Cites Bjork and Sade as two of her biggest influences.
Moved from the small town of Walkerton to Toronto at the age of 16.
Has been cited as a musical influence by Res, Fergie, and Nelly Furtado.
Her vocal range is soprano.
Claims to have gotten her name by combining the name of the heroine (Esther) and last line ("If I am to be the hero, then I cannot fly from darkness") from the Sylvia Plath novel "The Bell Jar".