Dragonette

For the surname, see Dragonette (surname).
Dragonette
Dragonette performing at the MSN.ca Launch Party on October 1, 2009
Dragonette performing at the MSN.ca Launch Party on October 1, 2009
Background information
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Years active2005–present
Labels
Members
Past members
  • Dan Kurtz
  • Joel Stouffer
  • Simon Craig
  • Will Stapleton
  • Chris Huggett
Websitedragonetteonline.com

Dragonette is the stage name of Canadian singer-songwriter Martina Sorbara. Originally an electronic music band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2005,[7] the band consisted of Sorbara with her husband Dan Kurtz[8] as bassist and producer (also in The New Deal) and drummer Joel Stouffer.

Dragonette released a self-titled EP in 2005 before being signed to Mercury Records and relocating to London, where they recorded and released their debut studio album, Galore, in August 2007 to moderate critical appreciation.[9] A second studio album, Fixin to Thrill, was released in September 2009. The group's third studio album, Bodyparts, was released in September 2012 and their fourth, Royal Blues, followed in November 2016.

They performed as a group until 2016, when both Kurtz and Stouffer left the band, with Sorbara continuing under the Dragonette moniker as a solo act.

Dragonette's fifth album, Twennies (and the first as a solo act) was released in October 2022.

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