Beth Gibbons

Infobox musical artist


Name= Beth Gibbons
Img_capt = Gibbons performing in 2008
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_nam = Beth Gibbons
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Born = birth date and age|1965|1|4|df=y
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Origin = Exeter, Devon, England
Instrument = Vocals, guitar
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Genre = Electronica, jazz, soul, trip hop
Occupation = Singer/songwriter
Years_active = 1991 to present
Label = Go! Beat Records Sanctuary Records
Associated_acts = Portishead Rustin Man
URL = [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=57386041 Official MySpace page]

Beth Gibbons (born 4 January 1965, in Exeter, Devon) is a British singer and songwriter, best known as the vocalist for the English band Portishead.

Career

Gibbons has also collaborated on a separate project with Paul Webb, aka Rustin' Man (ex-member of the band Talk Talk). In October 2002, the album, "Out of Season", was released in the UK, and in October 2003 it was released in the U.S.

Annie Lennox has joined forces with Gibbons and 22 other female artists to raise the awareness of the transmission of HIV to unborn children in Africa. The single "Sing" was released on World AIDS Day on 1 December 2007.

Discography

Portishead

*"Dummy" (1994)
*"Portishead" (1997)
*"Roseland NYC Live" (1998)
*"Third" (2008)

olo

*"Out of Season" (2002) with Rustin Man

Other works

*"Orang" in .O.rang's album "Herd of Instinct" (1994)
*"Jalap" in .O.rang's album "Fields and Waves" (1996)
*"Lonely Carousel" in Rodrigo Leão's album "Cinema"
*"Strange Melody" in Jane Birkin's album "Rendez-Vous"
*"Killing Time" in Joss Stone's "Mind, Body & Soul"
*"Stranger In This Land" in Fried's album "Fried"
*"Sing" with Annie Lennox from "Songs of Mass Destruction"
*Soundtrack for Diane Bertrand's film "L'Annulaire" (unreleased, 2005)

External links

*MySpace|bethgibbonsoutofseason|Beth Gibbons
*imdb name|id=0316528|name=Beth Gibbons
* [http://music.guardian.co.uk/electronic/story/0,,2257790,00.html "Guardian": Portishead (02/2008)]