An Pierlé & White Velvet
Perhaps best likened to a Belgian Tori Amos, An Pierlé created a similarly theatrical and operatic brand of piano-based art-pop. Born in 1974, Pierlé embraced music, acting, and dance as a toddler and briefly studied classical piano before enrolling at Antwerp's Studio Herman Teirlinck Art School at age 17. During her third year she headlined her first solo program of original material, an event further distinguished by the transparent ergonomic ball she sat upon instead of a traditional piano stool, a component of her live performances from that point forward. In 1996 Pierlé entered her demo tape in the annual Humo's Rock Rally competition, ascending to the final round on the strength of her jury-favorite rendition of Gary Numan and Tubeway Army's synth pop classic "Are Friends Electric?" The song also emerged as a Belgian radio hit, but Pierlé shied away from the attendant hype, instead spending close to two years as a member of the touring company behind the theatrical production Bernadetje. A handful of solo concerts nevertheless kept her on the radar of pop music executives and fans, and in early 1998 Pierlé finally signed to Warner Music Benelux to begin sessions for her debut LP, Mud Stories, issued the following year. Composer and arranger Koen Gisen emerged as Pierlé's collaborator for her sophomore release, 2002's Brian Eno-influenced Helium Sunset. A subsequent tour featured a full backing band and orchestra, additions that also shaped 2006's White Velvet.
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6 Album, -en • Geordnet nach Bestseller
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An Pierlé & White Velvet
Pop - Erschienen bei [PIAS] Recordings Catalogue am 05.05.2006
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Hinterland
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei [PIAS] Recordings Belgium am 18.10.2010
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Hinterland
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei [PIAS] Recordings Belgium am 18.10.2010
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How Does It Feel
Pop - Erschienen bei [PIAS] Recordings am 14.04.2006
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Broke My Bones
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei [PIAS] Recordings Belgium am 26.09.2010
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It's Got To Be Me
Pop - Erschienen bei [PIAS] Recordings Catalogue am 08.04.2007
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