She was also the opening act on Justin Timberlake's European tour.
Dobson made an appearance on NBC's TV series American Dreams where she played the role of Tina Turner, covering the song "River Deep, Mountain High". "Take Me Away" and "Everything" were used in the film The Perfect Score.ĭuring much of 2004, Dobson promoted her debut album, appearing for a live performance on TRL and numerous magazine covers and articles. Four singles were released from the album "Bye Bye Boyfriend," "Take Me Away", "Everything", and "Don't Let Me Fall". When in the recording studio, she hung up inspirational pictures of Kurt Cobain, Judy Garland, Coldplay, Jeff Buckley and the Vines, to help motivate her sound and to commemorate the artists who influenced her.ĭobson's self-titled debut album was released Decemby Island Records and sold 307,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. He found something in me that he really thought was special, it was just fate”. She met producer Jay Levine through Island Records and they began working on her music. She sang her song "Stupid Little Love Song" and what the people thought she sang was "Stupid Little Buzz Saw" which they thought was "genius".
It turned out a CEO at The Island Def Jam Music Group was in the bar that very morning. She found herself singing in a Toronto bar at 8:30 in the morning. Jive rejected the idea, so she left the record company. Dobson, however, wanted more guitar and to include some of her own written songs.
The record label wanted to give her a traditional pop star image. (Sunday Love become an underground sensation when it leaked on the Internet.)ĭobson co-wrote Miley Cyrus' single "Start All Over" and in 2010 she released her third studio album "Joy".ĭobson was discovered and signed by Jive Records in 2000. Her second album Sunday Love was not released due to the album's singles failure to chart and she was dropped from her record label. Her self-titled debut album, earned her two Juno Award nominations. Felicia "Fefe" Dobson (born Februin Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian singer-songwriter.