Read the bio below and try to give details on vivek shraya 's:    - website     - origin     - genre       - birth date     - name     - background     - label     - birth place     Bio: vivek shraya -lrb- born in 1981 in edmonton , alberta , canada -rrb- is a canadian singer songwriter and short story writer . he currently lives in toronto . shraya began writing songs at the age of 13 , went on to perform and have success at various talent competitions -lrb- including winning the 2001 futuresfest competition and finalist at 2002 northern alberta singer/songwriter competition -rrb- until recording his debut alternative pop rock record `` throat '' in 2002 featuring instrumentation by jann arden 's chief collaborator , russell broom . three songs from `` throat '' were remixed by john wozniak from marcy playground and were included on the independent release of the `` throat ep '' in 2003 . during this time , a quietly intense , single voice and single guitar project titled `` samsara : the sketches '' was also recorded and released . shraya moved to toronto in 2003 , playing at local venues and music festivals including canadian music week and nxne and released `` a composite of straight lines '' , a six-track ep featuring a guest performance by tegan quin of tegan and sara . it was named the # 5 record of 2005 by `` soul shine magazine '' , and its single , `` logic vs. '' , was the winner of we are listening 's 2005 international singer/songwriter awards . in 2007 , shraya changed direction entirely , releasing an electropop record titled `` if we 're not talking '' , featuring sara quin of tegan and sara and produced by meghan toohey , which was reviewed and showcased positively on numerous music blogs with comparisons to prince , of montreal and justin timberlake . this was shortly followed by the release of an electro dance cover of the white stripes ' `` seven nation army '' as a free download on myspace and shraya 's website . shraya has toured across north america , sharing the stage with tegan and sara , dragonette , melanie c , team dresch , melissa ferrick , brian byrne and greg macpherson . he released his follow up to `` if we 're not talking '' in the fall of 2009 , titled ``...
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- website is -lsb- http://www.vivekshraya.com/ official website -rsb-- origin is toronto , ontario , canada- genre is electro , dance , rock- birth date is 1981- name is vivek shraya- background is solo_singer- label is skinsongs- birth place is edmonton , alberta , canada