Duncan Sheik

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Duncan Scott Sheik (born November 18, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter. Born in Montclair, New Jersey, Sheik’s upbringing was split between his parents’ home in South Carolina and that of his grandparents in New Jersey. His grandmother, a piano graduate of The Juilliard School, taught him to play the piano and encouraged his musical development. He graduated from Phillips Academy in 1988, after which he studied semiotics at Brown University.

Sheik began his professional musical career playing for other acts, including Liz And Liza (with Lisa Loeb and Liz Mitchell), and played on His Boy Elroy’s 1993 album. Through connections from fellow Brown alum Tracee Ellis Ross, Sheik’s music gained the attention of executives at Atlantic Records. Duncan Sheik’s eponymous debut album for Atlantic spawned the 1996 hit single “Barely Breathing” in the US, which remained on the charts for 55 straight weeks. In 1998, he was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “Barely Breathing.”

In addition to his work as a solo artist, he collaborates with the poet and writer Steven Slater. Together, they have written an album of art-pop songs, ‘’Phantom Moon’‘, a Broadway musical, ‘’Spring Awakening’‘, and the score for the film ‘’A Home at the End of the World’‘. They are currently working on a new musical based on the story of “The Emperior and the Nightingale”, which will have its workshop premiere in 2007 at the La Jolla Playhouse.

1	Barely Breathing	598
2	On a High	113
3	Half-Life	111
4	Wishful Thinking	109
5	She Runs Away	92
6	Nothing Fades (Kosen Rufu Version)	76
7	In the Absence of Sun	71
8	Reasons for Living	54
9	Half Life	52
10	Days Go By	50
11	That Says It All	44
12	Home	43
13	White Limousine full track	42
14	Hey Casanova full track	39
14	Star-Field On Red Lines full track	39

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corsairstw wrote:
Friday morning

Spring Awakening FTW!

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lesleyjl21 wrote:
last month

"shopping" makes me want him to push me up and down grocery store aisles really fast while i sit inside the basket. i'd feel like a fool but that would so rock...

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leoavalon wrote:
last month

When will he realease a new album?

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Giarc1126 wrote:
July 2008

Spring Awakening should be the top of the list, lol.

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Chelseaclub wrote:
July 2008

i'm on a hign on a high ...

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griegomestizo3 wrote:
June 2008

oh and only a couple days ago i discovered who sang this song. after all these years.

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griegomestizo3 wrote:
June 2008

zomg. from his wikipedia: "Origin: Daly City, California, USA". :D go daly city.

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PiNoRo wrote:
June 2008

he deserves waaaayyyy more attention :(

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AlternateRaiL wrote:
June 2008

Hey does anyone know of any other remixes of his songs? On A High [Gabriel And Dresden Remix] is really cool and the electronic sound suits his voice really well, just wondering if anyone else has taken advantage of it?

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lenorazmelody wrote:
May 2008

The Dawn's Request should be higher on the list.

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psychicdrill wrote:
March 2008

His songs from Phantom Moon should be at the top of the chart, his best album easily.

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timothyaaron90 wrote:
March 2008

I don't know why On Her Mind isn't played more, but that song is pretty much amazing!

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rockkamoose wrote:
March 2008

terrific songwriter. glad he got a tony for spring awakening, hopefully gets him some more fans.

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niarbehtnozyob wrote:
March 2008

Dood. Marry me. Pls.

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disasterhead wrote:
February 2008

bite your tongue maybe its good for you

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[deleted-user] wrote:
February 2008

he should definitely have more plays. awesome artist <3
Common_Enema wrote:
February 2008

I've never heard another voice like it before. Kind of glossy and innocent, but he says a lot. Concisely, but still...I mean, what a freak. A good kind of freak, but maaan. Weird to think about.

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xenooreo wrote:
December 2007

Incredible artist Sad to see he doesn't have more plays

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spazattack115 wrote:
December 2007

Spring Awakening <3 On Her Mind <3 Barely Breathing <3

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seangrey wrote:
December 2007

What a sexy bitch.

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