Michelle Gurevich

Michelle Gurevich is a Canadian singer-songwriter, also known by her former stage name Chinawoman. Her music is influenced by her Russian heritage, and has been described as slowcore rock and "lo-fi pop". She performed regularly in Russia, and her largest fanbase is in Eastern Europe.

Life Gurevich was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Russian-Jewish immigrants Gurevich originally wanted to become a filmmaker and worked ten years in the industry before turning to music. "I eventually tried to write a song and found it was not only cheaper but much easier to get a good result."

Gurevich began her career recording in her bedroom. After receiving criticism for being a non-Chinese woman inappropriately using the word Chinawoman, Gurevich distanced herself from her stage name and began to perform under her own name.

Gurevich has cited Alla Pugacheva, Adriano Celentano, Charles Aznavour, Yoko Ono, Leonard Cohen, Francis Lai, Nino Rota, Xavier Dolan, Todor Kobakov, Jennifer Castle, and filmmaker Federico Fellini as influences on her music. Gurevich possesses a contralto range.

In 2011, Gurevich was invited to tour Europe as an opening act for Patrick Wolf.

In 2022, "Feel More" was the theme song for the American documentary miniseries Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey.

On August 30, 2023, she announced the cancellation of the fall tour due to being "not well enough to perform".

Discography

Singles 2008: "Russian Ballerina" 2013: "Kiss in Taksim Square" 2019: "Poison In My Mind" 2020: "Love From A Distance" 2021: "No One Answer" 2021: "Ho Fatto L'amore Con Me" 2021: "Losing Touch" 2021: "Forever Awkward" 2022: "Goodbye My Dictator" 2022: "Aliens Wanna Touch"

Studio albums Title Album details Party GirlReleased: 1 April 2007 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download, LP Show Me the FaceReleased: 25 March 2010 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download, LP Let's Part in StyleReleased: 24 February 2014 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download, LP New DecadenceReleased: 28 September 2016 Label: Self-released Formats: digital download, LP Exciting TimesReleased: 9 November 2018 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download, LP Note: Rereleased in July 2023 with new album cover Ecstasy in the Shadow of EcstasyReleased: 15 May 2020 Label: Self-released Formats: CD, digital download, LP It Was the MomentReleased: 6 November 2024 Label: Self-released Formats: digital download, LP