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My Take
Grimes fascinates me because she collapsed the entire studio into a single person before that was fashionable. Writing, producing, singing, and directing her own videos, the Vancouver-born artist turned bedroom production into a Juno-winning art form and dragged pop's future a few years closer. The tabloid chapters of her life tend to swallow the conversation, but I keep returning to the work itself: meticulous, strange, melodic, unafraid to alienate. She is one of the few artists whose missteps interest me as much as her triumphs, because both spring from the same restless refusal to repeat herself. That, to me, is the mark of a real artist.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Grimes
- Name (Japanese)
- グライムス
- Reading
- ぐらいむす
- Born
- March 17, 1988 (age 38)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dragon
- Origin
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Occupation
- musician / singer / composer / director / blogger
2. Background
- University
- McGill University
Awards & achievements
- 2013 Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year
- Libera Award for Video of the Year
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Grimes born?
Born March 17, 1988 (age 38).
Where is Grimes from?
Grimes is from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
What does Grimes do?
Grimes works as musician, singer, composer, director, blogger.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.