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| Alison Goldfrapp |
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“It was fabulous, like being in a film. I loved the reverend mother’s huge black cross and her stiff, starchy skirt. I thought she looked amazing.”
--Alison Goldfrapp
| Date of Birth: 1970 |
| Birthplace: London, England |
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| She’s the strident voice, public face and driving force of Goldfrapp, a duo Alison formed with musician Will Gregory in 1999. Goldfrapp is known for its albums Felt Mountain (2000), Black Cherry (2003) and Supernature (2005), and its hit dance singles “Strict Machine” and “Number 1.” |
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| Alison Goldfrapp’s artistic sensibilities and worldly experiences set her apart from the average shallow pop singer. We admire her refusal to compromise herself creatively, and we can think of no other woman who can combine crass with class exactly like Alison. |
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Alison Goldfrapp was born in London, England in 1970, but was brought up in the sleepy hamlet of Alton, Hampshire. The youngest of six children, she was born when her parents, a nurse and an advertising executive, were well into middle age. Alison became rebellious early on, and by age 8, she was enrolled in a convent school. Though many children would have hated the experience, Alison, who at one point considered becoming a nun, enjoyed her three years at the convent.
Back in a regular school during her preteen and early teenage years, Alison sang for various punk and goth bands, but she grew bored and acted out. She eventually committed such juvenile delinquencies as stealing a tractor and sniffing glue. At 16 years of age, Alison ran away to London, spending the next three years squatting and hanging around the music and drug scene of the great metropolis.
Afterward, Alison received a British Council grant to sing with a progressive dance troupe in Belgium, which exposed her to a broader range of music than she had known, and marked an upswing in her personal and artistic life. |
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