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Beth Gibbons
Beth Gibbons
Beth Gibbons
Early Life
Beth Gibbons was born 4 January 1965 in Keynsham and raised on a farm in Devon. At the age of 22 Gibbons moved to Bristol to pursue her singing career and began singing locally, where she met Geoff Barrow.
Career
Gibbons, a member of Portishead released "Dummy" in 1994, followed by "Portishead" in 1997 and "Third" in April 2008. 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.
Discography
Portishead
• • • • Dummy (1994) Portishead (1997) Roseland NYC Live (1998) Third (2008)
Gibbons at the Coachella festival in 2008
Background information Born Origin Genre(s) Occupation(s) Instrument(s) Years active Label(s) Associated acts Website 4 January 1965 (1965-01-04) Exeter, Devon, England Electronica, jazz, soul, trip hop Singer/songwriter Vocals, guitar 1991 to present Go! Beat Records Sanctuary Records Portishead Rustin Man Official MySpace page
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 Leão’s album Cinema • "Strange Melody" in Jane Birkin’s album Rendez-Vous • "Killing Time" in Joss Stone’s Mind, Body & Soul • Soundtrack for Diane Bertrand’s film "L’Annulaire" (unreleased, 2005) • "My Secret" in Jane Birkin’s album Fictions • "Stranger In This Land" in Fried’s album Fried
Beth Gibbons (born 4 January 1965, in Exeter, Devon) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the vocalist for English band Portishead.
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• "Sing" with Annie Lennox from Songs of Mass Destruction • Soundtrack for Diane Bertrand’s film Baby Blues
Beth Gibbons
External links
• Beth Gibbons at MySpace • Beth Gibbons at the Internet Movie Database • Guardian: Portishead (02/2008)
References
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