Nadéah

Nadéah

Nadeah performing in 2013
Background information
Birth name Nadéah Miranda
Born (1980-12-31) 31 December 1980
Melbourne, Australia
Genres Pop, rock, electronic
Occupation(s) Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Website http://www.nadeah.com/

Nadéah Miranda (born 31 December 1980) is an Australian singer-songwriter, model, and actress. She is the cofounder of the group The Lovegods and sang with the band Nouvelle Vague before she began a solo career under the name Nadéah. She has released two solo albums, Venus Gets Even (2011) and While the Heart Beats (2016).

Life and career

In the early 2000s, Miranda was one half of a duo formed with the Parisian guitarist Art Menuteau, under the name The Lovegods.[1] The duo signed with Island Records and supported artists including Nick Cave and Franz Ferdinand.[2] They released two albums, Between Dogs & Wolves (2004) and Audience of One (2005). Miranda later said that the experience had been "a great apprenticeship", and that the Island/Universal label "wasted half a million pounds developing us … I remember being in this plush bed at Real World and thinking 'I better enjoy this 'cause I know it's not gonna last'."[2]

Miranda later joined the French new wave covers band Nouvelle Vague,[2] replacing Camille and Phoebe Killdeer and appearing notably on the band's album 3 (2009), on which she performs a version of the Magazine song, "Parade".[1] She also joined the Beatles covers project B for Bang, and features on several of that group's recordings.[1]

She began her solo career after she met the Italian classical conductor Nicola Tescari, who went on to produce Miranda's debut solo album, Venus Gets Even, released in 2011.[2] Its songs have been described as a blend of "old-school cabaret" and "contemporary jazz-pop".[3] Following the release of the album, Miranda cited several artists as influences: in terms of lyrics, she cited Lou Reed, Tori Amos, The Velvet Underground, Muse, and Leonard Cohen; in terms of musical style, Tori Amos again, Pink Floyd, Janis Joplin, and Jimi Hendrix.[4]

Her second solo album, While the Heart Beats, released in 2016, was produced by Rob Ellis, who had previously worked with artists including PJ Harvey and Bat for Lashes, and by Marc Collin of Nouvelle Vague.[5] The album sees Miranda returning to the alternative rock style of her earlier work with the Lovegods, and incorporates electro and disco influences.[5]

Miranda has also worked as a model,[2] and as an actress. She appears in the 2015 Italian comedy-drama film Latin Lover.[6]

Discography

with The Lovegods
Solo

References

  1. 1 2 3 O'Brien, Jon. "Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Dwyer, Michael (8 June 2012). "A model punk finds her feet in Paris". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  3. ↑ O'Brien, Jon. "Review — Venus Gets Even". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Vous avez interviewé la chanteuse Nadeah". 20 Minutes (in French). 16 September 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Sous les jupes de Fip invite Nadéah" (in French). FIP. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Vivarelli, Nick (15 May 2014). "CANNES: Cristina Comencini's 'Latin Lover' Gains Intl. Cast". Variety. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
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