Imogen Heap
| Imogen Heap | |
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Heap at Pop Tech 2008
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Imogen Jennifer Heap |
| Also known as | Immi |
| Born |
9 December 1977 Havering, East London, England |
| Genres | Electronica, alternative rock, indie rock, trip hop, synthpop,folktronica, ambient, dream pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, visual artist |
| Instruments | Voice, keyboards, sampler, cello, array mbira, clarinet, synthesizer, guitar, drums, keytar, nail violin, organ, vocal percussion, Hang, vocoder |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Almo Sounds, Megaphonic, RCA Victor (Sony BMG), RCA Victor (SME) |
| Associated acts | Frou Frou, Urban Species, IAMX, Way Out West, Deadmau5, Taylor Swift |
| Website | ImogenHeap |
Imogen Jennifer Heap (/ˈɪmədʒᵻn ˈhiːp/; born 9 December 1977) is an English singer-songwriter and composer. She is known for her work as part of the musical duo Frou Frou and her solo albums, which she writes, produces, and mixes. She has produced four solo albums. Her 2009 album, Ellipse, was a North American chart success that earned Heap two Grammy nominations, winning Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical in recognition of her technical and engineering work on the record. In 2010 she received the British Academy's Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement.
Publishing administrator Downtown Music Publishing represents the works of Imogen Heap.
Imogen Jennifer Heap was born in the London Borough of Havering. She played music from an early age, becoming classically trained in several instruments including piano, cello and clarinet. She attended Friends School, a private, Quaker-run boarding school in Saffron Walden. Heap's mother (an art therapist) and her father (a construction rock retailer) separated when she was twelve. By the age of thirteen, she had begun writing songs.
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