broken open,
rebuilt in gold.
i didn't find music. music found me in a rehab facility, at a karaoke machine, in 2018. it was the first time i'd ever sung in front of anyone. it was the only time i needed.
i'm métis cree, from treaty 8 territory. i spent eight years trying to get sober. i live openly with borderline personality disorder. i sold everything i owned to fund my first song. and i'd do it all again.
Read the full story"I'm not afraid to show people I am struggling, that I am human, that I am flawed — and that it is okay to not be okay."
The karaoke moment.
Sang for the first time in a rehab facility. Discovered her voice. Everything changed.
"On My Own" — the debut.
Sold everything she owned to fund her first single. CBC Searchlight Top 100. No label. No safety net.
Two #1s. Cultural homecoming.
Back-to-back #1s on the Indigenous Music Countdown. "WE'RE NOT LOST" with Abraham Lake Singers.
Sky's The Limit — the album.
Debut album. CBC Honorary Indigenous Artist Award. "Forever" with Mattmac passes 300K streams.
Sky Talks Podcast launches.
Where healing and humour collide. CBC/SOCAN Reverie Indigenous Music Residency. Still going. Still here.
