Kim Bingham, also known by her stage names Mudgirl and The Kim Band, is a Canadian singer and musician. She is also known for collaborations with Nelly Furtado, Bran Van 3000 and David Usher. Career 1990–1994: Me Mom and Morgentaler Bingham began her career in music as a member of the Montreal, Quebec third-wave ska band Me Mom and Morgentaler formed in 1990. The band became known for elaborate live performances, spectacles of vaudevillian-styled performance art. With the band, Bingham recorded three works: Clown Heaven and Hell EP (1991), Shiva Space Machine (1993) and Live We Are Revolting: Live & Obscure 1990–1994 (1994). 1994–1999: Mudgirl In 1994, Bingham left Me, Mom and Morgentaler and moved to Vancouver where she formed the project Mudgirl with drummer/vocalist Glenn Kruger (Carly Rae Jepsen, the Paperboys, Bloody Chicletts), bassist/vocalist Russell Less (Innocents Abroad, the Ground), & guitarist Lucas Truman. Her moniker "Mudgirl" was chosen based on "the title of a short story she wrote about a waif made of mud" intended for children. She stated, "Mudgirl is an extension of myself where I get to be cartoony and a bit surreal." In 1996, Mudgirl released their debut five-song EP "First Book" which included three Canadian radio hits "This Day", "Adjusted" and "Contact" (written by Russell Less). She also produced a handful of popular videos featured on MuchMusic, and performed on some dates in the U.S., including a July 1996 performance with Mudgirl at Lilith Fair. 1999–2006: The Kim Band After five years as Mudgirl, Bingham decided to change the name of her collective to "The Kim Band". Under this moniker, she released the album "Girlology" (2001) produced by Steven Drake (The Odds, The Tragically Hip). The album featured the radio singles "What A Drag", "Valentine's Day" and "Quel Dommage", her French version of "What A Drag" that reached No.1 on French-Canadian radio charts. Collaborations with David Usher, Nelly Furtado and Bran Van 3000. 2000–2003: Touring, bands From 2001 until 2003, Bingham worked with Canadian singer David Usher as a guitarist and backing vocalist. "Black Black Heart" is a song written by Usher and Jeff Pearce and for which the operatic female vocal is provided by Bingham, while the chorus samples The Flower Duet (Sous le dôme épais), a duet for sopranos from Léo Delibes' opera Lakmé, as a hook. "Black Black Heart" won two MuchMusic Video Awards for Best Post-Production and Best Pop Video