Melissa Auf der Maur

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File No. 839753  ·  Adjudicated

Melissa Auf der Maur

Musician — Hole, Smashing Pumpkins, Auf der Maur

Born
1972
Birthplace
MONTREAL, QUEBEC
Citizenships
CA

Canadianness Score

🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria

Designation

Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁

Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.

Scorecard

Path A — born on Canadian soil
I. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
MONTREAL, QUEBEC
Canadian parentage — not scored
No Canadian parents on record
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Quebec
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
No claim lodged

Fun fact

She joined Hole in 1994 to replace Kristen Pfaff, who had died shortly before, and stepped into one of the most scrutinized bass chairs in '90s rock.

The verdict

Born and raised in Montreal, a Concordia University student when she started her first band, and then the bassist for both Hole and Smashing Pumpkins during two of the biggest runs either band ever had. Born, raised, five points.

Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable

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