Care Failure

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Caroline Kawa (born 1986 in Toronto, Canada), also known as Care Failure is the lead singer and guitar player for Toronto's Alternative Rock / sleaze rock band Die Mannequin.

[edit] Biography

Caroline left her parents' home at 16 and began a long journey with hard drugs while, from 2002 to 2004, singing and playing guitar for a four-piece band named The Bloody Mannequins.^[1]

With the help of producer Harry Hess, she got sober and signed to EMI Records in 2006 without having a permanent band and recorded an EP under the name Die Mannequin playing every instrument but the drums.^{[2] [3]}

She has also been involved with "The Big Dirty Band," a project created by Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee from Rush, and featuring Jeff Burrows of The Tea Party and Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace.

[edit] External links

• Die Mannequin Official website
• Big Dirty Band MySpace page

[edit] References

1. ^ Die Mannequin Bio on the EMI Publishing website.
2. ^ Die Mannequin showcase in Canadian Musician March/April 2006.
3. ^ Canoe Jam! Article about MSTRKRFT producing Care Kawa's first album for EMI.