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Miss Kittin
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Miss Kittin is the stage name of Caroline Hervé, born on 16 July 1973 in Grenoble. She is a French producer, DJ, singer and songwriter. At home they played Genesis, Supertramp, Miles Davis, Maria Callas, Pink Floyd and The Beatles. She did ballet until she was twenty-two and studied art and graphic design. In 1993 she made her first mix, in 1994 came her first performance as a DJ, and in 1996 she moved to Geneva.
Music and breakthrough
Her breakthrough came in 1998. In 1997 she had met DJ Hell, who wanted her to record for his label International DJ Gigolo. Together with The Hacker she made the singles 1982 and Frank Sinatra, which made her known in electronic music. Later she worked with Chicks on Speed, Felix da Housecat and Golden Boy. With Felix da Housecat she had international success with Rippin Kittin, and Silver Screen Shower Scene also became a well-known single.
Influence
Her first solo album I Com was released in 2004, followed by Batbox in 2008 and Calling From the Stars in 2013. Her music comes from the club: electronic rhythms and synthesizers, with a cool, almost spoken style of singing. In this way she belongs to the generation that gave the electronic dance music of around the turn of the millennium a face of its own.
Listening
Discography
Studio albums
- 2001Or
- 2004I Com
- 2008Batbox
- 2013Calling From the Stars
- ?Golden Boy with Miss Kittin
Mentioned in other articles
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