Fredrika Stahl was born on the 24th of October 1984 in Stockholm, Sweden. At four years old her family moved to Paris, in St. Germain en Laye, where she learned French and started classic dance and piano. At 12, back in Sweden to continue her studies in an English school, she began singing... more and more... at 17 years old, with her baccalaureate in hand, she decided to go back to Paris for one year so as not to lose her French and to attempt to set out on her musical adventure. In the evenings she worked in an English pub and it was there that she met GeeF of 3 CinkS Prod. Together they worked on her first album, A Fraction of You, which was arranged by Archie Shepp's pianist, Tom McClung.
Selling nearly 40,000 copies throughout the world, this first pop/jazz opus revealed her to the greater public as a singer-songwriter and composer with a clear and humble voice, having never taken any singing lessons. Performing live soon became her routine. She played in front of Herbie Hancock, Lionel Richie, Richard Bona, Ron Carter, JJ Milteau, Diane Reeves, Maceo Parker and The Brand New Heavies on stages such as the Olympia, the Enghein Casino, the New Morning, the Juan les Pins festival, and jazz festivals in Berlin and Tokyo.
Her second album, Tributaries, is still a mix of genres that pays homage to music itself. This is not surprising as she loves melodies and songs above all else, rendering borders meaningless. So she surrounded herself with a team from the four corners of the world, as if to illustrate her point, an Italian drummer, a Japanese pianist, a Norwegian guitarist and a Brazilian bassist. Together they concocted an album that invites the listener on a musical journey going from pop to reggae, stopping at jazz, blues and bossa. This time Fredrika's compositions were to be arranged on string and brass by Christian Martinez and she welcomed a brand new track offered by Mike Stoller of Jail House Rock and Hound Dog fame and Norman Gimbel who worked on The Girl from Ipanema and Killing Me Softly, an unexpected gift!
At 24 years old now, she only has two goals, to write and perform as much as possible. Her journey is only just beginning and 2009 will see the start of her first world tour.
Hi Frederika, Thank you for adding me and for the kind words. Please let me know the name of city where you are going to play in Brazil. Wishing you a wonderful musical season. Warm Regards. Cesar Pignata
Det var ett tag sen vi hördes av, alldeles för länge sen! :-) Hur är läget, flyter allt på som det ska!? Vad gör du nuförtiden, ska du göra något kul nu i sommar!? Keep in touch!
Debut album "Groovy!" out on June 16th! A fantastic review from the leading UK soul site Soulchoonz and airplay in San Fransisco, London, Vienna, Montenegro, Frankfurt... Ooh, groovy!
Ce commentaire a été envoyé par ton ami via l'application Stick-it Calendar. Pour bloquer cette application et toutes les communications qui en proviennent, clique ici.
-------------------------------------------
Event: Documentaire Date: Tue, June 23, 2009
Projection du documentaire "MARIE FRANCE" à 20h30 au cinéma "Le Zola", VILLEURBANNE. Documentaire réalisé par Arno BITSCHY. 1er volet de la trilogie "MARIE FRANCE"
Bonjour, J'aime beaucoup ta voix et ta mélodie. Tu as beaucoup de charme. Merci
Alain Souchon et Laurent Voulzy, nous font un grand honneur de venir exceptionnellement nous chanter quelques morceaux, à l'occasion de notre premier festival dont ils en sont les parrains.
Et Hop!!!Voila le p'tit bout d'chou,en ésperant vous voir!!! Bisous de la part de toute l'équipe "Une Scène Pour Tous".
Online Now!
