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Athens, Georgia (1996 – present)
Madeleine Peyroux is a jazz singer who was born in 1974 in Athens, Georgia, USA, and raised in New York City and Paris, France. She is noted for her vocal style, which is highly reminiscent of Billie Holiday. Madeleine also has qualities similar to Ella Fitzgerald. Though Peyroux may remind some listeners of Holiday, there are differences, and she has her own sense of phrasing and interpretation.
Peyroux started singing at the age of fifteen, when she discovered street musicians in the Latin Quarter in Paris. She joined a group called the Riverboat Shufflers, first passing round the hat, and then singing. At sixteen she joined the The Lost Wandering Blues and Jazz Band, spending two years touring Europe performing songs by the likes of Fats Waller, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and others, which provided the basis for her first album, Dreamland.
Dreamland was released in 1996, and gained widespread attention. Time called it “the most exciting, involving vocal performance by a new singer this year”. Dreamland, is a brilliant recording, as Peyroux’s distinctive voice is not hindered by overly intricate arrangements. Most of the accompaniment on the record is light and sparse, the way it should be for a singer with such a unique voice. Peyroux soon found herself opening for Sarah McLachlan and Cesária Évora, and made appearances at jazz festivals and on the Lilith Fair tour.
Peyroux started singing at the age of fifteen, when she discovered street musicians in the Latin Quarter in Paris. She joined a group called the Riverboat Shufflers, first passing round the hat, and then singing. At sixteen she joined the The Lost Wandering Blues and Jazz Band, spending two years touring Europe performing songs by the likes of Fats Waller, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and others, which provided the basis for her first album, Dreamland.
Dreamland was released in 1996, and gained widespread attention. Time called it “the most exciting, involving vocal performance by a new singer this year”. Dreamland, is a brilliant recording, as Peyroux’s distinctive voice is not hindered by overly intricate arrangements. Most of the accompaniment on the record is light and sparse, the way it should be for a singer with such a unique voice. Peyroux soon found herself opening for Sarah McLachlan and Cesária Évora, and made appearances at jazz festivals and on the Lilith Fair tour.
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Careless Love
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Half The Perfect World
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Between The Bars
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Don't Cry Baby
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J'Ai Deux Amours
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Lonesome Road
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Careless Love
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You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
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No More
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I'll Look Around
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Instead
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Weary Blues
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This Is Heaven To Me
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Blue Alert
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Smile
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Shoutbox
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lovertriphoper wrote:
Music for soul. I can fly , when to listen how She's singer and play on guitar
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vargai wrote:
fine & mellow
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hey_k wrote:
she is amazing!
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la_tisha wrote:
Nice voice but the comparison with Billie surely is off
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The-Vagabond wrote:
looks a bit like Amy Sedaris.
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hankster86 wrote:
Thank you Last.fm, for recommending this beautiful artist.
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italover2009 wrote:
Saw her in Montreux Jazz Festival (43), it was extremely nice. Wonderful voice and very clean and simple style. i like that.
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erikika wrote:
We praise the unfairness!!!! So nice!
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Bugaloo7 wrote:
Madeleine is soo ! Nice and lovely . . . Take me to the End . . .
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kozzy420 wrote:
Love her, her music reminds me of Billie Holiday (: She also puts on a great live show aswell. Plus shes soooo beautiful hehe
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StardustMontage wrote:
i'm so hapy to have found such a talented artist!i really love her songs. her voice touched my heart.
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badoom_bum wrote:
why are they all beautiful? life is unfair :)
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ephemerau wrote:
dance me to the end of love, bir de yanına güzel bir kalp. süper ötesi.
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rebel_121 wrote:
yes, reminds Biilie... )
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Schrubbel wrote:
Welcome to Schru´s JAZZworldMusic http://www.lastfm.de/user/Schrubbel . Listen and Enjoy !
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adri75 wrote:
in June it was a very poor performance in Barcelona too....would be better listening her in a jazz bar ...but still love her voice
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MinisterZdrowia wrote:
Here you can read review of last album by Madeleine: http://www.infomusic.pl/recenzje_wiecej.php?id_rec=1948 Cheers!
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MinisterZdrowia wrote:
Here you can read review of last LP by Madeleine: http://www.infomusic.pl/recenzje_wiecej.php?id_rec=1948 Cheers!
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synergy26 wrote:
Very disappointing concert in Victoria Canada last night. I've never seen such a bad performance. No connection to the music or crowd at all...
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deathbystarship wrote:
whoa. i totally wasn't expecting her voice to sound like that. better than i expected.
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Quiet Nights
Westpac Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Feb
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Diana Krall
TSB Bank Arena, Wellington, New Zealand
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Feb
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Diana Krall
Villa Maria Estate, Auckland, New Zealand
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News
Madeleine's new web site has launched
18 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/officialmadeleinepeyroux
Hi all,Madeleine and I, her humble webmaster, have been working on a new design for her official website and just launched it a few minutes ago. Please take a look and tell us what you think. …
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