"… An unique and interesting approach of the blues standards. To me, it’s very French-quite intimate, " after hours " feel… You have an attracting voice, with good vocal pitches and a distinctive style… a real talent. "
April 30, 2006 Bruce Iglauer, Alligator Chicago Records
« They are really great these frenchys…Good job !…»
David Evans /author, producer, ethno-musicology professor at Memphis University
"… really tremendous"…"… wake up, here is somebody who has talent, who sings and writes on the blues with an unusual intimacy "
Alex Dutilh - France Musiques/25.06.07
"a voice one will retains, a disc which dazzled us… An extremely personal way to adapt the spirit of the Blues… Different and original music."
Sébastian Danchin/France Musiques
The 2007 Cognac Blues Passions La Surprise
"… positively impressed: whether she smiles or sings, Sophie Borgeaud is irresistible.Accompanied by the sensitive musicianship of Jean Marc Pernon, she mixes old jazz sounds with a Blues played with the tips of the fingers, a thankless task for those who lack expertise. A touch of Asia adds a singular flavour to their interpretation "
October 2007 Luca Lupoli, ilpopolodelblues Rome
"A voice with the textures magnified by a texture that remins us of the great jazz sisters…Profondly sensitivity and poetic, Sophie Borgeaud and Jean-Marc Pernon charm us with subtle accompaniments, particularly appropriate arrangements and a moving vocal interpretation. Sophie Borgeaud offers us a bridge between yesterday’s and today’s jazz " Michel Rolland, Cognac Blues Passions
"… It works!Why? Because, Sophie has the voice, soft, sensual, deceptively lazy, seductive, and poised… Performing at Cognac Blues Passions festival, she will be one of the revelations, while she will confirm her potential to the public." Christophe Mourot / Soulbag N° déc06 Revelation 2006 – 4 ****
"One of most beautiful French voices. This girl has something and if there is any justice, we will be heaving mote from her in the future.”
Alain Leclerc/ « Blues qui roule » President
Coup de Cœur BCR Cognac Blues Passions 2007
"Rigorous, pure,insistent and sensual"
Patrick Szersnovicz / Le Monde de la Musique
“ The Blues has long been crying out for of a pretty elegant and sensual woman…” Bruno Blum, Rock & Folk/Les Inrockuptibles
BROADCAST
Midnight Special Blues Radio :
« You Don’t Know » 1 st on Top 50 January 12th 2008
Featured Album of the Month - January 08 « Sensual, adorable and unexpected blues album. A very French way to remind us that blues is a feeling and, as such, is intimate. Big Joe Williams, Albert King and Willie Dixon would all fall in love. »
France Musiques Jazz de Cœur, Jazz de Pique 05/25/07
« The Best Of Love » presented by Alex Dutilh and Sébastian Danchin
Tracks on rotation
CFLX la Note Bleue Pierre Challier Sherbrooke Québec Canada
France Bleu Périgord
France Bleu La Rochelle
Web Radio Europe 2
Radio Menergy – Baker Street Radio Show
O2 RADIO 91.3 www.o2radio.net - Mojo Blues
PRESS
SoulBag « The Best Of Love » revelation 2006 4 stars, december
ITW SoulBag June 2007
www. Ilpopolodelblues.com Interview Cognac Blues Passions 2007
Various articles in Sud-Ouest / La Charente Libre …
TELEVISION
France 3 Live on the « Tour de France » in Cognac 28th of july 2007
INTERNET
New Stage Europe 2 / SFR Youngs Talents Official Selection December 2007
www.sfrjeunestalents.com
www.myspace.com/sophieborgeaud
BIO
I am a Franco/Swiss artist who as born in Paris into a family of musicians…
I grew up in a musical environment, my stepfather is the composer Pierre Henry.
I have worked in broadcast and television braodcasting in Paris (TF1, France 2, Radio Classique,) and in Tahiti (RFO, Radio Tiare), and as a studio actress in LA Theather Center. I was on Sandrine Dumas’ short movie « Le garde du Corps » public prize at Berlin festival. I sang jazz in LA with the guitarist and film scorer Pascal Escoffier and in Paris with Serge Gruszov .
I also worked as a tour manager for artists including Baryshnikov, Harry Belafonte, Lou Reed, Rickie Lee Jones, Joaquin Cortez, Patrick Dupond, Jacques Weber. I collaborated with le Cirque du Soleil US Tour 89. I have additionally worked for Fortune Magazine in NY, publications of special advertising inserts, as an agent for artists and for the legal departement of Fnac group.Whilst in Ibiza, I released as a singer the first Bay Bar CD compilation.
The album « The Best of Love » is born from my collaboration with the composer Jean Marc Pernon, a confirmed blues aficionado, who helped me discover the immensity of the blues repertory and with whom I have been inspired to write a series of songs. This is but the beginning.
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