17 Facts About Esthero

Esthero is a Canadian singer-songwriter who lives in Los Angeles, California.

The name Esthero refers both to the singer and formerly to the two-person team of herself and producer Doc McKinney.

Esthero is a portmanteau of "Esther the hero"; she claims to have gotten the name by combining the name of the heroine and last line of the film from Sylvia Plath's novel The Bell Jar.

Esthero is sometimes compared to artists Bjork, Portishead, Billie Holiday, and Sade.

Esthero has co-produced the majority of the material she performed.

At the age of sixteen, Esthero moved from the small town of Harriston, Ontario on her own to Toronto, Ontario, where she began singing at open-mic nights while supporting herself by working at different jobs.

Esthero was seen singing at the Free Times Cafe by manager Beau Ovcaric who set up a showcase for his partner Zack Werner.

In 1998, after a remix of one of her songs was used included on the soundtrack for "Slam", Esthero received attention from many hip-hop and rap artists, with many requesting collaborations with her.

In 2001, Esthero collaborated with German producer Ian Pooley on "Balmes ", which reached the Top 75 of the UK Singles chart and gave Esthero her first entry on the US Dance charts.

Esthero continues to have a familial bond with Zack and Beau.

Esthero is featured on hip hop music producer Timbaland's 2009 album Shock Value II on the songs "Can You Feel It" and "Undertow" with band The Fray.

On June 5,2012, Esthero released a new single titled "Never Gonna Let You Go", which was co-written and co-produced with Adam Bravin.

On October 30,2012, Esthero self-released a new album titled Everything Is Expensive.

In 2019, Esthero was featured in Black Eyed Peas song "4ever", and was in the accompanying music video which was published on February 1,2019.

Via social media, Esthero announced the song "Baby Steps" on February 3,2019.

Esthero has had one chart entry in the UK, and one chart entry in her native Canada.

Esthero has contributed songs to the films I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Go, Bounce, Zero Effect, I Think I Love My Wife and Down With Love, as well as the video game 007: Nightfire.