Biography:

Ania Ziemirska was the girl that other kids teased. Smart, geeky, intense, and often overlooked by the cool crowd, the tenacious outsider, who didn’t speak a word of English when she immigrated to Canada from Poland at the age of nine, found her solace from insecurity and loneliness in writing and performing songs.

What began as the teenaged poetry of love and luck has evolved over the last decade into a growing songbook of emotionally arresting, nakedly astute, and deftly crafted lyrical snapshots that linger long after the musical notes have faded. In keeping with the raw honesty her songs have become known for Ziemirska (pronounced Zyeh-meer-ska) has gathered together six of her favourites for her debut release, I Was The Girl.

She garners the inevitable comparisons – to Sarah McLachlan for her studied yet accessible tunesmithing, Chrissie Hynde for her whiskey and honey-dipped vocals, Natalie Merchant for her controlled but passionate delivery and to Joni Mitchell for her exhaustive range – but there’s always an extra something that makes Ziemirska’s songs her own.


"Be warned: this girl is armed with lyrics and she's not afraid to use them."
- Bob Reid, Co-Host, CFRB's "Rock Talk"

"Your voice is really classic - like a new Lucinda Williams or Liz Phair. Really great EP..." - Emm Gryner, singer-songwriter


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