Liset Alea
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Alea Lissette Alea Lissette Gonzalez-Alea |
| Born | 09/05/1979 at Havana, Cuba |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass |
| Years active | 1998–current |
| Labels | EMI, Kwaidan |
| Associated acts |
Nouvelle Vague Etro Anime Alexkid Honeythieves Dubphonic Olga Kouklaki Yasmine Hamdan |
Liset Alea is a Cuban-American singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist who lives in Paris, best known as a solo artist and lead singer in Nouvelle Vague.
In 1998, Alea co-founded drum & bass/trip hop band Etro Anime. She co-wrote all the songs and provided lead vocals on their 2003 album See the Sound. Soon after, she left the band to pursue a solo career. Her debut LP, No Sleep, was released in multiple European territories on EMI in 2005, and was on the Top 40 charts in the Netherlands for 15 weeks. Around that time, she also began writing songs for other artists, including “Catfight,” a single from Belgium’s Star Academy winner Katerine’s 2005 debut. She later co-wrote “Il Futuro Che Sara” for Chiara Galiazzo, which was in competition at the 2013 Sanremo Music Festival in Italy.
While residing in Paris, Alea began collaborating with French DJ Alexkid, appearing on his 2003 album Mint. Their single “Come With Me,” was featured that year in an episode of Las Vegas, and has been remixed by numerous artists, including Llorca, Brett Johnson and Tiga. In 2009, Alea, Alexkid and French producer/DJ Rodriguez Jr formed the Honeythieves. The trio’s song “Reminder” was in 2009 episodes of Entourage and 90210, and was remixed by RAC’s Andre Anjos.
In 2010, Alea independently wrote and co-produced a Spanish-language album, Sin Cera. It has not been released.
In 2008, Alea met Marc Collin, the founder of Nouvelle Vague. She opened for the group in Miami, and officially joined them as a lead singer in 2009. She shares lead singing duties with Mélanie Pain, appearing with them on tour.
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