Emma Shapplin
Emma Shapplin (born Crystêle Madeleine Joliton on 19 May 1974, in the Paris suburb of Savigny-le-Temple) is a French soprano. Discography Albums Carmine Meo (1997, Pendragon Records/EMI) Etterna (2002, Ark 21 Records/Universal Music Group) Macadam Flower (2009, Nimue Music/Universal Music Group/Sony Music) Dust of a Dandy (2014) Venere (2019) Other releases Discovering Yourself (EP, 1999, Coeur de lion) Spente le Stelle (Opera Trance) – The Remixes – Part One (remix album, 2000, Radikal Records) The Concert in Caesarea (live DVD/CD, 2003, Pendragon Records/EMI) The Macadam Flower Tour – live concert in Athens DVD (June 2011) Career When she was 18, singer Jean-Patrick Capdevielle convinced her to return to taking classical lessons so as to improve her singing technique. She discovered that although rock had given her more artistic freedom and hedonistic lifestyle than classical music, it was still not enough for her, so she decided to create her own style. This became a combination of early opera, modern trance and pop music. Shapplin and Capdevielle subsequently worked together on her first release, Carmine Meo, written by Capdevielle. References External links Official Facebook Emma Shapplin's biography Emma Shapplin's discography Emma Shapplin's album reviews 1974 births Living people Opera crossover singers Contemporary classical music performers New-age musicians French dance musicians French electronic musicians English-language singers from France Italian-language singers Latin-language singers French sopranos 21st-century French women singers 20th-century French women singers