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Emily Haines (born January 1974 in New Delhi, India) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboardist of the indie rock band Metric and a part-time member of the group Broken Social Scene. She also released a solo album as Emily Haines, plus an album and an EP as Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton.
Emily is the daughter of Canadian poet Paul Haines and sister of Canadian television journalist Avery Haines. She was born in New Delhi, India, and raised in Canada. After settling in Peterborough, Ontario at the age of 3, she grew up in a milieu rich with experimental art and musical expression. Paul would often make cassettes of rare and eclectic music for his daughter to listen to and her early influences included Carla Bley, Robert Wyatt, and later PJ Harvey. By her teens she followed her parents' footsteps by attending the Etobicoke School of the Arts (ESA). There she met Amy Millan and Kevin Drew, with whom she would later collaborate in songs for Broken Social Scene and Stars.
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