Victoria Legrand is a singer-songwriter and keyboardist for the indie-pop band Beach House

Beach House

Beach House is a dream pop duo formed in 2004 in Baltimore, Maryland, consisting of French-born Victoria Legrand and Baltimore native Alex Scally. Their self-titled debut, Beach House, released in 2006, was critically acclaimed. This was followed by their second release, Devotion, in 2008...

 and a niece of famous French composer Michel Legrand

Michel Legrand

Michel Jean Legrand is a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist...

. She is best known outside of her band for performing with Grizzly Bear

Grizzly Bear (band)

Grizzly Bear is a Brooklyn-based indie rock band, composed of Edward Droste , Daniel Rossen , Chris Taylor and Christopher Bear . The band employs traditional and electronic instruments...

 on the song "Slow Life" for the soundtrack to The Twilight Saga: New Moon.

Beach House

The band formed in 2004 with Alex Scally being the only other member, although a drummer often plays live with them for a more complete sound. The genre of the band is considered dream pop because of the slow, atmospheric rhythms displayed in melody and sound.

The voice

Her distinctive vocals have been described as "sultry" and "elegant". She considers a person's voice as a "nice piece of leather", and therefore avoids smoking and screaming to protect it. However, in the mornings she describes it as husky, and drinks a lot of water to confront this problem.

External links

• Beach House's Official Website
• last.fm Page