Beth Gibbons
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| Beth Gibbons | |
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| Born | January 4, 1965 |
| Origin | Exeter, Devon, England |
| Genre(s) | Electronic, Jazz, Soul, Trip Hop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer/Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1991 to present |
| Label(s) | Go! Beat Records Sanctuary Records |
| Associated acts | Portishead Rustin Man |
| Website | Official MySpace page |
Beth Gibbons (born 4 January 1965, in Exeter, Devon) is the vocalist for the English trip-hop band Portishead.
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[edit] Career
Gibbons is admired by artists as diverse as Dr. Dre and Robert Plant; the latter has used Gibbons' musical associates in his own projects.[citation needed]
Gibbons has also collaborated on a separate project with Paul Webb, aka Rustin' Man (ex-member of the band Talk Talk). In October 2002, the album, Out of Season, was released in the UK, and in October 2003 it was released in the U.S.
Annie Lennox has joined forces with Gibbons and 22 other female artists to raise the awareness of the transmission of HIV to unborn children in Africa. The single "Sing" was released on World AIDS Day on December 1, 2007.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Portishead
- Dummy (1994)
- Portishead (1997)
- Third (2008)
[edit] Solo
- Out of Season (2002) with Rustin Man
[edit] Other works
- "Orang" in .O.rang's album Herd of Instinct (1994)
- "Jalap" in .O.rang's album Fields and Waves (1996)
- "Lonely Carousel" in Rodrigo Leão's album Cinema
- "Strange Melody" in Jane Birkin's album Rendez-Vous
- "Killing Time" in Joss Stone's Mind, Body & Soul
- "Stranger In This Land" in Fried's album Fried
- "Sing" with Annie Lennox from Songs of Mass Destruction
- Soundtrack for Diane Bertrand's film "L'Annulaire" (unreleased, 2005)
[edit] Live albums
- Roseland NYC Live (1998)
[edit] External links
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