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Esthero

Esthero
Esthero in 2008
Esthero in 2008
Background information
Birth nameJenny-Bea Christina Englishman[1]
Born (1978-12-23) December 23, 1978 (age 45)
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • record producer
  • arranger
  • activist
Years active1997–present
Labels
Websitewww.esthero.net

Esthero (/ɛsˈtɛroʊ/ es-TERR-oh; born Jenny-Bea Christina Englishman on December 23, 1978 in Stratford, Ontario)[2] is a Canadian singer-songwriter who lives in Los Angeles, California. The name Esthero refers both to the singer and formerly to the two-person team of herself and producer Doc McKinney. Esthero is a portmanteau of "Esther the hero"; she claims to have gotten the name by combining the name of the heroine (Esther) and last line ("If I am to be the hero, then I cannot fly from darkness") of the film from Sylvia Plath's novel The Bell Jar.[3]

Esthero's sound characteristically features her voice over a mix of mellow bass lines, jazzy trumpets, Spanish guitar and hip-hop. She is sometimes compared to artists Björk, Portishead, Billie Holiday, and Sade.[3] She has co-produced the majority of the material she performed.[4][5] Later female artists who count Esthero among their influences include Res, Fergie and fellow Canadian Nelly Furtado.[6]

Esthero's brother, Jason Englishman, is also a musician.

  1. ^ "ANYWAYZ". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Richard Harrington. October 28, 2005. "Esthero, Mixing It Up Again". The Washington Post.
  3. ^ a b "Esthero – Dictionary definition". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  4. ^ Urella, Matteo. "We Need More Female Producers, But a Select Few Are Currently Making Noise". Djbooth. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  5. ^ Boboltz, Sara (May 3, 2016). "There Are So Few Women In Music Production, No One Bothers To Count". Huffington Post. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  6. ^ Parker, Lyndsey. "Exclusive LAUNCH Artist Chat". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on December 17, 2006. Retrieved November 17, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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