Emma Shapplin

Play Radio

1,172,813 plays (115,409 listeners)

Shop now at Amazon | Send Emma Shapplin Ringtones to Cell
More options
Add to my Library
Born in Paris in 1974, Emma recalls as a young girl she was far too shy “even to make a noise let alone to sing” and her family were not particularly musical. But her musical passions were aroused at the age of eleven when she heard the Queen Of The Night from The Magic Flute. It was a moment of transcendence, although to her amused embarrassment, Emma admits this introduction to the world of opera and bel canto came via a television commercial. Nevertheless, a life-long love affair was forged. “I ran to my bedroom and tried to sing the tune immediately. That’s when I fell in love with singing for the first time,” she says. “I knew then I wanted to sing like that. That was the music that touched my soul.”

Unsure at first how to pursue her desire to sing, it was not until she was 14 that Emma met a teacher who could help realise her dreams. “She was a little old lady, about 70, and in her day she had been a great singer. She surrounded herself with candles and cats and her piano and I loved the whole atmosphere,” Emma remembers. “I touched these great scores for the first time and read the Italian words which seemed to have a mystery and romance.” She also told Emma that she was a soprano coloratura. “Singing was still like playing with a toy to me. She found my voice and slowly started to bring it out.”

Emma took lessons with her for two years and was convinced she had found her purpose in life. But she was also approaching an age when her parents were concerned about career prospects and her future. “They didn’t think singing could ever be a proper job,” Emma recalls.
Read more… Edit

Shouts: 264 shouts

Share this artist:

Top Albums

See more

Top Tracks

1
245
2
160
3
158
4  
135
5
134
6
129
7
125
8
112
8
112
10
94
11
79
12
68
13  
62
14
60
14
60
Buy all tracks at Amazon MP3
See more

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).
  • catdaddy wrote:
    yesterday morning
    Amigos que ouvem Emma Shapplin jonatasongs 1126 rumipe 220 portugalcowboy 96

    Leave catdaddy a shout

  • ferchr7447 wrote:
    last month
    Emma me encanta tu magnifica voz!

    Leave ferchr7447 a shout

  • wandering_blue wrote:
    last month
    ███┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘ ┘┘┘┘┘ █┘┘█┘┘┘┘┘┘██████┘┘████████┘┘██████┘ █┘┘█┘┘┘┘┘██┘┘┘┘██┘█┘┘██┘┘█┘██┘ ┘┘┘██ █┘┘█┘┘┘┘┘█┘┘██┘┘█┘█┘┘██┘┘█┘█┘┘ ██┘┘█ █┘┘█┘┘┘┘┘█┘┘██┘┘█┘█┘┘██┘┘█┘█┘┘ ┘┘┘┘█ █┘┘█████┘█┘┘██┘┘█┘██┘┘┘┘██┘█┘┘ █████ █┘┘┘┘┘┘█┘██┘┘┘┘██┘┘██┘┘██┘┘██┘ ┘┘┘█┘ ████████┘┘██████┘┘┘┘████┘┘┘┘██████ (2)

    Leave wandering_blue a shout

  • KPAH4iK wrote:
    last month
    Alfa_Centaur, концерты в россии были в ноябре

    Leave KPAH4iK a shout

  • FakeAccount11 wrote:
    December 2011
    Eine Stimme, die Ihresgleichen sucht.... phantastisch.

    Leave FakeAccount11 a shout

  • Alfa_Centaur wrote:
    December 2011
    Люди! Кто-нибудь знает где и когда она будет давать концерт? Очень хочу услышать ее голос вживую! :)

    Leave Alfa_Centaur a shout

  • wandering_blue wrote:
    November 2011
    I need a new album =C LOVE YOU EMMA Atte: Your biggest Fan From Mexico <3

    Leave wandering_blue a shout

  • bracamonte22 wrote:
    November 2011
    mi nombre es NANCY BRACAMONTE y me encannnnnnnnnnnnnta esta mujer....hermosa su vozzzzzzzzzz..su musica....sin palabras

    Leave bracamonte22 a shout

  • noeuropaaqui wrote:
    November 2011
    The best voice in the world.

    Leave noeuropaaqui a shout

  • ksekthor wrote:
    November 2011
    so sexy

    Leave ksekthor a shout

  • adelinadarkstar wrote:
    October 2011
    its about time this pic made it to main.

    Leave adelinadarkstar a shout

  • xByWiReSx wrote:
    October 2011
    Beautiful...... Just beyond words...

    Leave xByWiReSx a shout

  • tigs_ wrote:
    October 2011
    Fera Ventura <3

    Leave tigs_ a shout

  • xByWiReSx wrote:
    October 2011
    Just out of this world......

    Leave xByWiReSx a shout

  • Vic_094 wrote:
    October 2011
    Amazing voice!.

    Leave Vic_094 a shout

  • silversadheart wrote:
    October 2011
    Please come to Chile my lady!

    Leave silversadheart a shout

  • IFC_alex wrote:
    September 2011
    excellent song

    Leave IFC_alex a shout

  • KiberAmaZonkA wrote:
    September 2011
    nice)

    Leave KiberAmaZonkA a shout

  • LahunAhau wrote:
    August 2011
    ███┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘┘ ┘┘┘┘┘ █┘┘█┘┘┘┘┘┘██████┘┘████████┘┘██████┘ █┘┘█┘┘┘┘┘██┘┘┘┘██┘█┘┘██┘┘█┘██┘ ┘┘┘██ █┘┘█┘┘┘┘┘█┘┘██┘┘█┘█┘┘██┘┘█┘█┘┘ ██┘┘█ █┘┘█┘┘┘┘┘█┘┘██┘┘█┘█┘┘██┘┘█┘█┘┘ ┘┘┘┘█ █┘┘█████┘█┘┘██┘┘█┘██┘┘┘┘██┘█┘┘ █████ █┘┘┘┘┘┘█┘██┘┘┘┘██┘┘██┘┘██┘┘██┘ ┘┘┘█┘ ████████┘┘██████┘┘┘┘████┘┘┘┘██████

    Leave LahunAhau a shout

  • Elzinho wrote:
    July 2011
    Amo!

    Leave Elzinho a shout

See all 264 shouts

Videos

See more

Listening Now

Top Listeners

See more

Recent Activity

Related Journals

See more

More Information

Links
Labels