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Chris Pureka is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Northampton, Massachusetts. She has released five full-length albums, two EPs, and several singles. Her music has been featured in television shows such as Grey's Anatomy, One Tree Hill, and Private Practice. Pureka was born on August 6, 1979 in Northampton, Massachusetts. She began playing guitar and writing songs at the age of 14. She attended Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, where she studied music and creative writing. Pureka released her debut album, Dryland, in 2004. The album was well-received and earned her a nomination for the Boston Music Awards' "Outstanding Folk Act" in 2005. She followed up with her second album, Firecracker, in 2006. The album was praised by critics and earned her a nomination for the Boston Music Awards' "Outstanding Singer-Songwriter" in 2007. Pureka released her third album, How I Learned to See in the Dark, in 2009. The album was her most successful to date, reaching #1 on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter chart and #2 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. She followed up with her fourth album, Driving North, in 2012. The album was praised by critics and earned her a nomination for the Boston Music Awards' "Outstanding Singer-Songwriter" in 2013. Pureka released her fifth album, Back in the Ring, in 2016. The album was praised by critics and earned her a nomination for the Boston Music Awards' "Outstanding Singer-Songwriter" in 2017. Pureka is currently 44 years old.
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| Age | 44 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Born | 6 August, 1979 |
| Birthday | 6 August |
| Birthplace | Connecticut, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
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Chris Pureka Height, Weight & Measurements
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Chris Pureka Net Worth
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In 2016 Pureka released her first new music since 2013 with the album Back in the Ring.
In 2012 Pureka released a live album recorded at the Grey Eagle in Asheville, NC on January 19, 2011. It was recorded by Marsellus Fariss and mastered by Mark Alan Miller. Other musicians on the recording are: Andrea Alseri, Sebastian Renfield, Julia Read and Jax Keating.
In April 2010, Pureka released her fifth album, How I Learned To See In The Dark, which she co-produced with Merrill Garbus.
After her 2010 album release and a move to New York City, Pureka suffered from writer's block and emotional exhaustion. At the end of 2012, Pureka moved to Portland, Oregon.
On January 20, 2009, Pureka released a fourth album, an EP entitled Chimera. The EP has seven tracks; one new, original song (with a prelude as the first track), a reworked studio version of a song off of her 2001 EP, three live tracks, and a cover of Bob Dylan and Ketch Secor's Wagon Wheel. The hard copy of Chimera is complete with written commentary from Pureka on each track.
In May 2007, Pureka was a member of the month-long New American Songwriter Tour in New York City, Philadelphia, and Massachusetts. The tour also featured Krystle Warren, Jesse Harris, and Ryan Scott. In August, she played at the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival.
In July 2007, Pureka's song, "Swann Song" won 1st Place in the Acoustic competition on the independent music site OurStage.com. Because of her excellent performance there, she won a spot to perform at the Virgin Music Festival in Baltimore, Maryland, and performed there on August 5. Pureka had previously also won the Acoustic competition in April for her song "31 and Falling".
In October 2007, she was nominated for 2007's Outstanding Folk Act by the Boston Music Awards. She was also awarded an ASCAPLUS award in the summer of 2007.
In 2004, Pureka released Driving North, her first full-length album, earning rave reviews from fans and fellow artists alike. In 2006, she released Dryland, and toured the US a second time as a headlining act. The album received rave reviews and was featured on the Paste Magazine Sampler in February 2007.
In June 2001, she recorded a self-titled seven-song EP in preparation for a three-month nationwide tour with lesbian folk poet Alix Olson. The EP, which was home-recorded in two weeks and featured Pureka playing back-up accompaniment on the mandolin and bass, was later mastered and reprinted for the 2005 summer tour.
