Claire Elise Boucher (; born March 17, 1988), known professionally as Grimes, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Her music incorporates elements of varied styles and genres including dream pop, synth-pop, art pop, electronic, experimental pop, R&B, and hip hop.
Throughout her career, she has released five studio albums, two extended plays, eleven singles, and four promotional singles.
Born and raised in Vancouver, Grimes began releasing music independently late in the first decade of the 2000s, releasing two albums, Geidi Primes and Halfaxa in 2010 on Arbutus Records. She subsequently signed with 4AD and rose to fame with the release of her third studio album, Visions, in 2012. Visions includes the singles “Genesis” and “Oblivion” and received the Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year. Following this in 2015 her fourth studio album, Art Angels, was released and received critical praise being named the best album of the year by several publications. Her fifth studio album, Miss Anthropocene, was released in 2020.
instruments played
Piano
synthesizer
Vocals
Associated Acts
BloodPop Hana
Children
1
Education
McGill University
Genres
Dream pop synth-pop art pop electronic experimental pop
Labels
Arbutus 4AD Roc Nation Columbia
Occupation
Musician singer songwriter record producer music video director visual artist
Origin
Montr (C)al, Quebec, Canada
Other Names
c
Partners
Elon Musk (2018 present)
Relatives
Jay Worthy (step-brother)
Years Active
2007 present
Name
Grimes
Nationality
Canada