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California, United States (1995 – present)
April March (real name Elinor Blake) is an indie pop singer from California. She was born on April 20, 1965 and sings in English and French. Her best known composition is an English language remake of Serge Gainsbourg’s “Laisse tomber les filles” released in 1998 as “Chick Habit”. The song appears during the opening credits of the 1999 film “But I’m A Cheerleader” and the end credits of Quentin Tarantino’s 2007 film “Death Proof”, the latter alongside her cover of the original song.
She has had one of the more interesting dual careers, as a cartoon animator (including a stint as a principal animator for the Ren & Stimpy show) and as an indie pop singer/songwriter, more popular in France than in Brooklyn, where she was raised, or in her current home of California.
As a child, Elinor became fascinated with France, and jumped at the opportunity to participate in an exchange program in France in junior high. Today, her albums tend to contain songs in both English and French, which draw heavily on themes and styles from French 1960s pop music.
Beginning in the early 1980s, she worked as an animator for Archie Comics and Pee Wee’s Playhouse; in 1986 we see her working on the Madonna feature Who’s That Girl, animating the star in the title sequence and the contemporaneous music video. Her first band, The Pussywillows, was formed in 1987, although their existence was interrupted for a year while April March attended the one-year Disney Character Animation program in California.
She has had one of the more interesting dual careers, as a cartoon animator (including a stint as a principal animator for the Ren & Stimpy show) and as an indie pop singer/songwriter, more popular in France than in Brooklyn, where she was raised, or in her current home of California.
As a child, Elinor became fascinated with France, and jumped at the opportunity to participate in an exchange program in France in junior high. Today, her albums tend to contain songs in both English and French, which draw heavily on themes and styles from French 1960s pop music.
Beginning in the early 1980s, she worked as an animator for Archie Comics and Pee Wee’s Playhouse; in 1986 we see her working on the Madonna feature Who’s That Girl, animating the star in the title sequence and the contemporaneous music video. Her first band, The Pussywillows, was formed in 1987, although their existence was interrupted for a year while April March attended the one-year Disney Character Animation program in California.
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hecatesm wrote:
it's impossible to listen to chick habit without remembering tarantino's death proof [12]
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Muidnoyw wrote:
it's impossible to listen to chick habit without remembering, "But I'm A Cheerleader" ;) [2]
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BearsandLions wrote:
it's impossible to listen to chick habit without remembering, "But I'm A Cheerleader" ;)
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FabioMckagan wrote:
it's impossible to listen to chick habit without remembering tarantino's death proof [11]
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ParadiseCove wrote:
Sweet french tunes sung with a vengeance !!
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kkeehl wrote:
it's impossible to listen to chick habit without remembering tarantino's death proof [10] for those who watched the movie, of course
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JBarracudaL wrote:
As much as people seem enamored with her tunes off of Paris in April, I think it's her weakest album. Triggers is where it's at.
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slidein wrote:
Chick Habit просто супер!!!
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DJGabster wrote:
my girlfriend introduce me to this great artist, chick habit & le temps de L'Amour are great tunes!
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b060113last wrote:
sexy
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Auland wrote:
Indie...what a shitty tag. I'm sorry, but it's too vague. April March is special. :3
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ADDRIE_HERE wrote:
it's impossible to listen to chick habit without remembering tarantino's death proof [9]
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famkeZ wrote:
I agree with telcom911. It is very possible. I have never seen Death Proof and wasn't aware the music was used for a soundtrack and still effortlessly enjoy it. Tsk!
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telcom911 wrote:
It's completely possible to listen and not think of death proof....I've never seen it. See ,easy
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scottyc1000 wrote:
It is possible to listen to Chick Habbit without thinking of Death Proof, it was used in a car advert and at the start of "But i'm a cheerleader". And Death Proof was pretty dire.
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kwokwokwo wrote:
девочка классная
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OtakBolong wrote:
it's impossible to listen to chick habit without remembering tarantino's death proof [8]
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emmilunatic wrote:
it's impossible to listen to chick habit without remembering tarantino's death proof [7]
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Merynhaa wrote:
it's impossible to listen to chick habit without remembering tarantino's death proof [6]
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FireBeaver wrote:
it's impossible to listen to chick habit without remembering tarantino's death proof [5]
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American Spring - Fallin' In Love
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