Tegan and Sara Biography

Canadian siblings and pop performers Tegan and Sara came together to form a duo act in the late 1990’s. The twin sisters began playing instruments and writing music together when they were just teenagers, at first with a number of local high school bands. Tegan and Sara burst onto the music scene as their own act in 1999 with the release of the debut album Under Feet Like Ours, and shortly thereafter they signed with Vapor Records.

Another three albums followed - This Business of Art (2000), If It Was You (2002), and So Jealous (2004) – before Tegan and Sara experienced their big breakthrough with the album The Con (2007.) The Con rose into the top five on the Canadian mainstream charts but also charted in the top forty internationally, including in the United States. The albums Sainthood (2009) and Heartthrob (2013) followed, faring equally as well as The Con. Notable singles from the albums include: “Back in Your Head,” “Hell,” “Alligator,” “Northshore,” “I Was a Fool,” “Goodbye, Goodbye,” and their smash hit “Closer,” which was covered on the television show Glee.

Today, Tegan and Sara divide their time between Vancouver and Los Angeles, and over the last few years they have performed at some of the world’s biggest festivals, including: Lilith Fair, Coachella, Glastonburg, Winnipeg Folk Festival, SXSW, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, and Bonnaroo. Their music has appeared in films such as the Dallas Buyers Club (“Shudder to Think”) and The Lego Movie (“Everything Is Awesome.”) The duo has also performed on television shows such as the Ellen Degeneres Show, Late Show with David Letterman, the Tonight show with Jay Leno, and Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Tegan and Sara have so far been recognized with dozens of award nominations, with multiple wins including three Juno Awards - for Pop Album of the Year (for Heartthrob), Group of the Year, and Single of the Year (for “Closer.”) Both Tegan and Sara are publicly “out” as lesbians, and they are active advocates for LGBT rights in both the United States and Canada. Tegan and Sara most recently released their latest album, Love You to Death, in 2016. The album features the hit single, “Boyfriend.”