Madeleine Peyroux

Born: Jan 1, 1973 in Athens, GA
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Styles: Standards, Vocal Jazz, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Vocal Pop, Contemporary Jazz, American Popular Song
Biography: Vocalist Madeleine Peyroux can best be thought of as a Billie Holiday for the 1990s. Like Holiday, Peyroux was marketed as a jazz singer, when what she seems to do best is sing blues music. Though Peyroux may remind some listeners of Holiday, there are differences, and she has her own sense of phrasing ...Read full biography
Careless Love
Released: 2004
Label: Rounder Records
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Why it took vocalist Madeleine Peyroux eight years to follow up her acclaimed Dreamland album is anybody's guess. The explanation from her website bio claims, "I could have kept running with it, but I ...Read full review
Bare Bones
Released: 2009
Label: Rounder
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Madeleine Peyroux's fourth album isn't the normal mix of standards (contemporary or traditional) with a few songs of her own composing; each of the 11 tracks is a new song written by Peyroux, usually in ...Read full review
More Madeleine Peyroux albums: Main Albums (5), Singles & EPs (4)
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