Mary Milne is a singer-songwriter from Bancroft, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario. A self-taught musician and producer, Milne is known for her unique voice which has been described as "wonderfully imprecise". Her first demo, Sister Rodeo, was released in 2006 followed by the EP Don't You Know I Love The Leavin in 2009. In 2011, her song "Already Gone" from the Canadian feature film The Trotsky won a Genie Award for Best Achievement in Music - Original Song. From 2012 to 2016, her song "Shadows and Lights" was used in an international ad campaign for Ikea. In 2017, she worked with Diabetes Canada and music production house Eggplant Collective crafting the words of people suffering from diabetes into the song "Brave Faces" as part of the Canadian diabetes association rebranding into Diabetes Canada. In 2018, her song "On Your Side" was used in a commercial for Mercedes Benz. She is the granddaughter of Canadian painter David Milne. References External links Official web site https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/marketing/12-really-catchy-songs-written-just-for-tv-ads/article14503047/ https://www.diabetes.ca/mydc/blogs/dc-blog/every-word-in-this-song-was-written-by-someone-wit Canadian women singers Canadian singer-songwriters Musicians from Toronto Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Best Original Song Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners