Emma Shapplin | |
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![]() Emma Shapplin in May 2011 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Crystêle Madeleine Joliton |
Born | 19 May 1974 |
Origin | Savigny-le-Temple, France |
Genres | |
Years active | 1997–present |
Labels | Nimue Music |
Website | www |
Emma Shapplin (born Crystêle Madeleine Joliton[1] on 19 May 1974, in the Paris suburb of Savigny-le-Temple[2]) is a French soprano.
Discography
Albums
- Carmine Meo (1997, Pendragon Records/EMI)
- Etterna (2002, Ark 21 Records/Universal Music Group)
- Macadam Flower (2009, Nimue Music/Universal Music Group/Sony Music)
- Dust of a Dandy (2014)
- Venere (2019)
Other releases
- Discovering Yourself (EP, 1999, Coeur de lion)
- Spente le Stelle (Opera Trance) – The Remixes – Part One (remix album, 2000, Radikal Records)
- The Concert in Caesarea (live DVD/CD, 2003, Pendragon Records/EMI)
- The Macadam Flower Tour – live concert in Athens DVD (June 2011)
Career
When she was 18, singer Jean-Patrick Capdevielle convinced her to return to taking classical lessons so as to improve her singing technique. She discovered that although rock had given her more artistic freedom and hedonistic lifestyle than classical music, it was still not enough for her, so she decided to create her own style.[4] This became a combination of early opera, modern trance and pop music. Shapplin and Capdevielle subsequently worked together on her first release, Carmine Meo,[5] written by Capdevielle.
References
- ^ (in Russian and French) Interview video with Emma Shapplin for the Russian TV channel TVC.
- ^ "Emma Shapplin: A Vocal and Commercial Phenomenon". FRI Musique. 17 January 2003. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
- ^ "Spoken like a true artist; Emma Shapplin, accomplished soprano". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ (in English) English-language interview video with Emma Shapplin on the Etterna CD.
- ^ "Emma Shapplin biographie". Archived from the original on 27 July 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
External links
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- Official website
- Official Facebook
- Emma Shapplin Brasil
- (in English) Emma Shapplin's biography
- (in English) Emma Shapplin's discography
- (in English) Emma Shapplin's album reviews