Lights entered into a record deal with Underground Operations as well as signing a partnership with Warner Bros. in conjunction with Doghouse Records.
Lights won Indie Awards in the Favourite Solo Artist and Favourite Single categories during Canadian Music Week in March 2009 in Toronto. She won the Best New Artist Awards in the Hot AC and CHR categories. All awards were for her debut single “Drive My Soul”, except the award for Favourite Solo Artist. She also won in the best new artist category at the 2009 Juno Awards.
In November 2010 her debut album The Listening was given a gold certification by the Canadian Recording Industry Association for sales of 40,000 units. The certification trophy was presented during her Toronto concert on 18 November 2010.
