If blueVenus were in the business of selling lemonade, they would certainly be rich, though not necessarily reaching people the way they do through their intricate, yet catchy alternative pop/rock songs. Still, one can't help but notice the tangy flavors of freshly squeezed lemonade in their lyrics.

Rewind a little.....

The year is 1998 and the heartbroken singer/songwriter Andrea de Boer conceives the idea of a band called blueVenus. It's not until a few years later that she teams up with guitarist Devrim Eldelekli in 2001, and together they embark on a musical journey that will take them from Toronto, where the self-titled debut EP is recorded from 2002 till 2004 (!) (the first lemonade challenge in a series of many), to Germany and Turkey, where they perform at the biggest outdoor festival there - RockIstanbul - and back to Toronto. On her way back home, Andrea loses her husband and musical partner-in-crime Devrim at the bureaucratic border of Immigration Canada and they aren't reunited until 2006. Once back in the saddle, blueVenus quickly garners nominations in multiple categories at the TIMA's of 2006 and 2007, performs at NXNE and New Music West 2007, CMW 2008 and are finalists at the Big Rock Battle of the Bands. Aside critical acclaim, they also win the support of the OAC for the follow up album "Grin" which is released in the Fall of 2009 and is dubbed by CBC's Brent Neilsen as one of the "Top 10 Albums of 2009!".

Now, that's tasty lemonade.