Dana Jean Phoenix
Dana Jean Phoenix (born January 30, 1987) is a Canadian synthwave singer-songwriter and musical theatre actress. She is also a vocalist in the Juno-nominated Toronto funk outfit God Made Me Funky. Early life and education Phoenix is a graduate of Sheridan College's musical theatre program and she attended The Second City's improv institute. Career Phoenix placed second on Perez Hilton's 'Can You Sing' cover competition with her cover of Nicki Minaj's "Starships". Her original music has been featured on CBC Radio's Big City, Small World, as well as on Nickelodeon, MTV, and Bravo. In 2013, Phoenix performed in The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) at the Panasonic Theatre in Toronto, to mixed reviews. In 2014, her album Drrty Shooz made the top 10 on !earshot's National Electronic Chart (College Radio). Her song "Summer Breakup" was featured on the original motion picture soundtrack for The Walking Deceased. That year, she performed in the play "No Chance in Hell" at the Toronto Fringe Festival. In 2015, she provided vocals on God Made Me Funky's album Funky Fly ‘N Free, and she performed in the musical The Wedding Singer at Stage West in Calgary, for which she received a Calgary theatre critics award