Linzi Stoppard
| Linzi Stoppard | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1979 Surrey |
| Instruments | electric violin |
| Associated acts | Tattoo of Pain, Babe Instinct, FUSE[1] |
| Website | linzistoppard.com |
Linzi Stoppard (born 1979 in Surrey) is a violinist from United Kingdom.
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[edit] Biography
Linzi Stoppard started taking violin lessons at the age of four.[2] She grew up in Surrey, and was trained under the Suzuki method.[1]
At the age of eighteen, Linzi Stoppard signed her first modeling contract, while still teaching and playing session violin.[3] As of 2010[update] is currently signed to Models 1.[4]
At nineteen, she was spotted by the music producers Oliver Adams and Praga Khan during a violin session. This resulted in her fronting Tattoo of Pain, an American heavy metal group.[5] Linzi Stoppard then formed a duo called Babe Instinct, for which she provided the vocals.[5] Later, she went back to electric violin and gave several performances.
In June 2004, she married Will Stoppard, son of Tom Stoppard and Dr. Miriam Stoppard.[2][5] In 2006, the director Stephen L'Heureux offered her a cameo role in his next film, after he saw her performing at the Cannes Film Festival.[6] In October 2006, Albert II, Prince of Monaco asked her — through a lackey — to play for him at a private dinner, after he saw her performing at a party.[7]
At the end of 2007 Linzi joined Ben Lee (Violinist) to form a heavy-metal duo known as 'FUSE'.[1] FUSE has performed at several events, including C Music TV's European launch event at the 2008 Cannes Television festival[8] and the 2009 British Red Cross International Fundraising Committee Gala Ball.[9] In 2009, Stoppard posed nude for a publicity stunt at the launch of the world's most expensive electric violin, in part to promote the duo's album.[10] The album, released two years later in 2010, features a version of Coldplay's Fix You.[11]
In September 2010, Linzi held Fashion For The Brave in London for Help for Heroes, the Household Cavalry Operational Casualties Fund, and ABF - The Soldiers Charity.[12][13]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c Michael Pilgrim (5 May 2010). "Fuse: Linzi Stoppard interview". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/7682201/Fuse-Linzi-Stoppard-interview.html. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ a b Hugh Davies (27 May 2006). "The angel who plays a wild violin tames an old devil at Cannes". The Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/1519519/The-angel-who-plays-a-wild-violin-tames-an-old-devil-at-Cannes.html. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ Michale Pilgrim (6 May 2010). "From fashion model to heavy-metal violinist". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.linzistoppard.com/press/images/dailytelegraph5.jpg. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ "Linzi Stoppard portfolio". Models 1. http://www.models1.co.uk/details.aspx?nav=2&modelid=203342&sexid=2&subid=7773&mainsubid=7773&indx=4. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ a b c "As the playwright said to the rock violinist...". The Sunday Times. 16 May 2010. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article7125497.ece. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ Jonathan Isaby (31 May 2006). "Linzi's luck". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20071114121244/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2006/05/31/dp3101.xml#5. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
- ^ Richard Kay (29 October 2006). "Prince's music request, no strings!". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/columnists/article-413344/Queens-joy-opens-door-Catholics.html. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ "Hitting the Right Note! C Music TV Launches across Europe" (Press release). C Music TV. 7 April 2008. http://www.cmusic.tv/assets/CMusicTV_FUSE_PressRelease_070408.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ "FUSE and Britain’s Got Talent star to perform at British Red Cross Gala Ball" (Press release). British Red Cross. 9 June 2009. http://www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Media-centre/Press-releases/2009/June/FUSE-and-Britains-Got-Talent-star-to-perform-at-British-Red-Cross-Gala-Ball. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ "Linzi-Stoppard-gives-classical-music-1million-rock-n-roll-makeover-models-worlds-expensive-violins". The Daily Mail. 5 August 2010. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1281619/Linzi-Stoppard-gives-classical-music-1million-rock-n-roll-makeover-models-worlds-expensive-violins.html. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ^ Tom Stoppard and Linzi Stoppard (16 May 2010). "As the playwright said to the rock violinist...". The Times. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article7125497.ece. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ^ "The best of British fashion and the British Armed Forces to unite for a charity event like no other.". The Daily Telegraph. 8 November 2010. http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/columns/hilary-alexander/TMG7984371/Fashion-for-the-Brave.html. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ^ Tamara Abraham (7 September 2010). "Flying the flag: Linzi Stoppard poses in showstopping Union Jack gown to launch fashion fundraiser in aid of military charities". The Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1309778/Flying-flag-Linzi-Stoppard-poses-showstopping-Union-Jack-gown-launch-fashion-fundraiser-aid-military-charities.html. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
