Elizabeth Fraser was the vocalist for the dream pop band Cocteau Twins who achieved international success primarily during the fifteen years from the mid-1980s to late 1990s.
22 Facts About Elizabeth Fraser
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Elizabeth Fraser performed as part of the 4AD group This Mortal Coil, including the successful 1983 single "Song to the Siren", and as a guest with Massive Attack on their 1998 single "Teardrop".
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Elizabeth Fraser has reportedly recorded enough material for a debut solo studio album; however, a release date or further information has not been published.
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In 2022, Elizabeth Fraser released the EP Sun's Signature, which includes a re-worked version of her 2000 single release "Underwater".
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Elizabeth Fraser was described by critic Jason Ankeny as "an utterly unique performer whose swooping, operatic vocals relied less on any recognizable language than on the subjective sounds and textures of verbalized emotions".
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Elizabeth Fraser was born and grew up in Grangemouth, which she described as "a dark and stifling industrial town".
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Music was important and represented an escape; at that time Elizabeth Fraser had portraits of her heroes like Siouxsie Sioux tattooed on her arms.
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Guthrie liberally used alcohol and drugs throughout the years they were together, and Elizabeth Fraser had a nervous breakdown during the recording of Four-Calendar Cafe.
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Elizabeth Fraser had a relationship with singer Jeff Buckley and recorded a duet with him, "All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun", written together but never released commercially.
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Elizabeth Fraser speaks about their relationship in the BBC documentary, Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You.
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Elizabeth Fraser appeared on 4AD house band This Mortal Coil's first release where her contributions included a cover version of Tim Buckley's "Song to the Siren".
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Elizabeth Fraser provided one-off vocals for acts such as Felt, Dif Juz, The Wolfgang Press, and Ian McCulloch.
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Elizabeth Fraser has sporadically collaborated with a range of performers, including The Future Sound of London, Elliot Goldenthal, Craig Armstrong and Peter Gabriel.
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Elizabeth Fraser has contributed to the soundtracks of several films including In Dreams, Cruel Intentions, The Winter Guest, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and occasionally appeared as a guest artist on other musicians' projects.
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Elizabeth Fraser appeared as a guest artist on folk singer Sam Lee's single "The Moon Shines Bright", released in December 2019, and subsequently on Sam Lee's album Old Wow, released in January 2020.
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Under the project Sun's Signature with her partner Damon Reece, Elizabeth Fraser was set to release a self-titled extended-play album on 23 April 2022, via Rough Trade Records.
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Elizabeth Fraser contributed a cover version of "At Last I Am Free" on the 2003 album Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before, a celebration of 25 years of Rough Trade Records.
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Elizabeth Fraser was reportedly signed to Blanco y Negro Records.
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Elizabeth Fraser could be heard singing "Elizabeth Fraser Moves Through the Fair" in episode 1, and "The Lover's Ghost" over the end titles in episode 4.
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Elizabeth Fraser made a rare appearance at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 July 2017, in conversation with John Grant.
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On 3 September 2018, Elizabeth Fraser performed an intimate invitation only performance at the "Society of the Golden Slippers" showcase in Soho where she was joined by John Grant on harmonies for "Oh Shenandoah".
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Elizabeth Fraser has two daughters, the first by her former partner Robin Guthrie and the second by Reece.