| Beth Gibbons | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 4 1965 |
| Origin | Exeter, Devon, England |
| Genre(s) | Electronic, Jazz, Soul |
| 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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Career
Critically praised singer of Portishead. Admired by artists as diverse as Dr. Dre and Robert Plant; the latter has used Gibbons' musical associates in his own projects. Gibbons has also collaborated on a separate project with Paul Webb, aka Rustin' Man. 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 Beth and 22 other female artists to raise the awareness of the transmission of HIV to unborn children in Africa. The single "Sing" will be released on World Aids Day on December 1st 2007, when Annie Lennox appears at the next Nelson Mandela 46664 concert in South Africa. To find out more visit http://www.annielennoxsing.com or http://www.myspace.com/annielennoxsing. Her Piafesque singing is partly due to her heavy smoking habit. "Suffering for your art is most definitely overrated but I do get a certain, I don't know, satisfaction from being able to deal with my paranoia and insecurity." —Beth Gibbons.
Discography
Portishead
- Dummy (1994)
- Portishead (1997)
- Roseland NYC Live (1998)
- Third Portishead studio album (TBA)
Solo
- Out of Season (2002) with Rustin Man
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 Leao'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
- She also has contributed writing the score for the French film L'Annulaire, in which she contributed a song also entitled "L'Annulaire". It was not officially released.
