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Cecile Believe
Cecile Believe at a concert in Quebec
Background information
Birth name	Caila Thompson-Hannant
Born	(1985-02-15) February 15, 1985 (age 39)
Origin	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Synth-pop dream pop electropop art pop electronic
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, producer
Instruments	Vocals guitar keyboards
Years active	2005-present
Labels	Arbutus Asthmatic Kitty

Cecile Believe (formerly Mozart's Sister, before 2018) is a solo project by Montreal-based Canadian musician Caila Thompson-Hannant.

Biography

Thompson-Hannant's musical beginnings are much accredited to the electropop introduced to her by her uncle. She went on to play guitar & synthesizer in the band Shapes & Sizes, which was on the Asthmatic Kitty label. She was also a member of Montreal-based bands Miracle Fortress and Think About Life.

Thompson-Hannant independently released her first EP, Dear Fear, in 2011 through Bandcamp. For the two years following this release, she garnered press attention through playing festivals such as SXSW and Pop Montreal. In February 2013 she released her second EP, Hello, through Merok Records. In June 2014 she announced a new album, titled Being, for release on August 5 of that year and released the single "Enjoy". She thereafter released her second album, Field of Love, on February 17, 2017.

Thompson-Hannant performed vocals on "Definitely Come Together" by Kane West in May 2017 and co-wrote and recorded vocals for many songs on Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides, the 2018 album by the producer Sophie, including performing back-up vocals for the lead single "It's Okay To Cry" (released on October 19, 2017) and lead vocals for the album's following singles, "Ponyboy" and "Faceshopping" (additionally co-writing the latter song). Around this same time, Thompson-Hannant also recorded backing vocals for Kero Kero Bonito's TOTEP as well as changed the name of all of her social media accounts to Cecile Believe.

On February 18, 2020, Thompson-Hannant released her first solo single under the Cecile Believe moniker, titled "Last Thing He Said To Me In Person", accompanied by its music video and a pre-order of her album Made In Heaven on which it appears. Her second single, titled "Pick Up The Phone", was released on April 8, 2020 along with a music video that was released a day before the official release. Her debut album Made In Heaven was officially released a month later on May 8, 2020. The album was completely written, produced and performed by herself.

On November 20, 2020, she released her mixtape, Plucking a Cherry From The Void, which included the single, "Times", that was officially released prior on November 12, 2020 along with a visualizer video the same day. The mixtape features additional production from PC Music founder A. G. Cook on two tracks ("Crickets" and "Living My Life Over (Extreme Vocal Edit)"). Thompson-Hannant also appeared on Cook's 7G album in 2020.

In 2021, Thompson-Hannant was revealed to be working on SSION's upcoming album. She worked with other artists such as Shygirl, Hannah Diamond, Dorian Electra, among others on their respective projects, and remixed tracks by caro♡, Magdalena Bay and Say Lou Lou throughout 2022 and 2023.

Discography

As Cecile Believe

EPs

• Made in Heaven (Self-released, 2020)
• Tender the Spark (Ambient Tweets, 2024)

Mixtapes

• Plucking a Cherry from the Void (Self-released, 2020)

As Mozart's Sister

EPs

• Dear Fear (Self-released, 2011)
• Hello (Merok, 2013)

Albums

• Being (Asthmatic Kitty, 2014)
• Field of Love (Arbutus, 2017)

Remixes

• Dizzy – "Heavy (Cecile Believe Remix)" (2019)
• HOMESHAKE – "Another Thing (Cecile Believe Mix)" (2019)
• TOPS – "Colder & Closer (Cecile Believe Remix)" (2020)
• caro♡ – "heart in 2 (Cecile Believe Remix)" (2021)
• Owlle – "Le goût de la fête (Cecile Believe Remix)" (2022)
• Magdalena Bay – "Something for 2 (Cecile Believe Remix)" (2022)
• Regularfantasy – "So Sweet (Cecile Believe's Pixie Mix)" (2022)
• Say Lou Lou – "Waiting for a Boy (Cecile Believe Remix)" (2023)
• Emma Beko – "lookinforu (Cecile Believe Remix)" (2023)

Other appearances

References

1. "Mozart's Sister – Being". DIY. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
2. "Mozart's Sister Being". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
3. "Mozart's Sister interview: "There's some surrender involved in making music."". DummyMag. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
4. "Mozart's Sister: Hello EP". Pitchfork.
5. Daly, Rhian. "Mozart's Sister – 'Being'". NME. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
6. "Music Review: Mozart's Sister – Being". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
7. "Candle to Your Eyes - Shapes and Sizes | Credits". AllMusic.
8. "Mozart's Sister: She's Number One". Montrealgazette.com. 2013-02-27. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
9. "Mozart's Sister: "Mozart's Sister" | Tracks". Pitchfork. 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
10. "Mozart's Sister interview: "There's some surrender involved in making music." | Dummy". Dummymag.com. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
11. "A Name to Live Up to | Fringe Arts | The Link". Thelinknewspaper.ca. 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
12. "New Music - Mozart's Sister, 'Mozart's Sister' | The latest music blogs, free MP3s, best new bands, music videos, movie trailers and news analysis". Nme.com. 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
13. "TOTEP". Kerokerobonito.com. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
14. Johnson, Jarrod. "Daily Dose: Cecile Believe, "Last Thing He Said to Me in Person" - Paste". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
15. Wang, Steffanee. "This Glossy New Pop Song Will Remind You To "Pick Up The Phone"". Nylon. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
16. "Cecile Believe Evolves Beyond Mozart's Sister on 'Made in Heaven'". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
17. "Cecile Believe - Plucking A Cherry From The Void · Single Review ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
18. "NEW VIDEO: Cecile Believe - "Times"". HighClouds. 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2021-02-21.

External links

• Windish Agency
• Asthmatic Kitty Records

• Musical groups from Montreal
• Canadian women singers
• Asthmatic Kitty artists
• Arbutus Records artists