| Alison Goldfrapp | |
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 Alison Goldfrapp performing at the Wireless Festival in June 2006
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| Background information | |
| Born | 13 May 1966 Enfield, London |
| Origin | England |
| Genre(s) | Electropop Electronica Synthpop Ambient Folktronica |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Label(s) | Mute Records |
| Associated acts | Goldfrapp |
| Website | www.goldfrapp.com |
Alison Goldfrapp (born Alison Elizabeth Margaret Goldfrap[1] on May 13, 1966, in Enfield, London) is an English singer-songwriter with the band Goldfrapp. The O2 Wireless Festival is a Music festival in England that takes place every year in Hyde Park, London, and took place Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and Pop music in which the Synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument Ambient music is a Musical genre in which sound is more important than notes Folktronica or Electrofolk is a genre of music comprised of varying elements of Folk music and Electronica. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Mute Records is a Record label formed in 1978 by Daniel Miller primarily to release his own single "T Goldfrapp are a British Electronic music group known for their visual theatrics and contribution to the popularization of Electronic dance music. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Goldfrapp are a British Electronic music group known for their visual theatrics and contribution to the popularization of Electronic dance music.
Goldfrapp was born in London and raised in Alton, Hampshire, the youngest of six children. Alton is a small market town in Hampshire, England, to the southwest of Farnham. At age 19, she moved to Belgium to work as a singer for a theatrical composer and on her return to England, attended Middlesex University's School Of Art, where she studied Fine Art. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Middlesex University is a University in north London, England, located in the historic county boundaries of Middlesex (from which It was at Middlesex that she was discovered by Orbital during a now infamous show in which she milked a cow while yodeling. Orbital were an English electronic duo consisting of brothers Phil Hartnoll and Paul Hartnoll whose career lasted from 1989 until 2004 Yodeling (or yodelling, jodeling) is a form of Singing that involves singing an extended note which rapidly and repeatedly changes in pitch from the
After acquiring her degree from Middlesex, Goldfrapp toured internationally with British rapper Tricky, appearing on his album Maxinquaye. Tricky (born Adrian Thaws 27 January, 1968) is an English musician Maxinquaye is the debut album of Bristol England Rapper / producer Tricky, released in 1995 Her mainstream success began when she started collaborating with film composer Will Gregory under the name Goldfrapp. William Owen Gregory (Born 17 September 1959 in Bristol) is best known as the lead keyboards and Synthesizer player of electronic Goldfrapp are a British Electronic music group known for their visual theatrics and contribution to the popularization of Electronic dance music.
Goldfrap (with cropped peroxide blonde hair) made an early acting appearance in Your Night Tonight, the 1988 graduation film of colleague Paul Gilbert.
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Age
Alison is famously reluctant to reveal her true age, although speculation has put her date of birth as early as 1960 and as late as 1971. In an interview on TRL UK in 2005, Alison said she was born in the Chinese year of the horse. The Horse ( 馬) is the seventh of the 12 animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. Her birthday is thought to be May 13. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. In a 2006 interview with Q Magazine, she said she was 37. The births register in the Family Records Centre in Islington, London shows an "Alison Goldfrap" who was registered in the second quarter of 1966 in Enfield (to a mother whose maiden name was "Barge"). It is thought that this is Alison. [2] Furthermore, 1966 was a year of the horse. In a video podcast available on iTunes, a fan asked, "How old are you? I heard you were 37, but that is impossible. I thought late 20s?" Alison responded, "You never ask a lady how old she is, it's very rude. . . . And yes, I'm only 24. ". Searching for directors of UK companies on Armadillo. co. uk brings up an entry for an Alison Elizabeth Goldfrap born on 13th May 1966. Q Magazine in an interview in the May 2008 issue quotes her as turning 42 in 2008. In the track 'Some People' Alison sings 'some people will ask how old I am' making reference to the frequent question she is asked. [3]
Work outside of Goldfrapp
- Alison sang the harmony vocals on Paul Castle's theme song for Jane Hissey's "Old Bear Stories", a children's TV series originally on ITV, but later seen on Channel 5. Jane Hissey (born 1952 is a British writer and illustrator She is best known for her series of Children's books Old Bear and Friends which Old Bear Stories was a BAFTA award winning non-stop animation Television series for children based on the Old Bear and Friends books by Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent
- Alison is credited as contributing to the Add N To X album Avant Hard. Add N to (X were a three-piece British band specializing in Electronic music performed on analogue Synthesizers, formed in London Avant Hard is the third album by UK group Add N To (X. It was released in 1999 on Mute Records. Although no specific track is mentioned on the album credits, the sleeve for the single 'Revenge of the Black Regent' credits her as vocalist. It is likely that she also did the vocals on the song 'Oh Yeah, Oh No'.
- Her earliest studio recordings are with the band Dreadzone on the 1993 album 360°. Dreadzone are a British band whose music is an eclectic fusion of dub, Reggae, techno, trance, and folk. 360° is the debut album by British band Dreadzone. It was released in 1993 on Creation Records and set forth the combination of dub trance
- Alison provided vocals for several of Orbital's albums, including the single Are We Here? featured on Snivilisation
- She also recorded the lead vocal track for "Pumpkin" a Smashing Pumpkins-sampling track on Tricky's classic 1995 album Maxinquaye. Orbital were an English electronic duo consisting of brothers Phil Hartnoll and Paul Hartnoll whose career lasted from 1989 until 2004 Snivilisation is the third album and the first named album by Orbital. The Smashing Pumpkins are an American Alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988 Tricky (born Adrian Thaws 27 January, 1968) is an English musician Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Maxinquaye is the debut album of Bristol England Rapper / producer Tricky, released in 1995
Sources
References
- ^ ASCAP ACE - Search Results
- ^ the Family Records Centre in Islington, London
- ^ Q Magazine - May 2008, p 69
External links
- Last.FM: Alison Goldfrapp group
- Alison Goldfrapp at Discogs
- Alison Goldfrapp discography at MusicBrainz
- Goldfrapp at Allmusic
- Alison Goldfrapp at the Internet Movie Database
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