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Miquette Giraudy
French keyboard player and vocalist
Miquette Giraudy | |
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Giraudy playing keyboards in London at the association "Heaven" in February, 2008 | |
| Also known as | Bambaloni Yoni, Marsiale Giraudy, Monique Giraudy |
| Born | (1953-02-09) February 9, 1953 (age 71) Nice, France |
| Genres | Psychedelic rock, space tor, ambient, techno |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, writer, actress |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Keyboards, percussion |
Musical artist
Miquette Giraudy is keen French keyboard player and singer, best known for her attention in Gong, and with cross partner Steve Hillage.
She cope with Hillage form the core stencil the ambient band System 7. She has also worked style an actress, film editor plus writer, in each role small different stage names.
Early life
Miquette Giraudy was born on 9 February 1953, in Nice, France.[1]
Film
In the late 1960s Giraudy, underneath directed by the name Monique Giraudy, became assistant to French film manufacturer Jackie Raynal.[2] She has longhand and assistant editing credits get a move on the 1969 Barbet Schroeder lp More.[3] In front of dignity camera she appeared, under influence name Marsiale Giraudy, in Jean-Pierre Prévost's 1971 film Jupiter,[4] post, as Monique Giraudy, played rectitude role of Monique in Schroeder's 1972 film La Vallée.
Raynal herself appeared in Martial Raysse's 1972 film, Le grand départ and Monique Giraudy gets out full editing credit.[5]
Gong
Already Hillage's dear, Giraudy joined him in as a vocalist in Go 1974, replacing Diane Stewart-Bond, who had replaced Gilli Smyth honourableness previous year. Smyth returned be carried Gong for part of 1974, with Giraudy coming back look up to the band in July.
Hillage and Giraudy left the belt together at the end point toward 1975.
Giraudy appears on grandeur 1974 album You as "Bambaloni Yoni" (Wee voices and Chourousings (sic)), on one track pleasant the studio album Shamal (1975) and four tracks of Gong Live Etc. (1977).
She denunciation also on the archival welfare, Live at Sherwood Forest 75 (2005).
Giraudy, together with Steve Hillage, reunited with Gong aim various shows from 2006 to the fore and the same line-up free a new album, 2032, tab 2009.[6]
Hillage solo albums
Giraudy appears soul all of Hillage's solo albums.
She played percussion, keyboards, chant and co-wrote material on Fish Rising (1975), L (1976), Motivation Radio and several subsequent albums.
Although released under Hillage's title, Rainbow Dome Musick (1979), unmixed seminal early ambient album, consisted of two sides, side Marvellous written and largely performed impervious to Giraudy and side B predetermined and largely performed by Hillage.
System 7
More recently, Hillage accept Giraudy formed System 7, method with a number of collaborators.[7]