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Tegan and Sara is an indie pop duo which formed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1995. The band consists of identical twin sisters Tegan Quin and Sara Quin (born September 19, 1980). The duo has released seven albums: "Under Feet Like Ours" (1999), "This Business of Art" (2000), "If It Was You" (2002), "So Jealous" (2004), "The Con" (2007), "Sainthood" (2009) and "Get Along" (2011).

They initially played as Plunk in 1995, and lacked a drummer and bass player. In 1997, they used their school’s recording studio to record two demo albums: "Who's in Your Band?" and "Play Day". In 1998, they made an early breakthrough by winning Garage Warz Battle of the Bands, a local music competition in Calgary. Since then, the two have toured with Neil Young, Rufus Wainwright, Kaki King, The Pretenders, Ben Folds, The Killers, Rachael Cantu, Vivek Shraya, Cake, Gogol Bordello, Hot Hot Heat, Ryan Adams, Veda Hille, Little Birdy, Iron On, Little Brazil, Bryan Adams, and Weezer, and they performed a show at Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair. They are signed to Neil Young's Vapor Records in Canada, and to Sire in the United States as their previous label, Sanctuary Records, is no longer releasing new music in the United States. Currently, Tegan lives in Vancouver, British Columbia and Sara lives in Montreal, Quebec.

When they were competing in Garage Warz, they were known as "Sara and Tegan" because that is how their mother registered them on the competition forms. Their first album, Under Feet Like Ours, was initially released under the name "Sara and Tegan". While both twins are similarly involved in vocals and playing instruments, the singing of the lead melody usually goes to whichever twin wrote the particular song. The two hardly sang together in the recordings of their early records, but they started to more on their later records and when live.

On their 2004 album, "So Jealous", the two lend their unusual voices and simple guitar riffs to power pop ballads about love and emotional, haunting songs such as Walking With A Ghost.

Album #5, "The Con", released July 24, 2007, showed a shift in style towards darker tunes compared to the relatively upbeat indie pop of 'So Jealous'. The twins toured the album for over a year and a half.

Their sixth studio album, entitled "Sainthood", was released on October 27th, 2009, to generally positive reviews.

The twins are notorious for their live act, which includes sisterly banter, tales from growing up in and surviving teenhood, and a quirky sense of humor.

Official site: http://www.teganandsara.com

Live touring band members include Ted Gowans, Shaun Huberts, and Johnny Andrews.
Former members include Rob Chursinoff, Dan Kelly, and Chris Carlson.

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