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Keren Ann Zeidel, known as Keren Ann , born with Césarée in Israel on March 10th, 1974, is a musician and singer of French and English expression. Its songs approach a style Folk.

Biography

Keren Ann Zeidel was born with Césarée in Israel. She lived with the Netherlands until the 11 years age before settling in France, and preserved nationality Dutchwoman.

In 1998, it takes part in the adventure of the group Shelby (compound also of Karen April), crowned of a discrete success in particular thanks to the title 1+1 . She starts thereafter a career solo, marked in the year 2000 by the exit of its first album, the Biography of Luka Philipsen , written in collaboration with Benjamin Biolay. The two accomplices write the same year an album for Henri Salvador, Chambre with sight , which gained two Victoires of the music in 2001 and bore their names to the knowledge of the general public. Keren Ann occurs on scene, where it ensures the first parts of various singers, of which Matthieu Chedid or Suzanne Vega, an assumed influence. It will also only occur on the scenes of Bataclan and European.

In 2002, Keren Ann leaves its second album, Disappearance . During a long round, it at the head makes its first Olympia of poster and confirms its personality and its talent. This album is a very great success, it is even certified disc of money with more: 55,000 sold specimens. Individual the " there is found; With the corner of the monde" , " Ailleurs" and " The cord and chaussons". It is named in the category female artist of the year to the Victoires of the music 2003.

A third album, entirely in English, heading Not Going Anywhere , left in September 2003 in music. It takes again some titles of Disappearance in english language version, as well as new songs. The album is also a rather good success because it runs out with a little less: 40,000 specimens. Keren Ann is nominated in 2004 with the victories of the music in female the artist category of the year.

The project Lady and Bird , with Barði Jóhannsson, of the group Icelandic Bang Gang, is a new artistic success, all into pop light and envoutante. Promotion is assumed in a very ludic way, Keren revealing a mischievous and childish side.

In November 2004 in music leaves its fourth album, Nolita , whose name comes from the district of New York where she wrote it. The tonality of the album is varied, the voice of Keren reveals a little more its brittleness, with the even disillusioned dark accents. Keren Ann starts in January 2005 in music a round in France and in the United States with the Norwegian singer Brown Ane in first part, while passing by the Cicada the April 25th and Olympia the October 3rd. Keren Ann is nominated in 2005 with the victories of the music in female the artist category of the year. Although the album is encensé by criticisms, the public is sulky it and hardly runs out about it: 25,000 specimens…

The DVD in the concert to the Royal Circus of Brussels was recorded, it was even announced officially on the site of its recording company, but it does not leave. No reason was given by the publisher.

In 2006, it records its new album entirely sung in English, of a sonority slightly more rock'n'roll that the precedents. The album leaves on April 23rd, 2007 in music and Keren Ann leaves then for a round which passes by Olympia. The album receives critical warm welcome. Its exit is accompanied by the exit of individual the Lay your head down (which profits from an excellent clip turned to the Dead Sea) and very rock'n'roll It ain' T No crime . The album, as of its exit is a rather good success since it is sold with: 35,000 specimens very quickly.

Anecdotes

In 1997, Keren Ann plays the part of Judith, an agent of the Mossad, in the film K , of Alexandre Arcady. She also interprets the credits of end.

Discography

Albums Studios

the Biography of Luka Philipsen (2000) : 10,000 sold specimens
disappearance (2002) : 55,000 sold specimens
Not going anywhere (2003) : 35,000 e.g. sold
Nolita (2004) : 20,000 e.g. sold
Keren Ann (2007) : 35,000 e.g. sold

Participations and collaborations

Room with sight (2000), for Henri Salvador:

Wintergarden
Room with sight
Jazz the Mediterranean
a turn of horse-gear
To make rounds in water

Lady & Bird , in collaboration with Bardi Johansson, of the Icelandic group Bang Gang (2003)

Do What I C
Shepard' S Song
Stephanie Says
Walk Real Slow
Suicide is Painless
The Morning After
Run in the Morning Sun
See Me Fall
Blue Ski
the Ballade Off Lady & Bird

Duets

Veruca Salt and Frank Black with Dominique has and Vincent Delerm, album Kensington Square , 2004
the refrain of the title " What don't I have? " appears in the album " Gibraltar" of Abd Al malik, in the song " Me effacer"

Individual

2000 - Seule
2000 - On the wire
2001 - Aéroplane
2002 - With the corner of the world
2002 - Ailleurs
2003 - the cord and the slippers
2003 - Not going anywhere
2003 - Sailor and Widow
2004 - That don't I have?
2004 - the form and the bottom
2005 - Midday in the living room of the duchess
2005 - Chelsea Burns
2005 - Greatest you edge find
2007 - Lay your head down
2007 - It ain' T No crime

Vidéos

Clips

For the first album, Keren Ann entrusts the realization of the clips Seule and On the wire to Emilie Chédid (sister of Mathieu Chédid)
For the second album, Keren Ann does not change a director, but gives to her clips a side very " Years 1960" and musical comedy… Clips of " Ailleurs" and " With the corner of the monde" then are turned and diffused.
No clip for the third album.
For the fourth album, the clips of " Chelsea Burns " , " Greatest you edge find " like " Pink & Hips " are turned but only that of " Chelsea Burns " will be diffused on the small screen.
Lastly, for the fifth album, the first extract " Lay your head down " is decorated of a splendid clip turned to the Dead Sea. One discovers there Keren Ann much less dark than the 4 previous years.

See the clip of On the Wire
See the clip of With the corner of the World
See the clip of Elsewhere
See the clip of Chelsea Burns
See the clip (live) of Midday in the living room of the duchess
See the clip of Lay your head down

Other Vidéos

The Blue Notes Jazz Series

Voir Greatest you edge find
Voir On the Wire
Voir Sailor and Widow
Voir Chelsea Burns

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