Laura Bettinson

Laura Bettinson
Laura Bettinson
	Bettinson performing in 2014
Background information
Also known as	FEMME, lau.ra
Born	20 September 1987; Rugby, Warwickshire, England
Genres	Alternative dance; electropop; alternative hip hop; wonky pop; indie pop;
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter; record producer;
Instruments	Vocals; synthesizer;
Years active	2008–present
Associated acts	Ultraísta

Laura Bettinson (born 20 September 1987), also known by her stage names FEMME and lau.ra, is an English singer, songwriter, producer and DJ. She started writing music at 16, gigging around the Midlands area before moving to London to study Bmus Popular Music at Goldsmiths, University of London.

History

She started performing as "Dimbleby & Capper" in 2008, under which name she performed on the BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury Festival in 2009.[1]

It was during this period she met Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich[2] and drummer Joey Waronker, and then went on to front their side project Ultraísta, whose debut self-titled album was released in the UK on 15 October and on 2 October in the US.[3]

In 2013 Bettinson returned to solo work under the pseudonym "FEMME", her first single release, consisting of double A side "Educated" and "Double Trouble", was released 22 July 2013[4] through Tape Rec.

In November 2012 Vogue named her the "Artist of the Week"[5] and in January 2013 Terra listed her as one of "the most interesting women in music right now" alongside such artists as Grimes and MIA.[6]

Her second single, also a double A side, "Fever Boy" and "Heartbeat", was released on 25 November 2013[7] and accompanied with a launch event at the long running White Heat club night at Madame Jojo's, in Soho, London.

Musical style

She has been described as "synth textured and bassy heavy electro-pop".[8]

Discography

Albums and EPs

Debutante (2016)
Debutante Remixed (2017)
2.0 EP (2018)

Singles

List of studio singles
Title	Album details
Educated/Double Trouble	Artist: FEMME Released: 22 July 2013 Label: TAPE rec Formats: CD, digital download
Fever Boy/Heartbeat	Artist: FEMME Released: 25 November 2013 Label: TAPE rec Formats: CD, digital download, Heart-shaped Gramophone record
High	Artist: FEMME Released: 6 October 2014 Label: TAPE rec Formats: CD, digital download
S.O.S.	Artist: FEMME Released: 4 May 2015 Label: ZTT Records Formats: CD, digital download
Gold	Artist: FEMME Released: 13 November 2015 Label: TAPE Music Formats: CD, digital download, 7" Gold Vinyl
Light Me Up	Artist: FEMME Released: 10 March 2016 Label: TAPE Music Formats: Promotional Video Only
Fire With Fire	Artist: FEMME Released: 2 June 2017 Label: TAPE Music Formats: CD, digital download
Angel	Artist: FEMME Released: 27 October 2017 Label: TAPE Music Formats: digital download
All For You	Artist: FEMME Released: 13 July 2018 Label: Anti-Fragile Formats: digital download
Be Shy feat. Nova	Artist: FEMME Released: 26 September 2018 Label: Anti-Fragile Formats: digital download
2.0	Artist: FEMME Released: 14 September 2018 Label: Anti-Fragile Formats: digital download
What You Gomnna Do?	Artist: FEMME Released: 8 March 2019 Label: Wurld Ltd Formats: digital download
I Just Wanna	Artist: lau.ra X FromDropTillDawn Released: 20 September 2019 Label: BMKLTSCH RCRDS Formats: digital download

References

"Dimblebey and Capper performing on the BBC introducing stage at Glastonbury 2009". BBC. June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
Elliott, Tori (1 April 2013). "Interview: Ultraista's Laura Bettinson". HuffPost. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
Pelly, Jenn (17 July 2012). "Nigel Godrich's Band Ultraísta Confirm Debut Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
Cliff, Aimee (4 June 2013). "Premiere: FEMME – Educated". DUMMY Mag. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
Campion, Freddie (21 November 2012). "Artist of the Week: Ultraísta's Laura Bettinson". Vogue. Archived from the original on 10 January 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
"The most interesting women in music right now". Terra. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
Darnell, Robert (14 October 2013). "DUMMY: FEMME – Fever Boy". DUMMY Mag. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
Thompson, Joe (17 June 2013). "Listen to FEMME's new track, 'Double Trouble'". The 405. Retrieved 19 June 2013.

External links

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[Dimbleby_&_Capper_at_BBC_Introducing-1] "Dimblebey and Capper performing on the BBC introducing stage at Glastonbury 2009". BBC. June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2013.

[Huffington_Post_interview_with_Laura_Bettinson-2] Elliott, Tori (1 April 2013). "Interview: Ultraista's Laura Bettinson". HuffPost. Retrieved 19 June 2013.

[Ultraista_confirm_debut_album-3] Pelly, Jenn (17 July 2012). "Nigel Godrich's Band Ultraísta Confirm Debut Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 June 2013.

[FEMME_Educated_premiere-4] Cliff, Aimee (4 June 2013). "Premiere: FEMME – Educated". DUMMY Mag. Retrieved 19 June 2013.

[Vogue:_Artist_of_the_Week:_Laura_Bettinson-5] Campion, Freddie (21 November 2012). "Artist of the Week: Ultraísta's Laura Bettinson". Vogue. Archived from the original on 10 January 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.

[The_most_interesting_women_in_music_right_now-6] "The most interesting women in music right now". Terra. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.

[DUMMY:_FEMME_-_Fever_Boy-7] Darnell, Robert (14 October 2013). "DUMMY: FEMME – Fever Boy". DUMMY Mag. Retrieved 27 November 2013.

[405_video_premiere:_FEMME:_'Double_Trouble'-8] Thompson, Joe (17 June 2013). "Listen to FEMME's new track, 'Double Trouble'". The 405. Retrieved 19 June 2013.