Peaches (musician)

 Merrill Nisker, born 11 November 1966, more popularly known as Peaches, is an electroclash musician and producer from Canada. She began her musical career in 1990s with Mermaid Cafe, a folk trio. In 1995, she formed a rock band, the Shit. The Shit also released Fancypants Hoodlum, her first solo album that year. She moved to Berlin, Germany in 2000 and was signed to Kitty-Yo. The album that followed The Teaches Of Peaches (2000), was released. She was the opening act for Queens of the Stone Age and Marilyn Manson, and she released her second album, The Teaches Of Peaches (2000). Her music has been featured on TV shows such as Orphan Black, Lost Girl, The L Word, South Park, Skam, The Handmaid's Tale, 30 Rock, True Blood, Fresh Meat, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, The Boys, Sex Education, and Letterkenny, and has been used for the promotion of Dirt. Peaches has been featured as a guest on numerous songs which include "Oh My God", from Pink's album Try This. "We Don't Play Guitars," from Chicks on Speed's record 99 Cents. "My Girls," from Christina Aguilera's album from 2010 Bionic The album was composed by Le Tigre and co-written with Le Tigre. "Scare Me", from Major Lazer's 2013 album Free the Universe, also featuring Timberlee.