From the start, Vancouver’s Christa Couture established herself as a songwriter with sharp-shooting wit, effortless grace and heart-on-sleeve intensity. Since her critically acclaimed debut album, FELL OUT OF OZ (2005), and her sophomore record, THE WEDDING SINGER AND THE UNDERTAKER (2008), she has explored intimate spaces with a frank confidence that avoids cliché and melodrama. Her “gorgeously intimate voice [is] somewhere between the tough vulnerability of Amy Rigby and the passionate, sophisticated folk of Joni Mitchell” (Pop Matters), while Tandem (Toronto) predicts she “could be the next Canuck to enjoy the success of Sarah Harmer or Kathleen Edwards.”

Couture continues to develop her unique style and voice. First seen as a “girl with guitar,” Couture’s writing and performing now find her moving between guitar and piano for accompaniment. She recently undertook piano studies to brush up on her childhood passion for the instrument. The Wedding Singer And The Undertaker reflected a move into more dense production and orchestration with the inclusion of horn and string sections, guided by Vancouver producer, Futcher.

THE WEDDING SINGER AND THE UNDERTAKER hit the Top 10 on CBC Radio 3 and won Best Folk Acoustic Album at the 2008 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards. Couture was also nominated for Best Female Artist and performed at the awards gala at Toronto’s Rogers Centre, which was televised nationally on CityTV. Performance highlights in 2011 include JUNOFest in Toronto, Brief Encounters 17 in Vancouver, the Winnipeg Folk Festival and Aboriginal Music Week in Winnipeg.

After a two year hiatus to have her second child, Couture returned to work with the digital release of two new EPs in June 2011. LOVED featured five fan favourites – a “best of” Couture’s songs from the past six years. LOST includes five unreleased songs from the same time period – an alternate arrangement that got cut from a record at the last minute, three songs from a side project that was never released, and an early demo of one of Couture’s first songs.

Currently Couture is working with producer Steve Dawson to record her third full-length album THE LIVING RECORD for a Fall 2012 release.