Gaelle Adisson
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Gaelle Adisson | |
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| Born | 1974 (age 51–52) |
| Origin | South Orange, New Jersey[1] |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Naked Music |
Gaelle Adisson (born 1974) is an American deep house and downtempo singer-songwriter and producer.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Gaelle Adisson was born in 1974 in New Jersey.
Career
[edit | edit source]Adisson contributed vocals on the 1999 global hit "King of My Castle", a song by the Wamdue Project. "King of My Castle" peaked at the top of the Billboard Dance Club Play chart in 1998. "King of My Castle" also topped the charts in the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in several other countries, including Denmark, France, and Germany.
In 2004, Gaelle released her debut album, Transient through the label Naked Music. Her style is known for its smooth signature.
Influences
[edit | edit source]Born to Haitian parents, Adisson has created a cultural hybrid that has influenced her music.[2] The following artists have also influenced her: Patti LaBelle, Radiohead, Portishead, Cocteau Twins, Peter Gabriel, Sting, Sade, Björk, Duran Duran, Prince, Hugh Masekela, Julio Iglesias, Nina Simone, Trevor Horn, Trent Reznor and Donna Summer.
Discography
[edit | edit source]Albums
[edit | edit source]- Transient (2004)
Singles
[edit | edit source]- "King of My Castle" (1997)
- "Cascades of Colour" (1999)
- "Mercy Street" (2002)
- "Give It Back" (2007)
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Gaelle on SoundCloud (unreleased songs)
- Gaelle on discogs.com
- Creative Loafing article about Gaelle and her album Transient
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- 20th-century American women singers
- 20th-century American singers
- 20th-century American singer-songwriters
- 21st-century American women singers
- 21st-century American singer-songwriters
- 1974 births
- African-American women singer-songwriters
- American women singer-songwriters
- American contemporary R&B singers
- American contraltos
- American dance musicians
- American electronic musicians
- American house musicians
- American musicians of Haitian descent
- American soul singers
- American women in electronic music
- Deep house musicians
- Downtempo musicians
- Living people
- Singer-songwriters from New Jersey
- 20th-century African-American women singers
- 21st-century African-American women singers
- 21st-century African-American singers