Steven Page
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Steven Jay Page was born on June 22, 1970 and is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was a founding member, lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the music group Barenaked Ladies. Page attended high school at Woburn Collegiate Institute with Ed Robertson and later spotted Robertson at a Harvey's restaurant after a Peter Gabriel concert, surprised to find they shared musical interests, which led them to become friends and ultimately form Barenaked Ladies. Ed Robertson invited Page to perform with him at a charity show under the name Barenaked Ladies in 1988, and ultimately, the show led the pair to full-time careers in the band. Page attended York University in the English program, with a minor in theory and choral studies, but he left to focus on the band's rising success. With the band, he sold over 15 Million albums and scored multiple Junos, Billboard Music Awards, SOCAN awards, Gemini Awards and two Grammy nominations. He co-wrote and sang many of their biggest hits including 'Brian Wilson,' 'If I Had A Million Dollars,' and 'It's All Been Done.' Page left the band in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. After leaving the band in 2009, Steven embarked on a solo career that has produced five solo albums, including 2022's 'Excelsior,' and has toured worldwide. Page stated publicly in 2011 that he suffers from bipolar disorder and said that he has gone through periods of self-medicating to relieve the symptoms. In 2018, Steven was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame with his former bandmates in Barenaked Ladies, at the Juno Awards Ceremonies in Vancouver. Page performed with Barenaked Ladies for the first time in nine years at the Juno Awards in Vancouver, in celebration of the band's induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.