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Madeleine Peyroux
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Peyroux started singing at the age of fifteen, when she discovered street musicians in the Latin Quarter in Paris. She joined a group called the Riverboat Shufflers, first passing round the hat, and then singing. At sixteen she joined the Lost Wandering Blues and Jazz Band, spending two years touring Europe performing songs by the likes of Fats Waller, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and others, which provided the basis for her first album, Dreamland.
Dreamland was released in 1996, and gained widespread attention. Time called it “the most exciting, involving vocal performance by a new singer this year”. Dreamland, is a brilliant recording, as Peyroux’s distinctive voice is not hindered by overly intricate arrangements. Most of the accompaniment on the record is light and sparse, the way it should be for a singer with such a unique voice.Peyroux soon found herself opening for Sarah McLachlan and Cesaria Evora, and made appearances at jazz festivals and on the Lilith Fair tour.
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Between The Bars
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Don't Cry Baby
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J'ai Deux Amours
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Lonesome Road
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Careless Love
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You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
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No More
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This Is Heaven to Me
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I'll Look Around
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Weary Blues
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Blue Alert
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Smile
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Once In A While
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Dinkydaisy wrote:
While not a huge fan of jazz I'm a lover of Billie Holiday, and also love Madeleine. I first discovered her through my TVs On Demand music, and thought that the description of her song 'Don't Wait too Long' ('...or she may lose her beret') sounded interesting enough to check her out. So glad I did.
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176,716 listeners!
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sisimoes wrote:
I'm in love!
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loves it
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Walidn wrote:
Listen.. You just stepped out any mood..
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sengsation wrote:
amazing
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ncrln81 wrote:
"No More" is a great song...
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rguntrip wrote:
I would love Madeleine to sing cover versions of some of the songs on my "OUT OF THE BLUE" CD What a great style and voice.
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DamienLove wrote:
What a great cover of Cohen's Dance me to the end of love. Brilliant.
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TrinityAngel wrote:
Absolutely beautiful!
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whatdidyousay wrote:
Hypnotic.
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diogogogo wrote:
She is great! what a voice
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kturner423 wrote:
i haven't heard much, but so far nowhere near Billie
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BoyUnderGlass wrote:
...dance me to the end of <3
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insorama wrote:
really cool photo (not to mention the music)
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dawn- wrote:
beautiful!
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my_rusting_halo wrote:
I will be honest I heard of Madeleine through Momma Boone: the episode of Nip/Tuck. I only sought the song out thinking it was Billie Holiday. She's a very soothing voice like Billie.
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paris_atlantis wrote:
what a lovely voice
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HigorBluesman wrote:
Que som é esse? Muito bom de ouvir, não é nada de muito novo, mas a voz desta mulher é incrível!! Vale muito a pena! Abraço!
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