Photos - Treasure Island Music Festival Day 1 | SF
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The Tripwire - Found Sep. 23, 2008 Goldfrapp provided a nice breath of fresh air amidst all the male-fronted bands we'd seen that day. The ribbons off Alison Goldfrapp's satin... |
Goldfrapp Returns To The States
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The Tripwire - Found Aug. 25, 2008 The pure pop delight duo of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory are coming back to North America for a few (and we mean few) shows to endorse their |
Alison Goldfrapp who looks exactly how every girl should for a day ...
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Fashion156 - Found Jul. 23, 2008 Alison Goldfrapp ? she of indeterminable age ? looks exactly how every girl should for a day of cloud-spotting. |
"Spin" Asks For A Little Mercy [Rock-critically Correct]
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Idolator - Found Aug. 5, 2008 Nefyn, the remote Welsh hamlet where she grew up, and she must now negotiate the hostility from the likes of both Estelle and Alison Goldfrapp. |
Alison Goldfrapp
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Handbag.com - Found 5 hours ago Curls don't come bigger, cooler or more fabulous than those atop the head of . The queen of quirky chic sure knows how to carefully craft those |
Live: Little Boots
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NME - Found Oct. 6, 2008 Alison Moyet and Vince Clarke; Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory. |
Goldfrapp @ Sydney Opera House (02/10/08)
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Faster Louder - Found Oct. 6, 2008 Last time I saw Goldfrapp was at the Glastonbury Festival in 2004. Then ... of the string section, magnificently accompanying Alison Goldfrapp?s |
A blur of colour and sound
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Brisbane Times - Found Oct. 6, 2008 ... to avoid traffic delays were treated to several scorching sets and the ethereal stylings of Alison Goldfrapp while Dragonette and Van more... |
Treasure Island Music Festival -- 9.20.08 -- San Francisco, CA
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411mania.com - Found Oct. 4, 2008 5:55pm= Alison Goldfrapp and band have alienated some of their loyal fanbase with her recent work while converting former haters (like me... |
Treasure Island Music Festival -- 9.29.08 -- San Francisco, CA
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411mania.com - Found Oct. 3, 2008 5:55pm= Alison Goldfrapp and band have alienated some of their loyal fanbase with her recent work while converting former haters (like me... |
Alison Goldfrapp Biography
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Alison Goldfrapp
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Alison Goldfrapp performing at the Wireless Festival in June 2006
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| Background information | |
| Born | 13 May 1966 Enfield, Londoncitation needed |
| Origin | England |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Label(s) | Mute Records |
| Associated acts | Goldfrapp |
| Website | www.goldfrapp.com |
Alison Goldfrapp (born Alison Elizabeth Margaret Goldfrap[1] on May 13, 1966, in Enfield, London) is an English singer-songwriter with the band Goldfrapp.
Goldfrapp was born in London and raised in Alton, Hampshire, the youngest of six children. At age 19, she moved to Belgium to work as a singer for a theatrical composer and on her return to England, attended Middlesex University's School Of Art, where she studied Fine Art.
After acquiring her degree from Middlesex, Goldfrapp toured internationally with British rapper Tricky, appearing on his album Maxinquaye. Her mainstream success began when she started collaborating with film composer Will Gregory under the name Goldfrapp.
Goldfrapp (with cropped peroxide blonde hair) made an early acting appearance in Your Night Tonight, the 1988 graduation film of colleague Paul Gilbert.
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Work outside of Goldfrapp
- Goldfrapp sang the harmony vocals on Paul Castle's theme song for Jane Hissey's "Old Bear Stories", a children's TV series originally on ITV, but later seen on Channel 5.
- She is credited as contributing to the Add N To X album Avant Hard. Although no specific track is mentioned on the album credits, the sleeve for the single 'Revenge of the Black Regent' credits her as vocalist.
- Her earliest studio recordings are with the band Dreadzone on the 1993 album 360°.
- Goldfrapp provided vocals for several of Orbital's albums, including the single Are We Here? featured on Snivilisation
- She also recorded the lead vocal track for "Pumpkin" a Smashing Pumpkins-sampling track on Tricky's classic 1995 album Maxinquaye.
- Goldfrapp sang vocals on the track "Bodo" on the soundtrack for The Princess and the Warrior.
Sources
References
External links
- Last.FM: Alison Goldfrapp group
- Alison Goldfrapp at Discogs
- Alison Goldfrapp discography at MusicBrainz
- Goldfrapp at Allmusic
- Alison Goldfrapp at the Internet Movie Database
- Alison Goldfrapp interview
- Myspace Page
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Alison Goldfrapp Videos and Clips
Description: Alison bakes a cake on Popworld.
Description: A special message from Alison Goldfrapp for everyone attending the special show in Bexhill.
Description: Alison Goldfrapp of Goldfrapp Some of her best TV moments
Description: goldfrapp live at the pinkpop festival (holland) 04
Description: The Official video for Happiness by Goldfrapp. Taken from the album Seventh Tree.
Description: Rev Jim Love on bass guitar pre pound system Sly Wilkinson keys John Tonks Drums Patrice Chevalier guitar
Description: A special mid summer thank you message from Alison Goldfrapp
Description: Alison Goldfrapp more of The Frapp on TV!














