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Artist
Melanie De Biasio
12+ albums
jazzfemale vocalistsvocal jazzbelgianBelgium
about
The word "chanteuse" is often bandied about. De Biasio is probably the textbook definition: dark, sensual, jazzy. Steeped in the heritage of jazz singers, her first album "A Stomach is Burning" is a moody, sparse jazz poem in shades of blue. De Biasio did not wait long to start learning to express herself differently. At the age of 3, she started classical dance lessons. At the age of 8, she encountered the transverse flute, the beginning of her love of music. This is also when she discovered the thrill of playing in a group, the Ensemble de l'Harmonie de Charleroi, a Belgian brass band that toured Canada. From then on, Mélanie started perfecting her voice, through diction and declamation lessons from the age of 12. She spent her teenage years with various groups, discovering different facets of music. It’s with a small rock group that she first started singing and composing. In 1997, she appeared with the Harmadik Fül trio, her entrance into jazz. She discovered the old standards and their history, but also collective improvisation. At the same time, she took singing lessons at the Brussels Royal Conservatory, where she met Steve Houben, one of Belgium’s key jazzmen. After 3 years, she was awarded the first prize in singing with distinction. A long tour of Russia followed with the Orange Kazoo collective. This turned out to be such an intense musical and human adventure that she came out of it even more determined. Steve, touched by her new maturity, offered her sever
top songs
albums
Lilies
No Deal
Gilles Peterson presents : Melanie De Biasio – No Deal Remixed
Blackened Cities
A stomach is burning
Il Viaggio
A Stomach Is Burning (feat. Steve Houben)
Your Freedom Is the End of Me
GOLD JUNKIES
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Your Freedom Is the End of Me (Matthew Herbert’s Whole New Dub)
No Deal Remixed
We Never Kneel To Pray / Now Is Narrow