Beth Gibbons
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| Beth Gibbons | |
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 Gibbons at the Coachella festival in 2008
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| Background information | |
| Born | 4 January 1965 |
| Origin | Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
| Genre(s) | Electronica, jazz, soul, trip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer/songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Label(s) | Go! Beat Records Sanctuary Records |
| Associated acts | Portishead Rustin Man |
| Website | Official MySpace page |
Beth Gibbons (born 4 January 1965, in Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the vocalist for English band Portishead.
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[edit] Early life
Beth Gibbons was born 4 January 1965 in Exeter[1] and raised on a farm.
At the age of 22, Gibbons moved to Bristol to pursue her singing career and began singing locally, where she met Geoff Barrow.
[edit] Career
Gibbons, a member of Portishead, released "Dummy" in 1994, followed by "Portishead" in 1997 and "Third" in April 2008.
Gibbons has also collaborated on a separate project with Paul Webb, aka Rustin' Man (ex-member of the band Talk Talk). In October 2002, the album, Out of Season, was released in the United Kingdom, and in October 2003 it was released in the United States.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Portishead
- Dummy (1994)
- Portishead (1997)
- Roseland NYC Live (1998)
- Third (2008)
[edit] Solo
- Out of Season (2002) with Rustin Man
[edit] Other works
- "Orang" in .O.rang's album Herd of Instinct (1994)
- "Jalap" in .O.rang's album Fields and Waves (1996)
- "Lonely Carousel" in Rodrigo Leão's album Cinema
- "Strange Melody" in Jane Birkin's album Rendez-Vous
- "Killing Time" in Joss Stone's Mind, Body & Soul
- Soundtrack for Diane Bertrand's film "L'Annulaire" (unreleased, 2005)
- "My Secret" in Jane Birkin's album Fictions
- "Stranger In This Land" in Fried's album Fried
- "Sing" with Annie Lennox from Songs of Mass Destruction
- Soundtrack for Diane Bertrand's film Baby Blues
[edit] References
- ^ "Full Beth Gibbons Biography". Perfect People. http://www.perfectpeople.net/biography/2746/beth-gibbons.htm.
[edit] External links
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