Patti Layne
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Patti Layne (born Patti Dawn Fedrau on January 31, 1956) is a Canadian singer/songwriter/recording artist. Patti Layne had a recording career in France from 1982-1991. Her first release in 1982, 'Une espèce de Canadienne' (Pathé/Campagne/Pathé-Marconi) written by Didier Barbelivien for her, was a moderate success. It was followed by an album (with songs written by Didier Barbelivien, Claude Lemesle and Pierre Delanoé, and others) and one single. Several singles followed over the next few years.
She also presented TV programs in the end of the 1980's, then moved to England in the beginning of the 1990's. She continued singing off and on, and continued to write songs with many different people including Carrie Lennard[1], Dzal Martin, Claus Reglis, Ian Whitmore, Tom Hardwell, and others, but did not record again until 2009, when she made the album, 'Prairie Burn' (released in 2010).
Biography
Patti Layne was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to Lois (née Dewar) and Abe Fedrau (died in 2004)[2]. Lois was school teacher at the time and Abe was the co-owner of a hardware store. She has three sisters and one brother. Music was always encouraged at home and Patti started singing and playing the clarinet from a young age. She belonged to local choirs and the school unit band until leaving high school. She worked at various odd jobs and moved around a lot until she was 21 when she became a disc jockey in a restaurant in Vancouver.
While she was there, a woman who owned a couple of fashion outlets asked her to model for her and she began modelling. A Parisian modelling agency (Karin Models) scout chose her to come to Paris when she was 23. She arrived in Paris and was sent to Italy (Model Plan) and stayed in Italy for 2 years.
She began singing at parties in Italy and someone suggested she pursue a career in singing so she moved back to Paris and after some introductions to the right people, she was offered a record contract. Patti began working with manager/producer Bernard Ricci on her first album in 1981 and was introduced to Didier Barbelivien who wrote 'Une espèce de Canadienne' for her. It was released in 1982. During the radio promotion for this single, she met Cécil Maury (born Thierry Giner, singer/songwriter and producer) on a radio promotion tour. They had a relationship which lasted for 6-7 years and had one child, Bogart Giner in 1986.
Patti worked with Bernard Ricci for 4-5 years, releasing 4 singles and one album. She went on tour as the opening act for Michelle Loeb in 1986 and later that year gave birth to Bogart. She changed management in the beginning of 1987 and signed a 3 year renewable record contract with Polygram.
She then began working with Fabrice Aboulker and Marc Lavoine as producers/writers. She released four singles with them and when her contract ended, she asked to be released from her contract. In 1988/89 she also co-presented MIDEM (world's largest music tradefair), MIP.TV (world's largest TV and media industry gathering) and 'Oh! Les Filles' (Variety TV program). She continued touring and working in the music industry until leaving France in 1991, when she moved to England and married British actor Toby Rolt. They were officially divorced five years later. During the time they were married, Patti continued to write but did not perform outside of recording demos. When they became separated, she began doing smaller gigs in clubs and bars, doing cover songs (jazz, pop, rock and funk), also attending singer/songwriter evenings, becoming one of the first regulars at the Kashmir Klub in London (now the Bedford). She continued writing during this time with various people including Tom Hardwell, Dzal Martin, Claus Regli, Carrie Lennard, Ian Whitmore, Jesper Matteson and Wendon Davis.
She also began to study to become a general practitioner counsellor and addictions therapist. She worked at Promis Treatment Centre, The Priory Hospital North London and the Capio Nightingale Hospital[3] for the next 10 years. During the time she was working as a counsellor/therapist, her singing took a back seat and apart from an occasional private jam, she stopped singing. She began writing with Barnaby Lee and inspired by the new material, was encouraged to make an album by Guy Anderson who provided the financing and Francis Lickerish (from Secret Green), who arranged and produced the album for her. The songs on this album, 'Prairie Burn' are co-written over several years with Barnaby Lee, Wendy Thomson, Bogart Giner, Dzal Martin, Carrie Lennard, Claus Regli, Iain Whitmore and Francis Likerish. .
Discography
- 1982: single 'Une Espèce de Canadienne'(Pathé/Campagne/Pathe Marconi) written by Didier Barbelivian
- 1983: album and single, 'Je veux l'aimer'(Pathé)
- 1984: 'Je cherche un partenaire' (Campagne/Carrere), written by Romain Didier
- 1985: 'Darling' (Carrere), written by Cecil Maury, Christian Eclement and Patti Layne
- 1987: 'Extrême je t'aime'(Phonogram) and later 'Deshabillez-moi' (Bandit/Phonogram), co-writing the B side, 'Evadez-moi' with Fabrice Aboulker, Pascal Stive and Mark lavoine.
- 1988: 'Fille de l'hiver' (Phillips/Phonogram) written by Marc Lavoine and Fabrice Aboulker and wrote the English lyrics for 'Northern Girl' which was on the B side
- 1988: participated in 'Liban' (75 artists for Liban) in 1988, a humanitarian project
- 1989: co-wrote Camelot (Philips/Phonogram) with Fabrice Aboulker
- 2010: album, 'Prairie Burn', co-written with Barnaby Lee, Dzal Martin, Carrie Lennard, Claus Regli[4], Iain Whitmore, Francis Likerish, Bogart Giner and Wendy Thomson
References
External links
- Patti Layne at MySpace
- Artist page at CD Baby
- Discography at Discogs
- Discography at Encyclopédisque