Mélanie De Biasio

Mélanie De Biasio

Mélanie De Biasio performing at the European Border Breakers Awards Show 2015 in Stadsschouwburg Groningen, Netherlands
Background information
Born July 12, 1978
Charleroi, Belgium
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Singer
Labels Igloo, [PIAS] Recordings
Website www.melaniedebiasio.com

Mélanie De Biasio (Charleroi, 12 July 1978) is a Belgian jazz singer.

Biography

Born to a Belgian mother and an Italian father, Mélanie De Biasio learnt ballet from the age of 3, and started playing the Western concert flute at 8 years of age. At the age of 12, she joined the Ensemble de l'Harmonie de Charleroi with whom she toured Canada for a month. During her adolescence, she further improved her voice and diction.

Being a fan of groups like Nirvana, she sang and composed in English in a rock band at age 15.[1] She played in several groups before totally setting her mind to jazz with the band Harmadik Fül trio. With them, she learned to improvise while discovering the many facets of music. After 3 years of singing studies at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, she was awarded a first prize with a distinction degree. After that, she toured in Russia, in which she gains further professional experience. This is when Steve Houben (Belgian jazz musician and saxophone professor at the Conservatory) asked her to appear in concert with him, allowing her to play in numerous festivals and other large music events in Belgium.

De Biasio has sung and played the flute with noted Belgian jazz musicians such as Pascal Mohy, Michel Herr, Jan de Haas and Philippe Aerts, and was nominated for a Django d'Or award in 2006, in the "Young Talent" category.[2]

One year later, she released her first album, A Stomach Is Burning, for the Igloo Records label, which was favorably received by the critics.[3] Her second album, No Deal, released in 2013, was described as a simple and sensual work.[4][5]

Discography

Year Album Peak positions
BEL
(Vl)
[6]		 BEL
(Wa)
[7]		 FR
[8]
2007 "A Stomach Is Burning" 144 113  –
2013 "No Deal" 14 5 55
Year Single Peak positions
BEL
(Vl)
[9]		 BEL
(Wa)
[10]		 FR
[11]
2013 "The Flow" 59 27  –

References

  1. ↑ "Mélanie De Biasio, la jazzeuse carolo qui affole le nord du pays" (in French). Focus Vif. 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Mélanie De Biasio". Igloo Records. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Prouvost, Jacques (3 September 2007). "A Stomach Is Burning" (in French). Citizenjazz. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Mélanie de Biasio" (in French). France Inter. 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Mélanie de Biasio, un album de vertige pur" (in French). Les Inrocks. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Mélanie De Biasio discography". ultratop.be/nl/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Mélanie De Biasio". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Mélanie De Biasio". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Mélanie De Biasio discography". ultratop.be/nl/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Mélanie De Biasio". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Mélanie De Biasio". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 October 2014.

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