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EMMA SHAPPLIN

Singer, Author & Composer

Emma Shapplin is a weaver of dreams whose music defies both convention and categorization. Romantic, Esthete, mysterious and passionate, she combines the rapture and emotional drama of the opera with the sensual allure and immediacy of pop music. Yet, as her new album Etterna reveals, she is neither an typical operatic diva nor a pop idol, but a unique and visionary artist.

     Ms. Shapplin began her musical career in classical music and later on she moved on

to rock. She discovered that although rock gave her a certain artistic freedom, it was still not enough to whet her appetite of self-expression. What emerged was the creation of her own style with the help of great musicians. Emma Shapplin’s own musical style evolved out of a combination of diverse operatic influences, lyrical poetry plus modern trance and rock/pop music. Having grown up speaking French, she decided to write and perform her first two albums, mainly in old Italian because she believes that it is a language that sings naturally, and leaves a large open space for dreams.

     Emma was relatively unknown in the United States until composer Graeme Revell invited her to sing on his score for the movie "Red Planet."  He later collaborated on her second album "Etterna" with Revell composing some of the songs.   Her first album "Carmine Meo" sold over 2 million copies around the world achieving the status of multi-platinum several times over.  This launched her career internationally in more than 25 countries.  Her second album "Etterna" lead to  bewitching stage performances, produced and staged by herself.

"Spente le Stelle" and "Cuor Senza Sangue", the first single releases from Emma Shapplin's album, soon earned the young French singer an enthusiastic following of fans. Following the success of the single, "Carmine Meo" rocketed to the top of the French album charts, selling 100,000 copies in just three months (thereby earning Emma Shapplin her first gold disc!) This phenomenal success was soon echoed on the international market - indeed, foreign sales of "Carmine Meo" quickly went on to rival those back home. Given the success of European 'classical variété' acts such as Andrea Bocelli, it came as no surprise to anyone (even if she refers more easely to Kate Bush, Steve Reich, Queen, Bowie, Ravel or Debussy) when Emma Shapplin's album became an overnight hit on the international music scene. "Carmine Meo" soared to the top of the charts worldwide - occasionally even overtaking Céline Dion and Madonna's albums in the charts! Emma Shapplin soon went on to become a household name in Holland, Greece, Lebanon, Russia, Ukrain, Israel, Canada , Mexico, Argentina, Chilli, Colombia, Venezuela and even as far afield as New Zealand, Singapoor, Japan, Korea, Thailand. A year later, the lyricist returned with a CD and a DVD: "Le Concert de Caesarea", a live recording of a show in a "recital" formula (70 pieces orchestra and choir) while she was touring with her "rock'n cotemporary-classical formula tour" called "Etterna Tour" where she really reveals herself playing along with a rock band, a classical orchestra and choir and contemporary dancers. "This formula really settled her unique style". Since then, Emma Shapplin has performed many times in top venues around the world, including the Arena of the Acropolis in Athens, the Kremlin Grand Palais in Moscow, the Esplanade Opera House in Singapore, the arena of Cesarea in Israel, the Theatre Carré in Holland, in the newly excavated open air Roman Mausoleum near Belgrade in Serbia for 10 000 people, and at an open-air at the site of an immense temple in Bali, by the Tunisian shore at Hammamet, to name but a few.

Emma Shapplin is now working on her newest CD release and the new version of her live stage show. The 2009-2010 seasons promise to catapult Ms. Shapplin to grander heights.

Discography

Carmine Meo (1997, Pendragon Records SL/EMI)
1. "De l'Abîme au Rivage..."
2. "Spente le Stelle"
3. "Vedi, Maria..."
4. "Carmine Meo"
5. "Cuor Senza Sangue"
6. "Favola Breve"
7. "Reprendo Mai Più..."
8. "Ombre Dans le Ciel"
9. "Lucifero, Quel Giorno..."
10. "Ira Di Dio"
11. "Miserere, Venere..."
12. "À la Frontière du Rêve..."

Discovering Yourself (extended single, 1999, Coeur De Lion)
1. "Discovering Yourself"
2. "Cuerpo Sin Alma [Remix]"
3. "Fera Ventura"
4. "Dolce Veneno"

Etterna (2002, Ark 21 Records/Universal Music Group)
1. "Un Sospir' di Voi"
2. "Aedeus"
3. "Da Me Non Venni"
4. "La Notte Etterna"
5. "Leonora"
6. "Celtica"
7. "La Silente Riva"
8. "Spesso, Sprofondo"
9. "Mai Più Serena"
10. "Nell' Aria Bruna"
11. "Finale"
12. "La Notte Etterna"

The Concert in Caesarea (live album, 2003, Pendragon Records SL/EMI)
1. "Vedi, Maria..."
2. "Ira Di Dio"
3. "Spente le Stelle"
4. "Meserere, Venere..."
5. "Cuor Senza Sangue"
6. "Lucifero, Quel Giorno"
7. "Spente le Stelle"
8. "Alleluia"
9. "Dolce Veneno"
10. "Fera Ventura"
11. "Discovering Yourself"

References

External links

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-'''Emma Shapplin''' (born '''Crystêle Joliton'''<ref name="Russia_interview">{{ru icon}} / {{fr icon}} Interview video with Emma Shapplin for the Russian TV channel TVC.</ref> on 19 May 1974, in the [[Paris]] suburb of Savigny<ref name="RFI_03">{{cite web|url=http://www.rfimusique.com/musiqueen/articles/060/article_7007.asp|title=Emma Shapplin: A Vocal and Commercial Phenomenon|publisher=FRI Musique|date=2003-01-17|accessdate=2009-01-25}}</ref>) is a [[France|French]] [[soprano]] [[coloratura]] who primarily performs contemporary [[European classical music|classical]] [[crossover (music)|crossover]].
+EMMA SHAPPLIN
-==Biography==
-Emma Shapplin started her music career in classical music but then moved to [[hard rock]]. When she was 18, singer [[:fr:Jean-Patrick Capdevielle|Jean-Patrick Capdevielle]] convinced her to to return to taking classical lessons so as to improve her singing technique. She discovered that although rock had given her more artistic freedom and hedonistic lifestyle than classical music, it was still not enough for her, so she decided to create her own style.<ref name="Ett_intE">{{en icon}} English-language interview video with Emma Shapplin on the ''[[Etterna]]'' CD.</ref> This became a combination of archaic [[opera]] and modern [[trance music|trance]] and folk traditional scottish and/or [[pop music]]. Shapplin and Capdevielle subsequently worked together on her first release, Carmine Meo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://emma-shapplin.net/bio.php|title=Emma Shapplin biographie|accessdate=2009-01-26}}</ref> Capdevielle wrote Carmine Meo as the first part of an [[Atlantis]] themed opera, Atylantos, whose 2001 staging and CD release promoted the careers of four other gifted young singers: the French sopranos Chiara Zeffirelli and Jade Laura D’angelis, the Romanian soprano Elena Cojocaru, and the French tenor Nikola Todoravitch.<ref name="Atl_rev">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaldiscoveries.com/digest/digest.php?a=viewr&id=174|title=Review of Atylantos|accessdate=2009-01-25}}</ref>
+Singer, Author & Composer
-Although Shapplin was raised speaking [[French language|French]], and sings some of her songs in that language, most of the songs on Carmine Meo were translated from the French in which Capdevielle wrote them into [[Latin]] and ancient [[Provençal (dialect)|Provençal dialect]], in which Shapplin sang them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rfimusique.com/siteEn/biographie/biographie_6160.asp|title=Emma Shapplin biography|accessdate=2009-01-25}}</ref> On her second release, Etterna, she decided to perform in old (13th-century) [[Italian language|Italian]].<ref name="RFI_03" /> She did so because, according to her, "It's a language that sings naturally"<ref name="Ett_intE" />; and because this is closer to the modern Italian language she used in some of her first classical singing lessons, while the older Italian "lends itself more to poetry, to dreaming, and to drama too".<ref name="Ett_intF">{{fr icon}} French-language interview video with Emma Shapplin on the ''[[Etterna]]'' CD.</ref> In particular, she used the spelling "Etterna" for the album and track title because this is the way [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]] wrote, rather than the modern Italian "Eterna".<ref name="RFI_03" />  She occasionally performs one of her hit songs, La Notte Etterna, in Spanish (as La Noche Eterna). Her single "Discovering Yourself" is in English.
+Emma Shapplin is a weaver of dreams whose music defies both convention and categorization. Romantic, Esthete, mysterious and passionate, she combines the rapture and emotional drama of the opera with the sensual allure and immediacy of pop music. Yet, as her new album Etterna reveals, she is neither an typical operatic diva nor a pop idol, but a unique and visionary artist.
+      Ms. Shapplin began her musical career in classical music and later on she moved on
+to rock.  She discovered that although rock gave her a certain artistic freedom, it was still not enough to whet her appetite of self-expression.  What emerged was the creation of her own style with the help of great musicians.
+Emma Shapplin’s own musical style evolved out of a combination of diverse operatic influences, lyrical poetry plus modern trance and rock/pop music.  Having grown up speaking French, she decided to write and perform her first two albums, mainly in old Italian because she believes that it is a language that sings naturally, and leaves a large open space for dreams.
+      Emma was relatively unknown in the United States until composer Graeme Revell invited her to sing on his score for the movie "Red Planet."  He later collaborated on her second album "Etterna" with Revell composing some of the songs.   Her first album "Carmine Meo" sold over 2 million copies around the world achieving the status of multi-platinum several times over.  This launched her career internationally in more than 25 countries.  Her second album "Etterna" lead to  bewitching stage performances, produced and staged by herself.
+"Spente le Stelle" and "Cuor Senza Sangue", the first single releases from Emma Shapplin's album, soon earned the young French singer an enthusiastic following of fans. Following the success of the single, "Carmine Meo" rocketed to the top of the French album charts, selling 100,000 copies in just three months (thereby earning Emma Shapplin her first gold disc!) This phenomenal success was soon echoed on the international market - indeed, foreign sales of "Carmine Meo" quickly went on to rival those back home.
+Given the success of European 'classical variété' acts such as Andrea Bocelli, it came as no surprise to anyone (even if she refers more easely to Kate Bush, Steve Reich, Queen, Bowie,  Ravel or Debussy) when Emma Shapplin's album became an overnight hit on the international music scene. "Carmine Meo" soared to the top of the charts worldwide - occasionally even overtaking Céline Dion and Madonna's albums in the charts! Emma Shapplin soon went on to become a household name in Holland, Greece, Lebanon, Russia, Ukrain, Israel, Canada , Mexico, Argentina, Chilli, Colombia, Venezuela and even as far afield as New Zealand, Singapoor, Japan, Korea, Thailand.
+A year later, the lyricist returned with a CD and a DVD:  "Le Concert de Caesarea", a live recording of a show in a "recital" formula (70 pieces orchestra and choir) while she was touring with her "rock'n cotemporary-classical formula tour" called "Etterna Tour" where she really reveals herself playing along with a rock band, a classical orchestra and choir and contemporary dancers. "This formula really settled her unique style".
+Since then, Emma Shapplin has performed many times in top venues around the world, including the Arena of the Acropolis in Athens, the Kremlin Grand Palais in Moscow, the Esplanade Opera House in Singapore,  the arena of Cesarea in Israel,  the Theatre Carré in Holland, in the newly excavated open air Roman Mausoleum near Belgrade in Serbia for 10 000 people, and at an open-air at the site of an immense temple in Bali, by the Tunisian shore at Hammamet, to name but a few.
+Emma Shapplin is now working on her newest CD release and the new version of her live stage show.  The 2009-2010 seasons promise to catapult Ms. Shapplin to grander heights.
-Shapplin was relatively unknown in the [[United States]] until composer [[Graeme Revell]] used her voice on his score for the movie ''[[Red Planet (film)|Red Planet]]''. They later collaborated on her second album ''[[Etterna]]'', with Revell producing all of her songs. That album was written in breach of her contract with Pendragon Records, which owns the trademark "Emma Shapplin" and had a six-record contract with the singer.<ref name="Atl_rev" />
 ==Discography==
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 *#"Fera Ventura"
 *#"Discovering Yourself"
-*''[[Spente le Stelle (Opera Trance) - The Remixes - Part One]]'' ([[CD Maxi Single]], [[2000]], [[Radikal Records]])
-*#"  	   	Spente Le Stelle (Yomanda Radio Edit) (3:27)"
-*#"  	   	Spente Le Stelle (Yomanda Remix) (7:23)"
-*#"  	   	Spente Le Stelle (Yomanda Dub) (7:24)"
-==Nightclub following==
-{{BLP unsourced|date=April 2009}}
-While there really wasn't a following for Emma Shapplin as an artist, the song, Spente Le Stelle was remixed by Yomanda in 1999 and released as a 12" vinyl single on EMI Pendragon Records in France.  Later, this song was picked up by Radikal Records in the United States, and the song became an instant hit in nightclubs around the country, particularly those with a gay male clientele.  In addition, this song was huge in the underground raving community as well.  Today this song is still played and enjoyed in the clubs by many DJ's and always packs the dance floor when a DJ plays it.
 ==References==
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 * {{en icon}} [http://www.rfimusique.com/siteen/biographie/biographie_6160.asp Emma Shapplin's biography]
-* {{en icon}} [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Emma+Shapplin Emma Shapplin's discography]
 * {{en icon}} [http://www.musicaldiscoveries.com/reviews/emmashap.htm Emma Shapplin's album reviews]
 * {{es icon}} [http://www.emmashapplin.org.ar/ Argentine website]
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