Emma Shapplin
Emma Shapplin (born Crystêle Madeleine Joliton, 19 May 1974) is a French soprano singer, composer and visual artist known for her fusion of operatic singing with electronic and pop music influences. She debuted in 1997 with the album Carmine Meo, which achieved multi‑platinum status and sold over two million copies worldwide.
Also recorded as Crystêle Madeline Joliton
Emma Shapplin
Haris.P · http: gallery.emma-shapplin.eu/3-emma-shapplin-her-official-pictures/detail/66-emma-shapplin-operasinger-pop-singer-songwriter-and-producer.html · CC BY-SA 2.0 fr
- Born
- 1974.
- Nationality
- France.
- Occupation
- opera singer and composer.
- Fields
- dark pop.
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Emma Shapplin (born Crystêle Madeleine Joliton, 19 May 1974) is a French soprano singer, composer and visual artist known for her fusion of operatic singing with electronic and pop music influences. She debuted in 1997 with the album Carmine Meo, which achieved multi‑platinum status and sold over two million copies worldwide.
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Emma Shapplin (born 1974) is a composer and opera singer, of French nationality. The composer was born in Savigny-sur-Orge.
The work spans dark pop. Languages used include Italian.
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Vocal career
Vocal career
When she was 18, singer Jean-Patrick Capdevielle convinced her 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. This became a combination of early opera, modern trance and pop music. Shapplin and Capdevielle subsequently worked together on her first release, Carmine Meo, written by Capdevielle.
Albums
Albums
Carmine Meo (1997, Pendragon Records/EMI) Etterna (2002, Ark 21 Records/Universal Music Group) Macadam Flower (2009, Nimue Music/Universal Music Group/Sony Music) Dust of a Dandy (2014) Venere (2019)
Life and career
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1974
Emma Shapplin born at Savigny-sur-Orge.
Other releases
Discovering Yourself (EP, 1999, Coeur de lion) Spente le Stelle (Opera Trance) – The Remixes – Part One (remix album, 2000, Radikal Records) The Concert in Caesarea (live DVD/CD, 2003, Pendragon Records/EMI) The Macadam Flower Tour – live concert in Athens DVD (June 2011)
L'artiste lyrique néo-classique, auteur-compositeur-interprète et productrice française Emma Shapplin.
Haris.P · http: gallery.emma-shapplin.eu/3-emma-shapplin-her-official-pictures/detail/66-emma-shapplin-operasinger-pop-singer-songwriter-and-producer.html
L'artiste lyrique néo-classique, auteur-compositeur-interprète et productrice française Emma Shapplin.
Haris.P · http: gallery.emma-shapplin.eu/3-emma-shhapplin-her-official-pictures/detail/62-emma-shapplin-shapplinceltica-live.html
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- 1.Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Billboard. 2001-10-13.
- 2.Les certifications. SNEP.
- 3.Interview video with Emma Shapplin for the Russian TV channel TVC.
- 4.FRI Musique. Emma Shapplin: A Vocal and Commercial Phenomenon. 17 January 2003.
- 5.English-language interview video with Emma Shapplin on the Etterna CD.
- 6.Emma Shapplin biographie.
- 7.Spoken like a true artist; Emma Shapplin, accomplished soprano. The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com.
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