BIOGRAPHY
Meet Bobbi-Jo Starr (Kisikaw Iskwew – Daylight Woman) An Indigenous singer-songwriter from the Cree community of Peerless Trout First Nation, located in Treaty 8 Territory in Northern Alberta. She is the proud daughter of Robert Chalifoux from Valleyview, Ab, and Helen Starr in Peerless Lake AB.
“Music has always been apart of the family, I get my musical talents from my dad, Robert Chalifoux. I have early memories of him playing in band when I was small. My dad gave me my first guitar when I was 12, but I didn’t start songwriting after I went though some life things and entered recovery. I rediscovered so much more about myself and my connection to the world and all my relations.”
"Music is energy and how I choose to connect with the audience and the natural world, to manifest the changes I see for myself and my community. Through music, I am truly able to step into myself, as Kisikaw Iskwew, and share the Indigenous teachings, I learned about water, vision and recovery."
In June 2025, Starr released her debut single and music video, "The Sun is on the Rise,” and is now available on all streaming platforms. Starr’s debut single into the top 5 of the Canadian Indie Country Countdown and has been deem one of Alberta’s rising Indigenous artists you should know by The RAVEN 98.5FM Edmonton.
In August 2025, Bobbi-Jo Starr was selected to attend the TD Musician Artist in Residency at Grant MacEwan University.
In February 2026, Starr completed her 2nd residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts. - The Indigenous Music Creation Residency 2026 and the Indigenous Singer Songwriter Residency 2023.
Please watch out for Bobbi-Jo Starr on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, as share her vision, story and musical journey.
Bobbi-Jo is currently preparing to release her debut Album expected to be released this summer 2026. Starr was selected for selected for funding by Alberta Foundation for the Arts - Indigenous Arts Grant and looks forward to recording her Album with Producer Harry Gregg at Riverdale Studios in Edmonton, AB. Notable Performacnces include:
- Banff Centre Indigenous Music Creation Showcase 2026
- KDAYS 2025 Indigenous Experience Mainstage 2025,
- TD Musician Artist in Residence Concert 2025
- The Works Festival 2025
- Kaleido Music Festival
- Deep Freeze Festival 2025
- 1st Place Indigenous Voice Talent Show 2024
- 1st Place Metis Spring Festival 2024