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France de Griessen is a half Dutch, half Belgian singer, musician and artist. She has grown up and lived in Brussels, Paris, New-York and New-Mexico. She now reside in Paris, but has never parted from her multicultural influences which have led her to sing in both French and English.

With influences ranging from Hole, L7, Nirvana, The Velvet Underground, Johnny Thunders to Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen or Marie Laforêt, France has - with the collaboration of Shanka ( No One Is Innocent, Destruction Incorporated)- developed her own sound : a strong and poetic combination of folk-rock, grunge, punk and country music. She sings in both French and English, as she feels each of these langages allows her to express her emotions and play with rythms and energy in their own specific ways.

« I’ve found out about country music it when I was living in the USA, and I was struck by its ability to convey emotions without any kind of artifice : the voice, a guitar, and that’s it. I always keep this in mind when creating music : I believe a good song should work with only voice and guitar. Everything else is a bonus. I like punk and grunge because they come from the same source : sixties music. And sixties music very often had great melodies. Then punk and grunge musicians re-interpreted it with different sounds, saturated guitars, different speeds and a different social context. Being a rebel by nature, I was of course drawn to it ! »

Currently recording her first solo album, France de Griessen has previously released in collaboration with Michaël Gadrat under the band name « Teen Machine » a concept-album called « Billy » (2005), which was inspired by the life and death of American outlaw Billy The Kid.

« I loved that story because it’s really about a man’s quest for freedom and finding one’s identity and place in a harsh world. The fact that he was a boy and that I’m a girl did not matter to me at all, I feel powerful stories can be told regardless of gender. So I performed as a female version of Billy. »

With this album, France won several scholarships and awards : Fondation Belge de la Vocation award-winner in 2003, she was also supported by Défi-Jeune (Direction Départementale de la Jeunesse et des Sports, France), Music Manager Forum (France) and the Division Culturelle de la SACEM (France). « Billy », got indie radio airplay in France, Canada and USA, the song « J’ai Tué » was even amongst the heaviest rotations for two month on Radio Néo, and one of the top requested songs. Teen Machine was also invited to perform two songs from « Billy » on the show « Studio 5 » on Channel 5 of French television.

In summer 2006, she started working on a 4 tracks mini-album with Shanka. A few weeks later, it evolved into a full-lenght solo album project. American singer and musician Elliott Murphy and his son Gaspard Murphy, drummers Pierre Belleville (Lofofora, Destruction Incorporated) and Yann Coste (No One Is Innocent, Marcel Bellucci Quartett, Doppler), bassist Bastien Burger ( Blackstrobe, Destruction Incorporated), punk singer/author Vérole, and violonist Agnès Davan, theremin and organ player Olivier Daviaud later joined the project. When Kemar, No One Is Innocent frontman & singer heard the songs, he offered France to open for the band’s Parisian concert at La Cigale in october 2007.

A modern gipsy, dreamer, story-teller, poet and independant woman, France de Griessen has created a world of her own, in which romance walks hand in hand with both rage and sweetness, provocation meets poetry, and melancholy is cathartic.

Her upcoming solo album « Ballerina », is inspired by her own life as well as those of female icons such as Marylin Monroe or Calamity Jane.

她曾在布魯塞爾，巴黎，紐約和新墨西哥居住。 現居於巴黎，但她從沒有跟她的多元文化分離，因此她的歌曲有法語的，亦有英語的。

受著Hole, L7, Nirvana, The Velvet Underground, Johnny Thunders　以至Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen 或 Marie Laforêt　的影響，France－跟Shanka ( No One Is Innocent, Destruction Incorporated)一起合作－發掘了屬於她的聲音：一種混合了強而充滿詩意的帶民歌色彩的搖滾樂曲。

她以法語和英語演繹歌曲，因為她認為這些語言讓她能夠抒發她的情感，同時亦能讓她能為音樂注入獨特的節奏與能量。

« I’ve found out about country music it when I was living in the USA, and I was struck by its ability to convey emotions without any kind of artifice : the voice, a guitar, and that’s it. I always keep this in mind when creating music : I believe a good song should work with only voice and guitar. Everything else is a bonus. I like punk and grunge because they come from the same source : sixties music. And sixties music very often had great melodies. Then punk and grunge musicians re-interpreted it with different sounds, saturated guitars, different speeds and a different social context. Being a rebel by nature, I was of course drawn to it ! »

她正在貫錄她的首張個人大碟，而她較早前與 « Teen Machine »的Michaël Gadrat共同合作的概念-大碟 « Billy » (2005)的靈感則來自被放逐的Billy The Kid的人生。

« I loved that story because it’s really about a man’s quest for freedom and finding one’s identity and place in a harsh world. The fact that he was a boy and that I’m a girl did not matter to me at all, I feel powerful stories can be told regardless of gender. So I performed as a female version of Billy. »

因為這張大碟， France贏得了數個獎學金以及殊榮： Fondation Belge de la Vocation award-winner 於2003, Défi-Jeune (Direction Départementale de la Jeunesse et des Sports, France), Music Manager Forum (France) and the Division Culturelle de la SACEM (France)　亦曾給予她支持。

« Billy »曾被播放於法國，加拿大和美國的獨立製作無線電廣播臺頻道，曲目« J’ai Tué »更曾高居Radio Néo播放率排行榜達２個月之久。

Teen Machine也被邀請往法國第５頻道中演繹其中的２首歌曲。

於２００６年夏季，她開始了跟Shanka合作只有４首歌曲的細碟。 幾星期後，這慢慢演變成她的個人大碟項目。 美個歌手及音樂人 Elliott Murphy 和他的兒子 Gaspard Murphy, 鼓手 Pierre Belleville (Lofofora, Destruction Incorporated) 和 Yann Coste (No One Is Innocent, Marcel Bellucci Quartett, Doppler), 低音歌手 Bastien Burger ( Blackstrobe, Destruction Incorporated), 搖滾樂手 Vérole, 和 小提琴家 Agnès Davan, 特雷門家 Olivier Daviaud 隨後亦參與了這個項目。

當No One Is Innocent的主音歌手Kemar聽到這些歌後，他提出了給予France為他們樂隊在２００７年１０月的演唱會當開幕嘉賓的機會。

一位當代的吉普賽女郎，夢想家，詩人以及獨立女性集於一身，France de Griessen創造了屬於她的世界，在這裏浪漫激情的跟甜蜜的共融，連憂鬱也被淨化了。

她未來個人大碟« Ballerina »的靈感來自於她自己的生活，再加上Marylin Monroe or Calamity Jane等其他女性。

她曾在布鲁塞尔，巴黎，纽约和新墨西哥居住。 现居于巴黎，但她从没有跟她的多元文化分离，因此她的歌曲有法语的，亦有英语的。

受着Hole, L7, Nirvana, The Velvet Underground, Johnny Thunders　以至Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen 或 Marie Laforêt　的影响，France－跟Shanka ( No One Is Innocent, Destruction Incorporated)一起合作－发掘了属于她的声音：一种溷合了强而充满诗意的带民歌色彩的摇滚乐曲。

她以法语和英语演绎歌曲，因为她认为这些语言让她能够抒发她的情感，同时亦能让她能为音乐注入独特的节奏与能量。

« I’ve found out about country music it when I was living in the USA, and I was struck by its ability to convey emotions without any kind of artifice : the voice, a guitar, and that’s it. I always keep this in mind when creating music : I believe a good song should work with only voice and guitar. Everything else is a bonus. I like punk and grunge because they come from the same source : sixties music. And sixties music very often had great melodies. Then punk and grunge musicians re-interpreted it with different sounds, saturated guitars, different speeds and a different social context. Being a rebel by nature, I was of course drawn to it ! »

她正在贯录她的首张个人大碟，而她较早前与 « Teen Machine »的Michaël Gadrat共同合作的概念-大碟 « Billy » (2005)的灵感则来自被放逐的Billy The Kid的人生。

« I loved that story because it’s really about a man’s quest for freedom and finding one’s identity and place in a harsh world. The fact that he was a boy and that I’m a girl did not matter to me at all, I feel powerful stories can be told regardless of gender. So I performed as a female version of Billy. »

因为这张大碟， France赢得了数个奖学金以及殊荣： Fondation Belge de la Vocation award-winner 于2003, Défi-Jeune (Direction Départementale de la Jeunesse et des Sports, France), Music Manager Forum (France) and the Division Culturelle de la SACEM (France)　亦曾给予她支持。

« Billy »曾被播放于法国，加拿大和美国的独立製作无线电广播台频道，曲目« J’ai Tué »更曾高居Radio Néo播放率排行榜达２个月之久。

Teen Machine也被邀请往法国第５频道中演绎其中的２首歌曲。

于２００６年夏季，她开始了跟Shanka合作只有４首歌曲的细碟。 几星期后，这慢慢演变成她的个人大碟项目。 美个歌手及音乐人 Elliott Murphy 和他的儿子 Gaspard Murphy, 鼓手 Pierre Belleville (Lofofora, Destruction Incorporated) 和 Yann Coste (No One Is Innocent, Marcel Bellucci Quartett, Doppler), 低音歌手 Bastien Burger ( Blackstrobe, Destruction Incorporated), 摇滚乐手 Vérole, 和 小提琴家 Agnès Davan, 特雷门家 Olivier Daviaud 随后亦参与了这个项目。

当No One Is Innocent的主音歌手Kemar听到这些歌后，他提出了给予France为他们乐队在２００７年１０月的演唱会当开幕嘉宾的机会。

一位当代的吉普赛女郎，梦想家，诗人以及独立女性集于一身，France de Griessen创造了属于她的世界，在这里浪漫激情的跟甜蜜的共融，连忧鬱也被淨化了。

她未来个人大碟« Ballerina »的灵感来自于她自己的生活，再加上Marylin Monroe or Calamity Jane等其他女性。

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