Canadian artist spotlight: Tegan and Sara

Photo Credit: Dustin Rabin

Tegan & Sara are twin sisters from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, who debuted their duo group career straight out of high-school and have been together ever since. Now, in 2025, they’ve been in the music industry for more than 25 years, and have sold over one million records across ten studio albums, performing on global stages at Coachella and the Academy Awards. 

From releasing their first full-length album, Under Feet Like Ours, in 1999 to releasing a 20th anniversary edition, they’re a classic duo that everyone loves. With their versatile sound in music, they play a variety of genres:  pop, rock, alternative, indie, alternative singer-songwriter, new wave, post-punk revival, adult alternative pop-rock, left field pop, indie rock. 

The duo also launched the “Tegan and Sara Foundation,” which works day and night to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ women and girls. This mission is a commitment to feminism, racial, social, and gender justice. This foundation raises awareness and funds the rights for equality and justice throughout the program. From this movement, they have gotten nominated and won a JUNO Humanitarian Award.

Throughout Tegan and Sara’s career, they have had 13 nominations and four all-time JUNO Award wins:

JUNO AWARD NOMINATIONS

2024 – Humanitarian Award

2017 – Pop Album of the Year – Love You to Death

2017 – Songwriter of the Year – “Boyfriend” – co-songwriter Greg Kurstin, “100x” – co-songwriter Jesse Shatkin, “Stop Desire” LOVE YOU TO DEATH – Tegan and Sara

2017 – Group of the Year

2014 – Single of the Year – Closer

2014 – Group of the Year

2014 – Pop Album of the Year – Heartthrob

2014 – Songwriter of the Year – “Closer”, “I Was a Food”, “Now I’m All Messed Up” – Teagan and Sara

2012 – Music DVD of the Year – Tegan and Sara: Get Along – Tegan and Sara

2010 – Alternative Album of the Year – Sainthood

2008 – Alternative Album of the Year – The Con

2007 – Music DVD of the Year – “It’s Not Fun. Don’t Do It!” – Tegan and Sara

2006 – Alternative Album of the Year – So Jealous

JUNO AWARD WINS

2024 – Humanitarian Award

2014 – Single of the Year – Closer

2014 – Group of the Year

2014 – Pop Album of the Year – Heartthrob

Tegan and Sara’s Singles, Albums and EPs

So Jealous (20th Anniversary Edition)

Right On Time

Rebel Rebel

Make You Mine This Season

Girls Talk

Crybaby

Smoking Weed Alone

I Can’t Grow Up

Teenage Tears

Faded Like A Feeling

Yellow

F*****g Up What Matters

Still Jealous

Where Does the Good Go

Getaway (feat. Tegan and Sara)

Cloud 9 (feat. Tegan and Sara)

Make You Mine This Season (Happiest Season)

Tonight in the Dark We’re Seeing Colors (Live)

Hey, We’re Just Like You (The Remixes)

Hey, I’m Just Like You

Tegan and Sara Present the Con X: Covers

Stop Desire (Remixes)

Love You to Death

Boyfriend (Remixes)

I Was a Fool Remixed

Closer Remixed – Vol. 3

Pale Shelter (feat. Tegan and Sara)

Closer Remixed – Vol. 2

Spotify Sessions

Closer Remixed

Heartthrob Bonus Tracks

Heartthrob

Body Work (Remixes)

Get Along

The Complete Recollection: 1999-2010

Alligator

Sainthood

Hell

The Con Demos

The Con

Back in Your Head – The Complete Collection

Love Type Thing

So Jealous

If It Was You

This Business of Art

Under Feet Like Ours


Tegan and Sara’s Concert History: 1,439 and counting

Upcoming Tour:

Touring extensively throughout their career, the will be coming back to Canada, performing at the Tom Patterson Theater at the Stratford Festival in Stratford Ontario, on June 15, 2025.


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