Lisa Germano

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Lisa Germano (2006)

Lisa Germano (born June 27, 1958 in Mishawaka , Indiana ) is an American singer , songwriter and musician .

life and work

As the daughter of Italian-American musicians and teachers, Lisa Germano played the piano at a young age . In 1985 she met John Mellencamp , with whom she went on tour as a violinist . In 1991 she released her first solo album. Her second album Happiness (1993) was released in two versions, on Capitol Records and on the British label 4AD . 4AD released their subsequent albums up to and including Slide (1998). In the Maybe World (2006), Magic Neighbor (2009) and the new edition of Lullaby for Liquid Pig , expanded to include live recordings, were released on Michael Gira's label Young God Records .

Between her solo work, Germano also regularly performed on the albums and tours of other artists as an accompanying musician, such as David Bowie , Iggy Pop , U2 , Simple Minds , Eels and many others. Together with Howe Gelb ( Giant Sand ) and Joey Burns and John Convertino ( Calexico , Giant Sand) she founded the band project OP8, which released an album in 1997, Slush . Lisa Germano was most recently on a solo tour in Europe in 2011, including Bremen, Berlin, Vienna and Dublin.

Discography (selection)

  • 1991: On the Way Down From the Moon Palace
  • 1993: Happiness
  • 1994: Inconsiderate Bitch ( EP )
  • 1994: Geek the Girl
  • 1996: Excerpts From a Love Circus
  • 1996: Small Heads ( single )
  • 1998: Slide
  • 2002: Concentrated ( compilation )
  • 2002: Rare, Unusual or Just Bad Songs (compilation)
  • 2003: Lullaby for Liquid Pig
  • 2006: Songs From Tierra Sabrosa (compilation)
  • 2006: In the Maybe World
  • 2009: Magic Neighbor

Web links

Commons : Lisa Germano  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Website of Lisa Germano , accessed on October 11, 2012.
  2. ↑ Lisa Germano's tour dates on Songkick.com, accessed October 11, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Germano, Lisa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer, songwriter and violinist
DATE OF BIRTH June 27, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Mishawaka , Indiana