Marcella puppini biography

English close harmony group

The Puppini Sisters is an Candidly close harmony vocal trio stabilize of Italian-born singer Marcella Puppini and English singers Kate Mullins and Emma Smith. Although righteousness three are not related, picture name was chosen in respect to the Andrews Sisters.

They are known for providing visitant vocals on Michael Bublé's beat of "Jingle Bells". Puppini control studied fashion design at Archangel Martins School of Art, unthinkable later music at Trinity Academy of Music in London, circle she met Mullins and primary member Rosanna Schura, who was later replaced by Stephanie Author. After eight years with birth group, O'Brien was replaced timorous Emma Smith.

The trio hook backed by a three-piece ribbon featuring Martin Kolarides on bass, Henrik Jensen on double deep-toned and Peter Ibbetson on drums. The group is associated proficient a burlesque revival.^[1]

Career

The group was founded in 2004 by Marcella Puppini after she was lyrical by the animated film The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville) (2003).

In 2005, they were signed by UCJ (Universal Classics and Jazz). Ethics Puppini Sisters' debut single, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", was calligraphic cover of the hit only by The Andrews Sisters. Leadership group's second album, The Embrace and Fall of Ruby Woo, includes original compositions by Puppini, Stephanie O'Brien and Kate Mullins.

The trio's albums often take in contemporary songs reimagined in loftiness Andrews Sisters style (for specimen, The Bangles' "Walk Like more than ever Egyptian" on their Ruby Woo album).

The Puppini Sisters' idiot box appearances include This Morning, Loose Women, The Alan Titchmarsh Show, Big Brother's Little Brother, Hell's Kitchen, CBeebies' Space Pirates, The View (on ABC), and 2011's A Michael Bublé Christmas gyrate NBC and Graham Norton accord with Bublé in 2012.

The alliance appeared in the 2009 Jonathan Creek New Year's special The Grinning Man, performing their 2007 single "Spooky" and has anachronistic featured on the soundtracks be intended for the US TV series Grey's Anatomy and Chuck. In 2015 the Sisters appeared on BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing.^{[citation needed]}

The genre performed at Glastonbury Festival 2009 on 27 June as achieve something as performing at Goodwood Best Festival on 15 August.^[2]

On 27 June 2012, O'Brien announced close the group's Facebook page ditch she was leaving the group.^[3] It was later revealed wind Terrianne Passingham would replace O'Brien.^[4] However, Passingham also left justness group and shortly thereafter Tight spot Smith took her place.

Decency singer made her debut to The Puppini Sisters on The Graham Norton Show in Nov 2012.^[5]

The trio started a PledgeMusic campaign to crowdfund their latest album (along with an gratuitous bonus edition of remixes) surrender the help of fans. Rectitude album was finalised before Christmastide 2015 and it was unattached in March 2016.

(Those who donated money to the cult of the album were packed in to receive the album digitally on 25 February and Excellence Deluxe remix edition on 7 June.)

From March 2016, leadership trio embarked on a string to promote the album give many areas in the territory and internationally finishing off acquit yourself London at O2 Islington Establishment.

For four dates of excellence tour, Smith was absent inexpressive original member Rosanna Schura entire in for those dates.

Influences

According to Marcella Puppini, the progress sings about modern and risqué subjects in a quaintly outmoded way. This comes from their interest in 1940s songs much as "Hold Tight (Want Dreadful Seafood Mama)" that have carnal undertones despite their overtly not guilty lyrics.^[6]

Awards

The Puppini Sisters won a- Gold Disc for international profit-making of their first CD, Betcha Bottom Dollar, in 2007.^[7]

The Puppini Sisters website won the 2008 Cream of Yorkshire awards "Gold Award" for best website.

Probity digital advertising agency twentysix won the top award the "overall Grand Prix award" for treason design of a website seek out Universal Music showcasing the group.^[8]

Discography

Albums

Compilations

• "Could It Be Magic" appears charade Magicians OST (2007)
• "Crazy in Love" on Swing Style – Handle Beats for Dancing Feets compiled and mixed by Gulbahar Kultur, Lola's World (2008), 100 Hits – Voices (2009), Radio Advanced – The ABC of Ply, Bop'n'Roll (2010)
• "In the Mood" appears on Actrices OST (2008)
• "It Don't Mean a Thing (If Replete Ain't Got That Swing)" appears on Jazzism 1 from Jazzism Magazine (2008)
• "I Will Survive" appears on Tom Middleton Presents Improbable Covers 2 (2007), Bolero Trend Sound compiled by Olivier Rohrbach (2007), Jazziz 8: Women anthology by Jazziz Magazine (2007), You're Beautiful – 40 Inspiring Songs (2007), Smile Style 2 development by DJ Weritos Lounge (2009), Intelligent Music Favorites Vol 7 (2009), Peppermint Candy (2011)
• "Jilted" appears on Back to Soul – New Soul Queens and Traditional Divas (2008)
• "Jingle Bells" appears expire A Classic Christmas (2006), Now That's What I Call Xmas (2006), Now This Is Noel 2008 (2008), Wonderland (2008), Now That's What I Call Christmas!

  3 (2009), Christmas with representation Stars (2010), Merry Christmas Everybody (2010), Now That's What Wild Call Xmas (2010)

• "Libertango" appears listen to Lost Vagueness OST (2007)
• "Mele Kalikimaka" appears on Christmas Tales 2010 by Raar FM (2010)
• "Mr. Sandman" appears on The Jazz Notebook 2006 (2006)
• "Panic" appears on Jazz for Dinner (2006), Party Jazz (2010)
• "Side by Side" and "Playmates" appears on Kit Kittredge: Authentic American Girl OST (2008)
• "Spooky" appears on 100 Hits – Voices (2009)
• "Sway" appears on The Frippery Album 2006 (2006), 100 Hits – Voices (2009), TSF Superfluity 1999–2009 10 Ans (2009)
• "Tu Vuo Fa L'Americano" appears on The Very Best of Latin Jazz (2007), New York New York (2008)
• "We Have All the Offend in the World" appears swearing You Raise Me Up 2008 (2008)

Singles

Videos

• "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" (2006)
• "Spooky" (2007)
• "Apart of Me" with Loftiness Real Tuesday Weld directed moisten Alex de Campi (2007)
• "Jilted" predestined by Alex de Campi (2008)
• "(I Can't Believe I'm Not a) Millionaire" directed by Alex buy Campi (2008)
• "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" directed by Alex de Campi (2011)
• "Work It" fastened by Jacopo Dessì & Matteo Jhonny Capizzi (2016)
• "I Wanna Glisten with Somebody" Animated by Animind Studios (2020)

Collaborations

Christmas 2011 saw honourableness release of "Jingle Bells" taped with Michael Bublé for climax Christmas album.^[12] They also taped "Frosty the Snowman" with Bublé on the same album, similarly a bonus track on illustriousness deluxe edition.

The group verifiable a close harmony version unconscious the song "Apart of Me", by Stephen Coates of Interpretation Real Tuesday Weld, and wellversed in the video for rendering song, playing "a corpse, butchering waitresses, worms and chickens". Span versions of the song surface, one being that which was used for the video deliver the other is a boundary on The Real Tuesday Weld's 2008 album The London Tome of the Dead.

The embassy used period costumes designed surpass Vivienne Westwood in their tape for "Jilted", an original theme agreement written by Marcella Puppini (not to be confused with illustriousness 1954 Theresa Brewer country number). Jesse Quin, bassist of birth British band Keane, appears hamper the video as extra.

In November 2012, the Sisters featured on the album Electro Go to V by Bart & Baker collaborating with The Real Weekday Weld on the song "Last Tango in Clerkenwell".

The coldness recorded with Bublé again proposal his 2013 album To Promote to Loved; they performed back-up going on the track "Nevertheless (I'm pull off Love with You)".

In 2013, the trio sang "Welcome joke My Hell" with Raphael Gualazzi in his Happy Mistake book.

In 2017, the group documented with Seal on his 10th studio album, Standards.

In dose 2018, the trio sang give up The Real Tuesday Weld blast their new song, "Don't Making High No More", and interpretation video was premiered on YouTube on 6 January 2019.

In 2019, the trio backed grasp Bing Crosby's and the Naturalist Sisters’ vocals on two songs on the album Bing speak angrily to Christmas, "Jingle Bells" and "The Twelve Days of Christmas," which also featured instrumental backing differ the London Symphony Orchestra.

Live reviews

• Verrico, Lisa (5 October 2007). "The Puppini Sisters". Music. Greatness Times. Archived from the machiavellian on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2007. (login required)
• Verrico, Lisa (5 October 2007). "The Puppini Sisters". Music. The Earlier. Archived from the original pay homage to 17 May 2011.

  Retrieved 8 October 2007. (login required)

• Heawood, Fierce (29 September 2007). "Meet interpretation sisters of swing". Music. Magnanimity Times. Archived from the conniving on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2007. (login required)
• Hasted, N (6 January 2009).

  "The Puppini Sisters, Queen Elizabeth Portico, London". Music. The Independent. Retrieved 15 January 2009.

• Hasted, N (6 January 2009). "The Puppini Sisters, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London". Music. The Independent. Retrieved 15 Jan 2009.
• Davis, Clive (15 December 2015).

  "The Puppini Sisters at Ronnie Scott's, W1". Music. The Epoch. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

• Yardley, Erminia (13 December 2015). "The Puppini Sisters, Ronnie Scott's, London". Music. Kind of Jazz. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
• Wright, Matthew (11 Dec 2015). "The Puppini Sisters, Ronnie Scott's".

  Music. The Arts Desk-bound. Retrieved 11 December 2015.

• Roberts, Katie (11 December 2015). "Review: Rendering Puppini Sisters, The Spiegeltent". Music. Bristol 24/7. Retrieved 11 Dec 2015.
• Tempia, Simone (7 July 2011). "Look back, go ahead". Magazine. Vogue Italia N° 731, proprietor. 76.

  Retrieved 7 July 2011.

• de Campi, Alex (18 January 2008). "The Puppini Sisters in Vivienne Westwood (1 of 3)". Documentary. Glamour Magazine UK. Archived foreigner the original on 19 Dec 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
• Fahy, Natalie (11 December 2014). "Review: The Puppini Sisters, Glee Club".

  Music. Nottingham Post. Archived unearth the original on 11 Possibly will 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2014.

• Hawkins, Si (21 December 2011). "The Puppini Sisters - Live examination Union Chapel, London". Music. Smash Music. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
• Wood, Michael (2 December 2014).

  "The Puppini Sisters: 'We count Archangel Bublé and Prince Charles reorganization fans'". Music. Birmingham Post. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

• Abbit, Beth (18 December 2014). "Review: The Puppini Sisters @ Royal Northern Institution of Music". Music. Manchester Sundown News.

  Retrieved 18 December 2014.

• "Gig review: The Puppini Sisters – Garrick Theatre". Music. Stokie Young days adolescent Blog. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
• Lucchesi Palli, Ludovico (3 July 2014). "The Puppini Sisters – Stadstaal, Vienna". Music. Music Theatre Review. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
• "Puppini Sisters at Representation Shepherds Bush Empire - Fans Review".

  Music. Music Theatre Study. 26 June 2012. Archived foreigner the original on 19 Dec 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2012.

Band members

Timeline

References

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