Talk:Imogen Heap

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Former good article nomineeImogen Heap was a Music good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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November 1, 2006Good article nomineeNot listed

Heroes Soundtrack[edit]

If you take a look at the

page you'll notice one of her songs listed on the soundtrack, but i don't see any mention of it on this page. Someone with some half decent wirting skills should do it :) 70.49.174.3 (talk) 18:18, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Six Feet Under[edit]

"She also appeared on the second soundtrack for the HBO television series Six Feet Under, entitled Six Feet Under, Vol. 2: Everything Ends, with a 50-second track that closed a season four episode, entitled "I'm A Lonely Little Petunia (In An Onion Patch)" (three versions were recorded and are available from Heap's official web site), a nursery rhyme that the matriarch, Ruth, had sung to her children, and which they had sung to her son, Nate's, child, Maya, in the episode."

Don't even try to tell me that makes any sense whatsoever. Would someone like to explain and/or fix? Thorns Among Our Leaves 02:49, 7 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Completely right, made almost no sense at all. I fixed it.

Tracks For TV & Films[edit]

It states that Imogen was invited by Hans Zimmer to his Los Angeles recording studio to sing vocals on a new film he’s scoring called The Holiday. But on her website (http://www.imogenheap.com/) it states "As you may know, Immi features not once but twice in new movie 'The Holiday'. Immi-songs in the film include 'Let Go' from Frou Frou's 'Details' album and 'Just For Now' from Immi's own 'Speak For Yourself'." To me it sounds as if she was creating something new when she wasn't, so shouldn't we change it and list the songs.203.88.244.23 06:50, 6 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Pronunciation[edit]

How does one pronounce her name? Hyacinth 20:16, 17 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think: "im" as in him without the h; "o" as in oh!; "gen" as in GENeration. And then heap like Heep, I guess.
Good question...but I think it's pronounced: ihm-oh-jean
It's pronounced Em (the letter M) oh (like "Oh dear!") gin (like the drink). Em-oh-gin. And Heap like a pile of stuff. Fllmtlchcb 17:32, 14 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
sigh Why does no one sign their responses? I was at her show about a week ago, and it was pronounced IM (him) - O (oh!) - GEN (generation). Just like the first guy answered. My best shot at writing it phonetically would be ihm-o-jen. JeffyP 15:43, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It was certainly one of my first questions. Should this go in the article? — Coelacan | talk 02:52, 19 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It has been added. Fllmtlchcb 19:41, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Someone edited her pronounciation to make it incorrect. Here is a link of a man saying her name; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTYd3khhcuw&search=imogen%20heap%20interview Fllmtlchcb 18:51, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It's pronounced like "imma-jean". Lizzy 21:52, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
"ihm-o-jen" is correct, as the first person stated. Forget "jean" at the end. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stephenjh (talk • contribs)

it's pronounced imm- (as in immaculate) -o- (as in oh dear) -jen as in jenny. The name is well-known in Britain (and Australia), and no-one ever pronounces it any other way. In America it seems to be very rare (despite being the name of one of Shakepeare's heroines), and the variant Imogene (pronounced Imm-o-jean) is more common, which may be why it is often mispronounced that way.86.179.57.74 (talk) 16:21, 12 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

For the standard English pronunciation of the name, listen to Jeff Beck introducing her in this video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z79pgPn357g 86.181.214.117 (talk) 20:13, 2 July 2010 (UTC)... or better still, her own pronunciation here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z79pgPn357g 86.181.214.117 (talk) 21:17, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Needs Organization[edit]

There's hardly any organization on this page, no headers, bolded text, etc. It's like a wall of text.


After reading this article, just thought I'd mention that perhaps some parts seem a little un-encyclopeadia-like? Not quite sure the exact Wiki-rule to quote here but sentences like "Due to her bad experiences with record labels in the past", isn't exactly citeable information. If it is, then a quote would be better.

B-Rating[edit]

I've rated this article a B in accordance to the rating procedure. While this article certainly has a considerable amount of information, it still needs much organization before it can be upgraded to GA. I'll see what I can do myself later on. JeffyP 21:53, 13 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The article reads really well now, is interesting, has good citations, and much in terms of references. I was wondering if I could nominate it for "good article," but I don't know how to do that...
Simon 13:38, 8 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • I agree, and I've put it up for GA nomination.JeffyP 08:19, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Real Name?[edit]

I read somewhere that Imogen Heap was not her real name, does anyone know what that would be? Stephenjh

Imogen Heap is her real name. Snoopydance 23:04, 8 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Canadian Vandal[edit]

Our Candian vandal "67.70.160.133" has been busy [1], can he be blocked? How does one go about t reporting that?

GA information[edit]

I've failed this mostly due to the lack of any citations whatsoever. While you may have used some magazines and fansites for the information, it's best to use reliable sources and cite them properly to get an article up to snuff. It's a great start, but needs a lot of work. I'd also double check whether the images fit under the Wikipedia fair use requirements. Good luck! --badlydrawnjeff talk 20:32, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

what imms been up to lately[edit]

She is currently been writing songs for her album in places such as Fiji, Maui and Tasmania thus far. Also she has gotten an email from Zach Braff, who asked her to write a song. just need someone to update the article —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.122.77.23 (talk) 11:13, 9 April 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Tracks For TV and Films, again.[edit]

That pararaph still looks messy, even after I tried to break it up a little. Any chance we can remove it and list all the tracks in the "Discography" section? Inkbottle 18:54, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Why is there a weird line about her marriage in the middle of the TV tracks section? Someone has just stuck that in there, it clearly wasn't there in the original discussion. Sorry, I know nothing about Wikipedia, but that struck me as malicious, even if it is true.

Where is she from?[edit]

i really don't think that she is from romford in london i swear shes from essex. but im not sure it needs clearing up

Romford is on the Essex / East London fringes, and is often classed as being part of Greater London. So both you and the article are correct ;o) BenedictPoole (talk) 14:37, 1 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Romford (and the nearby village of Havering atte Bower where Imogen lives) are now part of the London Borough of Havering, but previously part of the ancient county of Essex. The postal address would still be 'Essex', and not one of the London postal districts. So both 'Essex' and 'London' are right. This situation is quite common on the outskirts of London, as the administrative area of 'Greater London' has swallowed up parts of the old counties of Essex, Kent, Surrey, etc. For example, I live near Croydon, which is part of the old county of Surrey, but also a London borough. The postal address is 'Croydon, Surrey', and not 'Croydon, London'.86.179.194.81 (talk) 11:40, 18 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hide and Seek[edit]

It's not done on a Vocoder. It's using an Electro Harmonix Polyphonic Octave Generator, usually used to make organ sounds on a guitar and stuff like that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kittie Rose (talk • contribs) 03:12, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

For people who can't hear the difference, here is a link to an interview with Imogen Heap stating "Out of the corner of my eye i spotted my harmonizer (a little box that you hook up to a keyboard via midi so you can play in the notes you want your voice to transpose to in real time). I hadn’t yet written anything with this piece of gear but had always wanted to do an a cappella on this album."

http://aurgasm.us/2005/10/aurgasm-interview-imogen-heap/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.101.35.204 (talk) 14:29, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Overwhelming...[edit]

The level of detail/trivia on this page is becoming numbing - it's almost at blog level. I'm not suggesting that this information should be removed from Wikipedia altogether, but could people consider relocating some of the info to other articles? For example, a lot of the subsidiary information about Immi's three albums I Megaphone, Speak For Yourself and Ellipse - by which I mean lots of info on music origins, track use in various media, politicking and fan interaction - could all be incorporated into the standalone entries on those albums. Might have to do it myself if no-one else does. - 86.153.141.146 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 16:58, 16 August 2009 (UTC).[reply]

oh please, please do!76.71.94.228 (talk) 19:53, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
worked to make the song usage sectiona smaller but more dramatic organizational work still needs to be done. 71.145.129.106 (talk) 04:19, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Merge of single[edit]

I've proposed merging Aeroplane (Imogen Heap song) to iMegaphone; it's a promo only single that didn't receive any media attention as far as I can tell. Discuss here. Fences&Windows 19:37, 15 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No user views on this in 2 years. I will remove the template and keep the said article as is. Snoop God (talk) 10:27, 13 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Early Life[edit]

I have deleted the previous claim in the 'Early Life' section that 'Her album Speak for Yourself was based on the divorce she had.'. So far as I know, from interviews and articles, etc, she has never been married, and I have never seen anything to support the claim about her divorce. If anyone wants to reinstate the claim, please give a source for it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.157.91.122 (talk) 11:52, 3 December 2009 (UTC) Sorry, I forget to add these: 86.157.91.122 (talk) 12:23, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.interviewmagazine.com/blogs/music/2009-12-07/imogen-heap-/ certainly seems to imply she's never married. --Gwern (contribs) 03:22 26 December 2009 (GMT)

Merge from Live Session EP (iTunes Exclusive) (Imogen Heap live album)[edit]

I don't think Live Session EP (iTunes Exclusive) (Imogen Heap live album) will ever grow beyond a stub, and as it has virtually no content or external links/refs (besides purchase page from iTunes), and the album is not very significant. Therefore I have proposed its merge with Imogen Heap. Adabow (talk) 09:00, 6 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Composer?[edit]

I just wondered whether she should be listed as a singer, songwriter and composer due to her recent approx. 30 minute orchestral score for the "Love the Earth" film. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.8.79.57 (talk • contribs) 12:21, November 8, 2010

The Song That Never Was EP[edit]

While I'm familiar with the remix contest for "The Song That Never Was", I can't find any evidence anywhere on the internet Heap ever released any version of the song besides the original remix files themselves, which certainly don't qualify as an EP. Am I missing something, or should the entry for it in the discography be deleted/altered? 24.16.25.111 (talk) 09:32, 20 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This site says "he wrote the song and recorded all the vocals, leaving the music for the composer who was writing the rest of the score so she could get on with her much anticipated new album. For one reason or another the song wasn’t used and so the track never got completed." It does seem as though it was never released, so to that end listing it as an EP does seem to be incorrect. Does anyone else have any insight into this? — HelloAnnyong (say whaaat?!) 14:21, 20 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Innovative Use of Technology[edit]

Isn't that a little bit of POV by saying that it's innovative?98.204.186.88 (talk) 04:08, 28 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

New Album[edit]

Surely the fact that she is currently writing a new album, and releasing a song from it every 3 months is worth writing about now? Her chronology hasnt been updated really since 2009 and Ellipse. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.12.25.42 (talk) 12:04, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Conflict of interest[edit]

Just to point out, this article has been edited by Replenishnewmedia (talk · contribs), a now-blocked account that represents Heap. The block was for being a promotional username, but I've a pretty good feeling that Jamesdouglasclarke (talk · contribs) is the same person. Either way, we have an editor with a conflict of interest here, so please be aware of that when looking at new edits. — HelloAnnyong (say whaaat?!) 12:04, 3 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Image suggestion[edit]

Just passing by and wanted to leave a quick comment. I don't care for the lead image. It's too far off. I'd suggest cropping it to get a closer view of Imogen. Personally, I think the second image looks much clearer and a better picture of her - cropping the top of that one would be optimal for the lead and save the more distant photo for the article body. Morphh (talk) 16:49, 13 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

'Clean' co-written by Imogen Heap[edit]

Swift revealed that the last song on her album was co-written with Imogen Heap on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Here's a source 2601:C:780:234:1179:13E7:EA6F:CDD1 (talk) 04:10, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

IMPORTANT: Missing so many references![edit]

This article appears to have a correct lead section and introduction, but once we go down and till the end, we find long portions of text with no references, and that makes it pretty unclear with Wikipedia standards.

Please, anyone who is fan of this artist, or have enough knowledge fill in the gaps with primary sources, and help correct the cleanup tags below. — Preceding unsigned comment added by OussDB (talk • contribs) 16:29, 30 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Who?[edit]

"Her work has been considered pioneering in pop and electropop music." She was born 1977. That's a ridiculous NO for "pioneer". Who ever considers that must have been sleeping a long long time.--Mideal (talk) 07:29, 26 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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