Brisa Roché

Brisa Roché (born April 26, 1976 in Arcata, California) is an American singer-songwriter who has spent much of her life residing in France.[1] She moved to Paris after the death of her father, an adventurer,[2] and began busking at age 18 in the Paris Metro; the founders of Glazart, noticed her and a few years later she signed with Blue Note.[1] She has performed folk, garage, psyche-pop, soul and electronica.[3] Her first album, The Chase, was released October 5, 2005 in Paris; reviewing the album in Billboard, Aymeric Pichevin wrote, "A PJ Harvey fan, Roché delivers jazzy tunes with a punk spirit."[4] In 2016, Roché released Invisible 1 from 2016.[5] She returned to the United States in the course of writing her fourth album, which Rolling Stone described as "succeed[ing] in capturing the essence of pop in order to restore it to a song that was both pure and sensual."[1]

Brisa Roché
BornArcata, California
GenresJazz, pop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, musician
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2003-present

Discography

Albums
  • 2003 : Soothe Me
  • 2005 : The Chase (Blue Note / Capitol)
  • 2007 : Takes (Discograph)
  • 2010 : All Right Now (Discograph)
  • 2016 : invisible1
  • 2018 : Father

References
  1. Bouttier, Louise-Camille (2017-04-21). "EXCLU - Brisa Roché, far far West". Rolling Stone (in French). Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  2. Savage, Jennifer (June 13, 2015). "Tonight's Setlist #1: Brisa Roché, Paris Darling, Arcata". North Coast Journal. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  3. Profile at the Festival international de Jazz de Montréal
  4. Pichevin, Aymeric (12 November 2005). Roché's French Flair. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 32–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. "Festival d'été de Québec 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-07-27.


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