Miquette Giraudy
Miquette Giraudy (born February 9, 1953 in Nice ) is a French musician who is mainly known for her long-term collaboration with Steve Hillage .
Life
Giraudy worked as an assistant to French filmmaker Jackie Raynal in the late 1960s . Under the name Monique Giraudy, she worked as an assistant editor on More - more - more and more . In the early 1970s she appeared as an actress in Jean-Pierre Prévost's Jupiter (as Marsiale Giraudy) and Barbet Schroeder's La vallée .
Her partner Steve Hillage had become a member of Gong in 1973 and brought her to the band as a singer in early 1974, where she initially supported Gilli Smyth (1933-2016) and later replaced her. After Tim Blake left , Giraudy also played keyboard. After Hillage had recorded a successful solo album in 1975 with the support of Giraudy and other gong musicians, both left the band in the spring of 1976. This was followed by a number of other joint publications under Hillage's name and an appearance at the Rockpalast . After the 1982 album For to Next - And Not Or is Hillage operated as a music producer, Giraudy supported him in 1985 as a production assistant for the eponymous album of Cock Robin and played keyboards on 1987 Sooner or Later by Murray Head .
In 1990 Hillage worked with The Orb and then founded the System 7 project with Giraudy , which has since released numerous albums. In the mid-2000s she performed again with Gong and was involved as a musician and composer on the 2009 album 2032 .
Web links
- Miquette giraudy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Miquette Giraudy in the All Movie Guide (English)
- Miquette Giraudy at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oxford Encyclopedia of Popular Music (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Giraudy, Miquette |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Giraudy, Monique; Giraudy, Marsiale |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nice , France |