Gabrielle (singer)
Gabrielle | |
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Birth name | Louise Gabrielle Bobb[1][2] |
Born | [3][4] Hackney, London, England | 19 July 1969
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1992–present |
Labels | |
Website | gabrielle |
Louise Gabrielle Bobb (born 19 July 1969), known professionally as Gabrielle, is a British singer and songwriter. Bobb was born in
After a few inactive years, Gabrielle made a comeback with "Rise", which became her second UK number one, in 2000. Her album of the same name reached the top spot on the UK Albums Chart, where it stayed for three weeks. The song "Out of Reach", from the soundtrack to Bridget Jones's Diary, reached number four on the UK Singles Chart. She released the compilation Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 in 2001.
Early life
Gabrielle was born in London as Louise Gabrielle Bobb to parents from Dominica.[5] She and her three brothers were brought up by their mother, Patricia.[4] Gabrielle credited her mother for her love of soul and reggae music.[6]
Gabrielle has had
Career
1993–1998: Find Your Way and Gabrielle
In June 1993, Gabrielle released her debut single entitled "
Gabrielle released her self-titled second studio album in 1996, reaching number 11 in the UK Album Chart
1999–2001: Rise and Greatest Hits
Gabrielle began recording her third studio album Rise in 1998 through 1999. Rise was released on 18 October 1999 in the United Kingdom, and 15 August 2000 in the United States. The album became Gabrielle's biggest selling album to date with it becoming her only number one album. The album became a huge commercial success, spending three weeks at number one in the UK Albums Chart, and achieving 4× Platinum status. "Sunshine" was the album's first single and peaked at number nine in the UK giving her her sixth UK top ten hit. "Rise" was released as the album's second single. It was her second number one single in the UK (and thus far, last). Written by Gabrielle, Ollie Dagois, Ferdy Unger-Hamilton and Bob Dylan, and produced by Johnny Dollar, the song used a sample from Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door". The song reached number one on the UK singles chart for two weeks in January 2000. The song has sold 460,000 copies in the UK as stated by the Official UK Charts Company making the song one of the 14th best selling of 2000 in the UK.[12] The album of the same name also reached the top spot in the UK Albums Chart, where it stayed for three weeks.[12] It spent 87 weeks in the charts.[12] "
Gabrielle released her first
An arena tour of the United Kingdom followed in June 2002.
2004–2009: Play to Win, Always and touring
Gabrielle once again teamed with frequent collaborators Jonathan Shorten and trio
In October 2007, Gabrielle's fifth studio album
2010–present: Now and Always: 20 Years of Dreaming, Under My Skin and Do It Again
Following a lengthy break, in November 2013, Gabrielle released the album
Gabrielle released Under My Skin, her sixth studio album, worldwide on 17 August 2018. Her first studio album in 11 years, it marked her first full-length release through BMG Rights Management.[21] The release of Under My Skin marked 25 years since the release of her debut single, "Dreams".[21] Its release was preceded by lead single "Show Me".[22]
In 2021, she participated in the
Later that year Gabrielle appeared in Stormzy's music video for "Mel Made Me Do It".[25]
Artistry
Gabrielle's first two studio albums were inspired by "classic soul connotations" such as Marvin Gaye, Barry White and Bobby Womack. However, the albums also contained influence "by early-'80s British pop" Soul II Soul, Lisa Stansfield and Mantronix. Gabrielle's third album Rise spoke of "optimism, romanticism, devotion, and a keen survival instinct".[26] "Play to Win" incorporated a mix of genres. Gabrielle spoke about the album's influences saying "There's also a couple of songs which lean more to Country, so there will be a couple of surprises for them." She also talked about the genres on the album, saying, "There's nothing wrong with Country. Yeah, I'm a black woman, but I'd like to think that I can just sing 'songs'. This album is diverse but people buying my music can expect diverse music; it's about love, life and optimism."[27]
Gabrielle cited her high school teacher as one influence, saying that she was "inspired the moment her teacher asked her to construct her first poem. Her poetry began to develop into songs, and then she began to sing." Other inspirations came through in an eclectic collection of 1980s pop: Madonna, Culture Club, Haircut One Hundred, Duran Duran, Adam and the Ants and Wham!. "You know, it was all pop, and at the same time I was a huge Michael Jackson fan, so I had a big picture of him, you know, when he looked really beautiful, and he was dark chocolate and you just wanted to lick him, although they were innocent thoughts those days, when I was younger."[27]
Personal life
Gabrielle has a son, born in 1995, and a daughter, born in 2003.[28]
Discography
Studio albums
- Find Your Way (1993)
- Gabrielle (1996)
- Rise (1999)
- Play to Win (2004)
- Always (2007)
- Under My Skin (2018)[22]
- Do It Again (2021)
- A Place In Your Heart (2024)
Compilation albums
- Rise Underground(2000)
- Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (2001)
- Now and Always: 20 Years of Dreaming (2013)
- Dreams: The Best Of (2016)
Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1994
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Herself | Best British Breakthrough
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Won |
Best British Female | Nominated | ||
1997
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Won | ||
2000
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Nominated |
Black Music Awards
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1994 | Herself | Best R&B Newcomer | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1994 | "Dreams" | Best Selling Song | Nominated |
1997 | "Give Me a Little More Time" | Most Performed Song | Nominated |
2000 | "Rise" | Best Contemporary Song | Nominated |
2001 | Most Performed Work | Nominated | |
2002 | "Out of Reach" | Nominated | |
2008 | Herself | Outstanding Song Collection | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1997 | "Give Me a Little More Time" | Best Single | Won |
2000 | Rise | Best Album | Won |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2000 | "Rise" | Record of the Year | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1996 | Herself | Best Female Singer | Nominated | [29] |
"If You Ever" | Best Single | Nominated |
Urban Music Awards 2007 – Outstanding Achievement
References
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- ^ a b Hattenstone, Simon (6 August 2018). "Gabrielle: 'I'm coming back as a white male, honey'". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Ideal Homes: Gabrielle | Singer, Songwriter", The Independent, 17 August 1997.
- ^ ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ Haskell, Duncan (28 December 2018). "How I wrote Dreams".
- ^ "Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- All Media Guide. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- All Media Guide / Billboard. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ "Australian charts archive". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
- ^ ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Dutch Album Charts > Gabrielle" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Rianz.org.nz. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "Diva's happy with an iron in her hand". Icwales.icnetwrok.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "Programm & Tickets :: 2nd Zermatt Unplugged April 9–12th, 2008". 17 May 2008. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008.
- ^ [1] Archived 5 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [2] Archived 30 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Gabrielle is Al Green's special guest " Express & Star". Express & Star. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ "Now And Always: 20 Years of Dreaming". Amazon UK. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ a b Simpson, Dave (17 August 2018). "Gabrielle: Under My Skin review – a heartfelt comeback". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Under My Skin by Gabrielle on iTunes". iTunes Store. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Milward, Charlie (6 February 2021). "The Masked Singer: Harlequin's identity 'sealed' with eye patch clue viewers missed". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Gabrielle announces new album Do It Again following The Masked Singer reveal". Official Charts. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ STORMZY - MEL MADE ME DO IT, retrieved 31 October 2022
- ^ "the biography of Gabrielle – singer life story". Poemhunter.com. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Gabrielle". Thesituation.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ York Membery, Gabrielle is a grandmother. "Me and my motor: Gabrielle, musician", Driving, The Sunday Times, 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Articles On Smash Hits". Smash Hits Magazine Remembered. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Gabrielle at IMDb