LISA GERRARD was born in Melbourne, Australia, April 12 1961. Singer, musician and composer reached international fame with the group Dead Can Dance , created by Brendan Perry . It is known thanks to her deep contralto voice.
His career began in 1981. Took part in numerous musical projects and not. In 2001 he together with Hans Zimmer the Golden Globe for best soundtrack for the film Gladiator , and always for the same soundtrack, was nominated for the Academy Award.
His career began in 1981. Took part in numerous musical projects and not. In 2001 he together with Hans Zimmer the Golden Globe for best soundtrack for the film Gladiator , and always for the same soundtrack, was nominated for the Academy Award.
Now We Are Free (Gladiator)
Lisa is growing in multi-ethnic district of Prahran, where it is in contact with different cultures. This helps to create his unique musical taste that sboccherà in the subsequent work with the group Dead Can Dance, but also with his solo work and his collaborations with other artists.
Lisa Gerrard starts in Melbourne in 1981 with Dead Can Dance, originally a quartet, which will become a trio in 1982, when the group moved to London. So the duo became a trio with the return of a member in Australia. The group disbanded in 1998, Gerrard returned to Australia while Perry moved to Ireland. The group meets temporarily in 2005 for a world tour.
In 1995 he released his first solo album, entitled The Mirror Pool . After continuing to work with the group, published in 1996, the latest album by Dead Can Dance, Spiritchaser . Then, in 1998, affects the album Duality worked with Pieter Bourke : begins from here assiduous collaboration between the two artists for numerous films, including Insider - Behind the truth, and Ali, for which the two received a Golden Globe nomination in 2000 and 2002. In 2004, Lisa began a new collaboration, this time with Patrick Cassidy , which comes from the album Immortal Memory .
In September 2006 he was released on Sanctuary documentary on the life and career of the singer and musician. It is the result of work done by the manufacturer and director Clive Collier and contains interviews with Lisa Gerrard and people who have cooperated and worked with her.
same 2006 he released his second solo album, The Silver Tree . This album is very different from any previous work of the singer, both solo and with the group. The album was first released for use by iTunes. This album was nominated for the Australian Music Prize in 2006 and still is one of the best albums of nine Australian musicians.
In 2007 he released the album The Best of Lisa Gerrard , spanning the entire career of the singer, from the Dead Can Dance until his solo career, collaborations and soundtracks.
of Gerrard's first experience with regard to the cinema and soundtracks for films, dates back to 1989 with the English film El niño de la luna director Augustin Villaronga. The soundtrack was composed by Dead Can Dance and Lisa says in the film.
Then the singer participated in the realization of many soundtracks, but with fame comes Insider - Behind the truth, in collaboration with Pieter Bourke, and Gladiator, in collaboration with Hans Zimmer.
In 2005 she collaborated with Ennio Morricone for the soundtrack of the movie Fateless Hungarian.
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