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Australia (1981 – present)

Lisa Gerrard (born April 12, 1961) is an Australian musician, singer and composer who gained international renown as part of the music group Dead Can Dance together with Brendan Perry. Her career spans from 1981 to the present, and she has been involved in a wide range of projects. Gerrard received a Golden Globe award and her score for the 2000 film Gladiator received an Academy Award nomination. She both sings and is instrumentalist for much of her work, most prolifically using the Yangqin (a Chinese hammered dulcimer).

Early life

Born April 12, 196] in Melbourne, Lisa Gerrard grew up in the Greek-Turkish suburb of Prahran with her Irish immigrant parents. On her upbringing, she has said she grew up with “Mediterranean music blaring out of the houses”, and that this influenced her music, particularly on later Dead Can Dance albums and in her solo and collaborative work.

Career

Dead Can Dance

Dead Can Dance originally formed as a quartet in 1981 in Melbourne, but in 1982 moved to London with members Brendan Perry, Lisa Gerrard and bass player Paul Erikson. The latter would shortly after fly back to Australia, leaving the band as a duo. Dead Can Dance recorded eight albums on the 4AD Records recording label beginning with the 1984 LP, Dead Can Dance. The band split in 1998, but reunited in 2005 for a world tour.

Solo and collaborative career

In 1995 she recorded and released her first solo album, titled The Mirror Pool.

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WingsOfSeraphim wrote:
Saturday evening

Unfortunately last.fm does not even recognize "Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard" as a valid artist, therefore you can only scrobble the Gladiator soundtrack by "Hans Zimmer" (which in my opinion is not correct since there were lots of other people involved...but i guess there's more to life than last.fm's tidiness). Lisa also contributed to his "Tears of the Sun" soundtrack. =) The Black Opal is THE epicness. -+.+-

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Vaski wrote:
Saturday afternoon

You can't add anything to similar artists. Similar artists (as far as I know, anyway) are those artists that the people that listen to Lisa Gerrard also listen to, so they are calculated automatically.

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Alraris wrote:
Saturday afternoon

I truly love her voice. Anyway, does someone know, how to add Hans Zimmer as similar artist? They have done soundtrack to Gladiator together, but it is not mentioned in similar artists...

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darkeneddream wrote:
Friday morning

Watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pKq9zz2-dI for new Lisa Gerrard

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Verticis_Puer wrote:
7 days ago

new album is sooo good

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ggol89 wrote:
7 days ago

song (from new album) " Black Forest" - delightful, magical... uh!

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Carnecaliel wrote:
10 days ago

It's almost impossible for me not to cry when listening to "Sanvean: I Am Your Shadow". Amazing song.

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cedarsimon wrote:
16 days ago

More lovely ethereal vocals: http://www.last.fm/music/zoetic

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Trystane wrote:
16 days ago

Oh yeeeeeeees, The Black Opal... aaaaaaaah! *eargasm*

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undrentide72 wrote:
17 days ago

Why no "Desert Song" on The Black Opal?????? - if anyone wants the mp3 though i have it, and its a studio version not live..

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Nikopol_XP wrote:
18 days ago

all along the watchtower :D

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Trelogy wrote:
20 days ago

Check Official site.

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hoomet wrote:
last month

Talented..... she is my sin

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RickdeGreef wrote:
last month

I think they mean Come Quietly, which is together with Klaus Schulze, so not solo Lissa.

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undrentide72 wrote:
last month

not to worry its on the filesharing websites till it becomes commercialy available ;)

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Nikopol_XP wrote:
last month

new EP was only sold at some concerts :/

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badgerxbutt wrote:
last month

Simply gorgeous.

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sonicdruid wrote:
last month

Here's another mystical voice to check out::: http://www.last.fm/music/Zoetic

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Blessedheart wrote:
last month

New EP? Where? What? How? I knew there was a new album, which doesn't seem to have been released yet.

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Trystane wrote:
last month

Yeah, I love it and love it and love it and.. Her music is like the gentle, distant ocean waves during the night, when all the world is sleeping...

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