La Roux ( Rus. La Route , translated from the French “Redhead” [1] ) is a British synth-pop duduet, formed in 2008 in London , England , which includes singer Elly Jackson ( English Elly Jackson ) playing the synthesizer , and songwriter, producer Ben Langmaid ( eng. Ben Langmaid ). The duet performs electropop with elements of indie and folk rock ; among the main influences, its participants mention the early Depeche Mode , The Human League , Blancmange , Heaven 17 , as well as Nick Drake [2] .
| La roux | |
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| basic information | |
| Genres | Synthpop |
| Years | 2008 - present |
| A country |  Great Britain |
| City | Brixton london |
| From where | |
| Labels | Polydor Records (UK) Cherrytree (US) |
| Composition | Ally jackson |
| Former the participants | Ben Lengmeyd |
| laroux.co.uk | |
At the 53rd Grammy Ceremony , which took place on February 13, 2011, the duo's album of the same name received an award in the nomination “Best Electronic / Dance Album” ( English Best Electronic / Dance Album ) [3] .
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Group History
In November 2008, the duo released their debut single, Quicksand, on Kitsuné Records. In December, the duo finished fifth in the BBC Sound of 2009 list.
The second single, "In For The Kill" was released March 16, 2009 . Dubstep- producer Skrillex made two remixes for the song: one of them went up to # 11 on iTunes Store charts. The single debuted at # 11 in the UK Singles Chart on March 22, 2009 , after which it rose to # 2. In March 2009, La Roux went on tour with Lily Allen . On June 22, the third single of the duet “Bulletproof” was released and immediately headed the UK Singles Chart [4] .
La Roux 's debut album was released on June 29, 2009 [5] . On July 21, he was nominated for the Mercury Prize , dividing 3-5 places with Bat for Lashes and Glasvegas [5] in the bookmaker favorites list. Turned out (to the surprise of most observers) out of the list of nominees, Lily Allen said: “I hope La Roux will win,” [5] but this did not happen. In the autumn of the same year, La Roux had a successful tour in the United States and began work on a new album, suggesting that they abandon the 80s sound that dominated the debut album. In early 2010, the Skream remix “In For the Kill” won the NME Shockwave Awards, winning the Best Dancefloor Filler nomination [2] . At the 53rd Grammy Awards ceremony , which took place on February 13, 2011, the album received an award in the nomination “Best Electronic / Dance Album” ( English Best Electronic / Dance Album ) [3] .
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Charts |
|---|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart [6] | ||
| 2009 | La roux
| 2 |
| 2014 | Trouble In Paradise
| - |
Singles
| Year | Single | Charts | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [6] | AUS [ten] | Irish singles chart [eleven] | Eurochart Hot 100 Singles | Canadian hot 100 | |||
| 2008 | "Quicksand" | 133 [12] | - | - | - | 18 [13] | La roux |
| 2009 | "In for the Kill" | 2 | 50 | 13 | 9 [14] | - | |
| "Bulletproof" | one | - | ten | - | - | ||
| “-” - did not enter the charts | |||||||
Notes
- ↑ French-Russian translation of roux - ABBYY Lingvo.Pro. The title is mixed with the feminine article La and the adjective in the masculine, which, according to the Archive, is archived on June 16, 2012. Ellie Jackson, reflects her androgyny , not to mention hair color.
- ↑ 1 2 Heather Phares. La Roux biography . www.allmusic.com. The appeal date is May 18, 2010. Archived April 3, 2012.
- 2 1 2 53rd Annual Grammy Awards nominees (eng.) . Grammy Awards . The appeal date is July 11, 2011. Archived on April 3, 2012.
- ↑ La Roux biography . www.chartstats.com. The appeal date is May 18, 2010. Archived April 3, 2012.
- 2 1 2 3 www.guardian.co.uk La Roux album review . www.guardian.co.uk. The appeal date is May 18, 2010. Error in the footnotes ? : Invalid
<ref>: the name “guardian” is defined several times for different content - ↑ 1 2 La Roux UK Chart Positions . Chart Stats . chartstats.com. The appeal date is May 14, 2009. Archived April 3, 2012.
- Rou La Roux announces debut album's Harriet Howard , NME (January 8, 2009). The appeal date is January 8, 2009.
- Rou La Roux Returns After 'Burnout' and Vocal Problems: 'I Wasn't As Hardcore As I Thought' . Billboard (May 19, 2014). The appeal date is June 2, 2014.
- Rou La Roux announce release date for second studio album . The Guardian (13 May 2014). The appeal date is June 2, 2014.
- ↑ Discography La Roux - Australia . Australian-Charts.com. The date of circulation is June 30, 2009. Archived April 3, 2012.
- ↑ Discography La Roux - Ireland . Irish Charts . irish-charts.com. The appeal date is May 14, 2009. Archived April 3, 2012.
- ↑ ChartsPlus , issue 405
- Rou La Roux> Hot Singles Sales> Quicksand . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. The appeal date is June 22, 2009.
- "European Hot 100 Singles (Chart Listing for the Week of Apr 25 2009)" . Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
Links
- La Roux official website
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