Fabienne Delsol
Encyclopedia
Fabienne Delsol is a French singer, who performs primarily in English
. Influenced by the 1960s, her music is a mix of UK garage
, Pop
, and Psychedelic
.
, France
. In 1996, she moved to England because of the London music scene. There she met the producers Liam Watson
and Ed Deegan, and became the lead singer of the Bristols, a group produced by Watson and Deegan.
That same year, the groups first single "I Can Not Answer Questions" was released by Damaged Goods
. Delsol then embarked on a European tour for much of the next five years with other Damaged Goods acts, including Thee Headcoats
, and Cee Bee Beaumont.
After two albums and three singles, Delsol decided to pursue a solo career. In 2004, she and producer Liam Watson released No Time for Sorrows. The 13-track album had 12 songs in English and one in French.
Between You and Me, Delsol's second solo album, was also produced by Liam Watson. The album includes collaborations with George Miller, Pete Molinari, and Peter Bernhard. Of the 14 tracks, three are in French.
Delsol's third solo album "On My Mind" was released in 2010. In late 2011, her song "Come Along" from Between You and Me was used in a Toyota Prius
commercial.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. Influenced by the 1960s, her music is a mix of UK garage
UK garage
UK garage is a genre of electronic dance music originating from the United Kingdom in the early-1990s. UK garage is a descendant of house music which originated in Chicago and New York, United States. UK garage usually features a distinctive syncopated 4/4 percussive rhythm with 'shuffling'...
, Pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, and Psychedelic
Psychedelic music
Psychedelic music covers a range of popular music styles and genres, which are inspired by or influenced by psychedelic culture and which attempt to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues-rock bands in the...
.
Biography
Delsol was born, and grew up, in LimogesLimoges
Limoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. In 1996, she moved to England because of the London music scene. There she met the producers Liam Watson
Liam Watson
Liam Watson is a Grammy Award-winning British record producer and owner of Toe Rag Studios. Watson is perhaps best known for his work engineering and mixing the White Stripes' Elephant, receiving the 2004 Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album...
and Ed Deegan, and became the lead singer of the Bristols, a group produced by Watson and Deegan.
That same year, the groups first single "I Can Not Answer Questions" was released by Damaged Goods
Damaged Goods (record label)
Damaged Goods is a British independent record label and online shop.- History :Damaged Goods started in 1988 from a living room in east London.Ian Damaged called it DamagedGoods. The first release was a re-issue of the 1977 single by Slaughter and the Dogs, "Where Have All the Bootboys Gone?"...
. Delsol then embarked on a European tour for much of the next five years with other Damaged Goods acts, including Thee Headcoats
Thee Headcoats
Thee Headcoats 1989 - 2000, was a band comprising Billy Childish, Bruce Brand, and Johnny Johnson. Childish was featured on guitar and vocals, Brand on drums and backing vocals, and Johnson on bass. The band was the most prolific of Childish's many musical projects, releasing fourteen full...
, and Cee Bee Beaumont.
After two albums and three singles, Delsol decided to pursue a solo career. In 2004, she and producer Liam Watson released No Time for Sorrows. The 13-track album had 12 songs in English and one in French.
Between You and Me, Delsol's second solo album, was also produced by Liam Watson. The album includes collaborations with George Miller, Pete Molinari, and Peter Bernhard. Of the 14 tracks, three are in French.
Delsol's third solo album "On My Mind" was released in 2010. In late 2011, her song "Come Along" from Between You and Me was used in a Toyota Prius
Toyota Prius
The Toyota Prius is a full hybrid electric mid-size hatchback, formerly a compact sedan developed and manufactured by the Toyota Motor Corporation...
commercial.
the Bristols
- Introducing… the Bristols (2000) Damaged Goods
- Tune In With… the Bristols (2001) Damaged Goods
- the best of Fabienne Delsol & the Bristols (2007) Damaged Goods
Solo albums
- No Time for Sorrows (2004) Damaged Goods
- Between You and Me (2007) Damaged Goods
- On My Mind (2010) Damaged Goods
External links
- Fabienne Delsol at Damaged GoodsDamaged Goods (record label)Damaged Goods is a British independent record label and online shop.- History :Damaged Goods started in 1988 from a living room in east London.Ian Damaged called it DamagedGoods. The first release was a re-issue of the 1977 single by Slaughter and the Dogs, "Where Have All the Bootboys Gone?"...
- Fabienne Delsol at MyspaceMyspaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....