Laetitia Shériff
Laetitia Shériff is a French rock musician known for her performances in Indie rock genre. BiographyRaised in Paris and later in Lille, she began performing solo, singing texts by William Butler Yeats, a poet who inspired her to sing,[1] and then started writing her own material. She met guitarist Olivier Mellano (guitarist for Dominique A) before being joined by drummer Gaël Desbois (of the band Mobiil). She moved to Rennes in 2003.[2] The trio recorded Laetitia's first album, Codification, in 2004,[3] with all lyrics in English.[4] They then embarked on a tour that included appearances at the Printemps de Bourges and the Vieilles Charrues. In 2007, she collaborated with the dance company Hervé Koubi. She composed the music for the documentary La communauté 28 by Hélène Desplanques. She also played bass in the band Trunks. She worked again with Olivier Mellano and Gaël Desbois[5] on her second album, which was released in May 2008 under the title Games Over on Fargo Records, where she had signed with her band.[6] In July 2008 she recorded a solo baritone guitar and vocal LP at Saint-Jacques chapel in Vendôme, which was released in 2010 as a 9-track vinyl LP accompanied by a 13-track CD on Impersonal Freedom, Thomas Poli's label. In 2009 she played bass for singer and guitarist Piers Faccini, touring with him. In 2012 she recorded the EP Where's My I.D.? which was released on vinyl by Impersonal Freedom. She played all the instruments on this record.[7] In 2014 she released her third album titled Pandemonium, Solace And Stars.[8] The album features drummer Nicolas Courret (from the band Eiffel), guitarist and keyboardist Thomas Poli, and violinist Carla Pallone (a member of Mansfield.TYA). Pete Simonelli (member of the American band Enablers) also contributed, providing the introduction for the track Urbanism – After Goya. The trio, consisting of Shériff, Poli, and Courret, went on tour, performing across France, including at the Eurockéennes de Belfort and the Vieilles Charrues. They also played in Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, and Canada.[9] In August 2015 the trio recorded a 5-track EP The Anticipation at Black Box studio. It was released on 30 October on vinyl by Yotanka and Impersonal Freedom.[9] Her fourth album Stillness was released in autumn 2020 on Yotanka. References
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