SHE WILL PROVIDE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE THE PATH

Lights was born under the name Valerie Anne Poxleitner in Timmins, Ontario, Canada on Apr 11, 1987.  She's currently twenty-five years old (Now I really feel old.  That's when I transfered from Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Illinois to Rockbridge High School in Columbia, Missouri).  After traveling to British Columbia, her hometown of Ontario, Philippines and Jamaica with her Christian missionary parents, she attended two high school starting with Chesley District High School and completing with John Diefenbaker High School.  Refusing to attend college, Valerie Anne Poxleitner relocated to Toronto before legally changing her name to Lights.  She started off as a songwriter for television shows before landing a recording contract.  She has released two albums and two ep albums with her latest album released in  2011.