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A confident, self-directed performance video for “COME GET YOUR GIRL” places Lights front and centre, pairing bold delivery with a direct, attitude-forward visual approach.
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Synth-pop artist from Timmins, Toronto, Canada (born 1987). Lights makes music in the synth-pop, electropop and pop rock genres. Lights is currently on tour, with upcoming dates in Winnipeg and Kingston.
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Directed by Lights
A confident, self-directed performance video for “COME GET YOUR GIRL” places Lights front and centre, pairing bold delivery with a direct, attitude-forward visual approach.
Directed by Lights Beau Bokan
A vulnerable, visually symbolic video marking a new chapter: “Damage” captures Lights facing her reflection in a dimly lit bathroom before dramatically chopping off years…
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A nostalgic, interactive-alt-pop visual dual featuring “White Paper Palm Trees”: directed and produced by Lights, the video is designed to sync with its counterpart “Surface…
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“Alive Again” marks a powerful return for Lights, blending shimmering synth-pop textures with emotionally charged lyricism and anthemic momentum. Driven by pulsing electronic beats, soaring…
Directed by Lindsey Blane
A vibrant, avant‑garde pop video that fuses primary‑color symbolism with high‑concept choreography: “In My Head” merges all three PƎP color themes into one visual climax,…
Directed by Jeremy Schaulin‑Rioux
A heartfelt visual blending comic-world fantasy and real-world reflection: “We Were Here” brings Lights’ “Skin & Earth” graphic novel to life, featuring her real-life husband…
Born 1987 · Timmins, Toronto, Canada · synth-pop, electropop · Sire
Lights Valerie Anne Poxleitner-Bokan (born Valerie Anne Poxleitner; April 11, 1987), known mononymously as Lights (previously stylized in all caps), is a Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter. Her debut album, The Listening (2009), reached the top 10 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart and was certified platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) for selling over 80,000 copies as of 2017. The album included the singles "Drive My Soul" and "February Air" which were featured in a series of Old Navy television ads. Her second album, Siberia, which featured the single… via Wikipedia
Awards: Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year; Juno Award for Pop Album of the Year for “Little Machines”
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Everything you need to know about Lights
Lights was born in 1987.
Lights is from Timmins, Toronto, Canada.
Lights’s music spans synth-pop, electropop and pop rock.
Lights has released music through Sire, Universal Music Group, Warner Bros. Records, Last Gang Records, Doghouse Records and Underground Operations.
Lights has released 14 studio albums, from The Listening (2009) to A6 (2025).
Lights’s most recent studio album is A6, released in 2025.
Lights’s most-watched music videos on AltSounds are “Up We Go”, “Savior”, “Giants” and “We Were Here”.
Lights’s most-viewed music video on AltSounds is “Up We Go” (2014), with 4 million views, directed by Alon Isocianu. A charming one‑shot elevator video full of unexpected vignettes: “Up We Go” features Lights inside a vibrating elevator that opens on various whimsical floors, blending quirky humor and hopeful energy.
Lights cites influences including Björk.
Lights has received Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Juno Award for Pop Album of the Year for “Little Machines”.
You can listen to Lights on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and SoundCloud, and watch their music videos right here on AltSounds.