Madeleine Peyroux

Biography

A celebrated modern jazz singer, Madeleine Peyroux, was born in Athens, Georgia. When the girl was six, her father brought the whole family to New York to continue his acting career. Later, they moved to California. After the divorce of her parents, Madeleine and her mother relocated to Paris. Peyroux discovered the music world that fascinated her and took up singing when she met the street musicians in one of Paris parts. Shortly after, she joined the band called Riverboat Shufflers. There, she started as the one who was asking the passers-by for the money to reward the musicians, but in a while she became a singer. Aged sixteen, the young actress was recruited by the ensemble Lost Wandering Blues and Jazz Band. As a member of this formation, the girl toured Europe giving performances. The largest part of their repertoire was the famed compositions by such great performers as Ella Fitzgerald or Billy Holiday. This experience helped Madeleine greatly when she was preparing her debut studio album, Dreamland, issued in 1996.

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