1. Sylvie Lewis's grandfather was the polar explorer and actor Duncan Carse.
12 Facts About Sylvie Lewis
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Sylvie Lewis moved to the United States in 1995 and studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Sylvie Lewis's self-released EP Beautiful Mess was heard by Cheap Lullaby Records, who signed her to a deal.
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Sylvie Lewis released her debut album Tangos and Tantrums under the label, with producer Richard Swift, in 2004 and has toured in the United States, Canada and Europe since then.
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Sylvie Lewis was interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered on September 16,2007.
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In 2008, she toured extensively with Sondre Lerche and the pair wrote a song together for his album Heartbeat Radio, for which Sylvie Lewis sings backing vocals.
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Sylvie Lewis played at SXSW in Austin, Texas in March 2009, and moved to Rome, her current residence, where she was invited to join L'Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio to interpret Pamina in their adaptation of The Magic Flute which toured Europe in 2009 and 2010.
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Sylvie Lewis wrote songs for, and performed in, OPV's recent show "Il giro del mondo in 80 giorni" at Teatro Olimpico, Rome.
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In 2012, Sylvie Lewis began working on her fourth studio album in Los Angeles.
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Later that year, It's All True was independently released by Sylvie Lewis and produced by Swift.
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Sylvie Lewis began 2014 by collaborating with Sondre Lerche on the soundtrack for the film The Sleepwalker, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival.
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Sylvie Lewis shared the stage with Ed Harcourt, Eleni Mandell, Jesse Winchester, Jimmy Webb, Anais Mitchell, The Weepies and Jennifer Kimball among others.