Eliza Niemi
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Eliza Niemi is a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter and cellist,[1] whose two solo albums, Staying Mellow Blows (2023) and Progress Bakery (2025), have been longlisted for the Polaris Music Prize.[2][3]
Currently based in Toronto, Ontario, she was previously a member of the Halifax-based indie rock band Mauno,[4] which released three albums between 2016 and 2019.
She released the solo EPs Vinegar (2019) and Glass (2020),[5] before releasing Staying Mellow Blows in August 2022.[1] She supported the album with concerts in North America and Europe in 2023.[6]
She was a SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominee in 2023 as co-writer with Felix Fox-Pappas, Chester Hansen, Alexander Sowinski, Leland Whitty and Jonah Yano of Yano's single "always".[7] She has also contributed as a guest cellist on recordings by Gift Idea[8] and Ducks Ltd.,[9] and composed music for the 2024 film Darkest Miriam.