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Tegan and Sara Biography

Profession Soundtrack, Music department

Fast Facts

  • Best known for the singles "Walking with a Ghost," "Back in Your Head" and "Closer․"
  • Nominated for the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video
  • Won the 2010 Western Canadian Music Award in the International Achievement category
  • Tegan and Sara Quin are identical twin sisters
  • Formed in 1995 by Tegan and Sara Quin in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • Quote: "(from Sara Quin) "I think that the core of Tegan and Sara is the story and the song itself․""
  • Quote: "(from Tegan Quin) "Our roots are not embedded in one type of music, we're set up in all sorts of genres, and we're very interested in the whole spectrum․""

Awards

  • 2012Juno-Music DVD of the Year: nominated
  • 2013Grammy-Best Long Form Music Video: nominated