Biography:

“The evidence is piling up – Rebecca Lappa is at the top of the class of great new artists from Edmonton. Fans rave about her voice: a rich, soft, soulful tone deployed with obvious technical proficiency. There’s no doubt Lappa would impress the judges on The Voice. Record labels and publishers: please commence the bidding war.” GigCity Nov/2015

2015 Canadian Folk Music Awards winner and 2015 Edmonton Music Awards winner, Rebecca Lappa is wowing audiences with her unique brand of alt-pop/folk. With comparisons to Florence and the Machine, Rebecca delivers a musical renaissance inspired by history, poetry and life events spun with romance, intelligent wit or raw edginess.

“Her musical style transitions effortlessly between folk, pop, jazz and blues. She draws influence from almost every genre and creates a unique sound to fit the individual stories told in her songs”. The Griff. Oct/2015

Whether playing at the Edmonton Folk Festival, Coquitlam’s Evergreen Cultural Centre, a bar on Whyte Avenue or an intimate house concert Rebecca Lappa’s haunting voice and elegant lyrics are sure to entertain. Rebecca’s 6th CD, produced by Russell Broom and funded by a Factor Juried Sound Recording grant will be released this fall. Her music has been played across Canada, reaching Top 10 on OtEarshot’s National Folk/Roots/Blue charts.

"With that beautiful voice and writing talent, she will no doubt make waves in her homeland and beyond" Folk World, 11/2014

She is an accomplished singer and songwriter and has the accolades to prove it. In 2014 she won the CN Youth Artist Award at the Mayor's Celebration of the Arts. She was a semi-finalist in the Teen category of the 2014 International Songwriting Contest. She’s showcased at the Juno’s TD Green Room in Calgary, St. John Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMA), Calgary CFMAs, Edmonton CFMAs, Edmonton CCMA Livestock Stage, Folk Music Ontario, Folk Alliance International, SongRise Conference, MacEwan University and as the “Young Albertan” @ Arts Touring Alliance of Alberta 2013 Showcase. She was Top 7 finalist in the 2016 Ottawa Bluesfest “She’s the One” Contest.

This Calgary Folk Festival Songwriting winner (1st place 2013 and 2105, 3rd place 2014) brings a wealth of songs to each performance. She was a top 6 finalist in the 2013 All Albertan Songwriting contest and she won the “Shine My Demo” contest at the 2015 SongRise Conference. In February, Rebecca was 1 of 9 songwriters selected from Alberta, Sask. and Manitoba, for Winnipeg’s Prairie Winter Songwriting Retreat. She wrote music for the Provincial Archives of Alberta Heritage Song Project and Alison Neuman’s Fringe Musical, Searching for Normal.

Stretching herself as a playwright, she wrote and performed “The Earl: a Folk Opera” and her historical circus musical, “The Great Edmonton Elephant Stampede of 1926” at Nextfest 2013, 2014 and the 2015 Edmonton Storytellers Festival. Her musicals show “a remarkable display of confidence, song­writing dexterity, & enthusiasm for quirky detail. Very impressive, and fun.” Liz Nicholls, Edmonton Journal. In June 2016, she performed her newest musical, Camelot Folk with a band and other singers at Nextfest 2016.

Rebecca is doing a Bachelor of Music degree at MacEwan University, where she met Madi Myhre and Evan Stewart. Together they perform as a trio, giving Rebecca’s powerful voice and lush lyrics a rocking beat. The trio has performed or been booked at Ottawa’s Bluefest, The Secret Streetcar Series, Nextfest, Canada Day at the Legislature, MacEwan showcase, BlackBird Café, Branches Café, The Needle Vinyl Café, Sherwood Park Patio Series, Make Music Edmonton, Found Festival, K-days and Fort McMurray Benefit Concert in Fort Saskatchewan.

She has received the following grants to fund her musical endeavors: Factor Juried Sound Recording Grant in 2015, Factor Demo Grant in 2015, Factor Showcase Grant in 2015, Rawlco Radio 10K20 Recording Grant in 2014, Factor Travel Grant in 2013 and Harvard Broadcast Exposure Travel Grant in 2011

As her recent 2016 Edmonton Music Awards nomination suggests, Rebecca Lappa is definitely a rising star.