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==Music career== |
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Lazareanu met musician Pete Doherty (whom she calls Peter) then a member of [[the Libertines]], at a party in Shepherd's Bush while she was a ballet student at the Royal Academy of Arts. Doherty and Lazareanu bonded over their shared interest in artists such as [[Oscar Wilde]] and [[Nina Simone]]. Lazareanu became closely involved with Doherty's band [[Babyshambles]] and toured with them in 2004, although she has denied the widespread rumor that she served as their drummer.<ref name="macleans">{{cite web |url=http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=20070625_106282_106282 |title=With a little help from her friends |accessdate=2007-06-26 |last=Kingston |first=Anne |date=[[2007-06-25]] |work=[[Maclean's]]}}</ref> |
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Lazareanu reportedly helped [[Pete Doherty]] write the song "[[La Belle et la Bête (song)|La Belle et la Bête]]" which featured [[Kate Moss]] on the [[Babyshambles]]' ''[[Down in Albion]]'' album.<ref name="thelook">{{cite news |first=David |last=Livingstone |title=Something about Irina |work=The Look |pages=62-64 |date=Summer 2006}}</ref> |
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She is currently recording a folk album, entitled ''Some Place Along the Way'', which musician [[Sean Lennon]] is producer and collaborator on. They have recorded a duet called "Strange Places", which has not yet been released, however was previewed on a [[Fashion TV]] profile, which aired earlier in 2006. Her album was to be released in late 2006<ref name="nylon">{{cite news |first=Skye |last=Sherwin |title=Swan Song |work=[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]] |pages=46-47 |date=June/July 2006}}</ref> however it has been delayed as a result of her demanding modelling career and is now due to be released in fall 2007.<ref name="macleans"/> Lazareanu has said that "My music isn't commercial...I just want to learn from people and do the best I can do" and cites [[Bob Dylan]], [[Neil Young]], [[Leonard Cohen]] and [[Joan Baez]] as her musical influences.<ref name="nylon"/> |
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In February 2007 Lazareanu announced that she will collaborate with Sean Lennon and Pete Doherty on a cover of Bob Dylan's "[[Girl from the North Country]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2007/02/07/efrow07.xml |title=In the front row |accessdate=2007-03-18 |author=Alexander, Hilary |date=[[2007-02-07]] |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|Telegraph]].co.uk}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:23, 25 August 2007
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| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Hair color | Dark brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
Irina Lazareanu (born 8 June 1982) is a Canadian supermodel. Romanian-born Lazareanu got her ‘big break’ through her acquaintance with supermodel Kate Moss.