Jil Caplan

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Name = Jil Caplan
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Jil Valentine
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Origin = flagicon|France
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Genre = Pop music
Occupation = Singer, songwriter
Years_active = 1987–present
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Jil Caplan (born Valentine, on October 20, 1965) is a French singer and songwriter.

Biography

She studied modern literature at the Sorbonne and theatre at the Cours Florent, where she met Jay Alanski, producer and composer of the most influential pop songs of the 1980s. In August 1986, she met her friends Les Innocents, then unknown by the general public, in a recording studio, where the group recorded their first single "Jodie", under the leadership of Alanski.

Immediately, Alanski was charmed by the girl and then offered her to sing. Caplan accepted, and that was what leads her first album "À peine 21"Elia Habib, "Muz hit. tubes", p. 208-209 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)] . They produced three albums together. They realized most of the videoclips, as well as CDs covers, drew a world very singular and faithful to Caplan. The public was also won over by the young woman who has an androgynous voice, heavily influenced by Tracey Thorn.

In 1992, Jil Caplan won a Victoire de la Musique for Female révélation of the yearElia Habib, "Muz hit. tubes", p. 208-209 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)] . Then Alanski decided to turn to the electronic music. Caplan wrote her own songs then, and chose Jean-Philippe Nataf (ex-member of Les Innocents), one of her friend, to produce her album "Toute crue" (2001, Warner)Jil Caplan biography [http://www.mcm.net/musique/ficheartiste/2847/ MCM.net] (Retrieved February 10, 2008)] . Alongside her musical activities, Caplan, always fascinated by the image, produced and directed a film of 45 minutes for the group Lilicub. She also wrote articles for the independent magazine "Brazil".

In 2004, she released "Comme elle vient", a single made with another ex-member of Les Innocents, Jean-Christophe Urbain. Together they have made an acoustic tour until Burma.

In 2006, she directed the making-of of the recording of the French singer Patxi Garat's debut album ("S'embrasser"), directed by Jean-Christophe Urbain.

In 2004, after ten years of absence, Jil Caplan joined together again Jay Alanski. She wrote most of the text while he composed the whole of music of her seventh album entitled "Derrière la porte". The first single was "Des toutes petites choses"Jil Caplan biography [http://www.mcm.net/musique/ficheartiste/2847/ MCM.net] (Retrieved February 10, 2008)] . Jil Caplan has been on tour since October 5, 2007, with 2 dates in Paris on October 11 & 12 at the Théâtre de l'Europe.

Discography

ingles

* "Oh! Tous les soirs" (1987) - #36Jil Caplan's songs, with peak positions for the singles on French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=Jil+Caplan Lescharts.com] (Retrieved February 10, 2008)]
* "Comme sur une balançoire" (1987)
* "Cette Fille n'est pas pour toi" (1988)
* "Tard dans la nuit" (1989)
* "Tout c'qui nous sépare" (1991) - #6Jil Caplan's songs, with peak positions for the singles on French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=Jil+Caplan Lescharts.com] (Retrieved February 10, 2008)]
* "Natalie Wood" (1991) - #13Jil Caplan's songs, with peak positions for the singles on French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=Jil+Caplan Lescharts.com] (Retrieved February 10, 2008)]
* "As-tu déjà oublié ?" (1992) - #40Jil Caplan's songs, with peak positions for the singles on French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=Jil+Caplan Lescharts.com] (Retrieved February 10, 2008)]
* "Parle-moi (entre les tombes)" (1992)
* "La Frontière" (1993)
* "La Grande Malle" (1994)
* "Les Deux Bras arrachés" (1994)
* "L'Âge de raison" (1996)
* "La Passerelle" (1997)
* "Tu Verras" (1998)
* "Le Lac" (2001)
* "Toute la journée je reste au lit" (2001)
* "La Maison abandonnée" (2002)
* "Toi et Moi" (2004)
* "Assise au-dessus de l'Europe" (2005)
* "Des toutes petites choses" (2007)

Albums

* "À peine 21" (1987)
* "La Charmeuse de serpents" (1990)
* "Avant qu'il ne soit trop tard" (1993)
* "Jil Caplan" (1996)
* "Jours de fête" (compilation, 1998)
* "Toute crue" (2001)
* "Comme elle vient" (2004)
* "Derrière la porte" (2007)

EP

* "Gueule d'amour" (Jil Caplan and Doc Pilot, 2002)

Other

* "Les Mots" on the album "Urgence - 27 artistes pour la recherche contre le sida" (1992)
* "Les Eaux de mars" (with Christophe J) on the album "A tribute to Carlos Jobim" (1997)
* "Un Autre Monde", theme from the soundtrack of the film "La Petite Sirène", by Walt Disney (1998)
* "Un Train ce soir" (avec Rob) on the album "Tribute to Polnareff" (1999)

References