1. Raine Maida is a Canadian musician best known as being the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the alternative rock band Our Lady Peace.
32 Facts About Raine Maida
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Raine Maida has come to be known for his unique countertenor nasal falsetto singing voice, as well as his cryptic and poetry-influenced song lyrics.
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Raine Maida occasionally plays certain instruments, such as the acoustic guitar, while performing with Our Lady Peace.
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Raine Maida began a solo career in 2006, releasing his first solo album The Hunters Lullaby in 2007.
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Raine Maida self-produced Our Lady Peace's seventh studio album, Burn Burn, in 2009.
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Raine Maida has been married to Canadian singer Chantal Kreviazuk since 1999, and together they have three sons.
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Michael Anthony Raine Maida was born in Weston, Ontario, in 1970.
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Around late 1991, Maida changed his given name from "Michael" to "Raine".
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Raine Maida is the vocalist and a founding member of the Canadian rock band Our Lady Peace.
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Raine Maida started the band with guitarist Mike Turner in 1992.
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Raine Maida's lyrics were less Delphic, although these attributes have been abandoned and his older singing style and lyrical work has returned to a certain degree on the band's 2012 album, Curve.
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Raine Maida has released seven albums with Our Lady Peace, plus a live album and two greatest hits collections, namely A Decade and The Very Best of Our Lady Peace.
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Raine Maida released a four song EP called Love Hope Hero on November 14,2006.
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Raine Maida's website was then updated with the possible album title of Pachamama with a release date of February 20,2012.
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On June 22,2012, Raine Maida announced the release of the free EP Pachamama available for download on Raine Maida's official website, featuring three new tracks and cover artwork.
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Raine Maida has been producing music since 1999, when he co-produced Our Lady Peace's albums Happiness.
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Raine Maida has developed numerous indie bands, including Texas-based Sleepway, Lightbreak and Billy the Kid.
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Raine Maida co-wrote and produced five tracks on Avril Lavigne's second album Under My Skin, released in 2004.
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Raine Maida has been co-writing with the pop punk band Hawk Nelson for the 2008 released album Hawk Nelson Is My Friend.
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Raine Maida has co-writes on numerous releases including Alternative rock bands Uncle Kracker, Green River Ordinance, Marianas Trench and Toronto-based Die Mannequin.
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Raine Maida co-wrote a song, "Unapologize" for Carrie Underwood's 2009 album Play On.
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Raine Maida said in an interview the app will help artists protect their work and connect with fans in a more efficient way.
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Raine Maida had a small role in a Canadian movie released in 2001, Century Hotel.
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In 2005, Raine Maida contributed Liar to Act 1: Goodbye Friends of the Heavenly Bodies from Neverending White Lights.
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Raine Maida received special thanks on People in Planes album Beyond The Horizon.
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Raine Maida's efforts have led to a number of distinctions, including the Tiffany Mark Award, WarChild's "Philanthropist of the Year", the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Award and the prestigious Alan Waters Humanitarian Award from the Juno Awards.
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Raine Maida is known for his advocacy work with The David Suzuki Foundation, The Hospital for Sick Children and Apathy Is Boring.
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Raine Maida recently founded Harmony House, a music therapy retreat for war veterans.
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Raine Maida has expressed support for the Green Party of Canada.
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In December 2014 Raine Maida was appointed a member of the Order of Canada along with Kreviazuk by Governor General David Johnston for their charitable and humanitarian work.
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Raine Maida met Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk at a Pearl Jam concert in Toronto in 1996.
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Kreviazuk and Raine Maida appeared in the 2019 documentary film I'm Going to Break Your Heart, which detailed both their collaboration on the album Moon vs Sun and the conflicts and tensions that had arisen in their marriage after 19 years.