Camille O'Sullivan

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Camille O'Sullivan (born December 30, 1974 in London ) is an Irish singer , actress , painter and architect .

life and work

The daughter of a French artist and an Irish racing driver was born in London. She grew up in Cork . She studied painting for a year before taking up and graduating in architecture in Dublin. She worked as an architect and in 2000 won the Architectural Association of Ireland Award.

During her studies, she took part in theater and shows. During a stay in Berlin she discovered her interest in the songs of Hanns Eisler , Friedrich Hollaender and Kurt Weill . Back in Dublin she was inspired by Agnes Bernelle's performances . However, she continued to work as an architect.

In 1999 she had a serious car accident with life-threatening injuries. During the lengthy recovery, O'Sullivan decided to work exclusively as an artist in the future.

She was one of the original cast of the variety show “La Clique”, which won the “Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment” in 2009. Other shows with which she became known include "La Fille du Cirque", "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris" and "Dark Angel".

In addition to her musical work, O'Sullivan is successful as a theater and film actress (see for example the filmography below). She also exhibited her paintings at the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin.

Musical style

Camille O'Sullivan is considered an intensely dramatic interpreter of songs from the Weimar Republic as well as by Édith Piaf , Jacques Brel , Nick Cave , Tom Waits , David Bowie and others,

Discography

Studio albums

  • 2002: A Little Yearning
  • 2012: Changeling

Live albums

  • 2005: La Fille Du Cirque
  • 2005: Plays Brel Live
  • 2008: Live At The Olympia

Filmography

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d biography on Camille O'Sullivan's website, see web links
  2. ↑ a b Neil McCormick: Camille O'Sullivan, interview: don't call me burlesque . The Telegraph, August 6, 2012 (English)
  3. ^ Adam Jacques: How We Met: Feargal Murray & Camille O'Sullivan . The Independent, August 19, 2012 (English)
  4. ↑ a b Camille O'Sullivan on the pages of Other Voices (English)
  5. ↑ Nick Galvin: 'You've just got to be a bit feral and go for it.' Camille O'Sullivan . The Sydney Morning Herald, January 19, 2013 (English)
personal data
SURNAME O'Sullivan, Camille
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish singer, actress, painter and architect
DATE OF BIRTH December 30, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH London , England