- The Puppini Sisters
Infobox musical artist 2
Name = The Puppini Sisters
Img_capt = The Puppini Sisters on the cover of their debut album "Betcha Bottom Dollar " (2006) -->
Background = group_or_band
Origin =London ,England
Genre =A cappella , pop,jazz ,Close Harmony
Years_active = 2004-present
Label =UCJ (UK),Verve (U.S.)
URL = [http://www.thepuppinisisters.com/ ThePuppiniSisters.com]
Current_members =Marcella Puppini Stephanie O'Brien Kate Mullins The Puppini Sisters are a musical trio specializing in 1940s-style
close harmony vocal music. The group has been described as part of Retro's futuristic vanguard and their sound described as swing-punk due to its being louder and more in your face than traditionalswing music . The group has sought to be associated with aburlesque revival. [ [http://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2008/06/sister_act_marcella_puppini.php Swinging Sister: Marcella Puppini Express Magazine 12 June, 2008] ]The members are Italian
Marcella Puppini and EnglishStephanie O'Brien andKate Mullins . Although the three are not related, they chose their name in tribute toThe Andrews Sisters . Puppini first studiedfashion design atSt. Martins School of Art , and later joined Stephanie O'Brien and Kate Mullins atTrinity College of Music in London. The Puppini Sisters are currently supported by a three-piece band featuringBlake Wilner on guitar,Pat Levett on drums/percussion and upright bassistHenrik Jensen .The group was founded by Puppini after she was inspired by the animated film "
Les Triplettes de Belleville " (2003). The Puppini Sisters' debut single, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy ", is a cover of the iconic hit single by The Andrews Sisters. One of the more unusual songs in their repertoire isKate Bush 's "Wuthering Heights".The Puppini Sisters' second album, "The Rise and Fall of Ruby Woo", followed in the tongue-in-cheek footsteps of "Betcha Bottom Dollar", and included original compositions by Puppini, O'Brien and Mullins. The Ruby Woo of the album title is a reference to
MAC Cosmetics ' 'Ruby Woo' lipstick: a favourite of therockabilly scene and of the Puppini Sisters themselves. 'Ruby Woo' is also the preferred lipstick ofThe Cure frontman Robert Smith, a singer Marcella Puppini has admitted she would love to duet with.Influences
The group's influences include
The Andrews Sisters ,The Boswell Sisters , The Triplets of Belleville,Marlene Dietrich , Fred & Ginger,Kate Bush ,Mike Flowers ,Joan Crawford ,Duckie ,The Smiths , andTom Waits .Discography
ingles
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Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy " (2006)
*"Jingle Bells /Silent Night (Little Match Seller )" (December 2006)iTunes only release
*"Spooky" (2007)
*"Crazy in Love" (2007)
*"Jilted" (2008)Videos
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Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy " (2006)
*"Spooky (2007)
*"Jilted" directed byAlex de Campi (2008)
*"I Can't Belive I'm Not a Millionaire" directed byAlex de Campi (2008)Albums
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Betcha Bottom Dollar " (July 31 , 2006U.K. ,May 1 , 2007U.S. , March 2008France . According to the official website the album as ofMay 2 ,2007 was ranked in the number two position on theamazon.com bestsellers list and as ofMay 9 number two on the U.S.Jazz Charts and number nine on the U.S. new artist chart"
*"The Rise and Fall of Ruby Woo " (October 1 2007 U.K. ), (February 2008U.S. ) featuring classic covers, 1940s style reworkings of contemporary music, and a selection of original compositionsCompilations
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The Jazz Album 2006 " "UCJ" (2006)
*"A Classic Christmas " "UCJ" (2006)
*"Now That's What I Call Xmas " "Virgin" (2006)
*"Jazz For Dinner " "UCJ" (2006)
*"The Very Best of Latin Jazz " "UCJ" (2007)
*"Magicians OST " "Universal" (2007)
*"Tom Middleton Presents Crazy Covers 2 " "UCJ" (2007)
*"Lost Vagueness OST " "Universal" (2007)
*"Bolero Fashion Sound compiled byOlivier Rohrbach " "Universal" (2007)
*"Jazziz 8 compilation byJazziz Magazine " (2007)
*"You're Beautiful - 40 Inspiring Songs " "UCJ" (2007)
*" OST compilation from film of the same name byNew Line Records " (2008)
*"You Raise Me Up 2008 " "UCJ" (2008)
*"Back To Soul - New Soul Queens and Legendary Divas " "UCJ" (2008)Collaboration
The group recorded a close harmony version of the song "Apart of Me", by Stephen Coates of
The Real Tuesday Weld , and acted in the video for the song, playing "a corpse, murdering waitresses, worms and chickens". The group used period piece costumes based on a painting ofMadame de Pompadour designed byVivienne Westwood in their video forJilted , an original song written byMarcella Puppini (not to be confused with the 1954Theresa Brewer country number).Performances
2007Their first American television appearance occurred on
June 12 ,2007 when the group performed "Tu Vuo Fa L'Americano" onThe View (a daytime talk show).The group completed a two-week engagement that started on
May 29 in theOak Room at theAlgonquin Hotel inNew York City , where audience members includedFrankie Avalon ,Rex Reed andDanny Aiello . In the summer of 2007, they performed at theLattitude Festival , theGlastonbury Festival , theQuebec City International Summer Festival and theMontreal Jazz Festival . In the second half of August 2007, they completed aUnited States club tour that included a stop at the [http://www.theroxyonsunset.com World Famous Roxy Theatre] in Los Angeles on August 18th. OnSeptember 30 2007 they performed atThe Ritz Ballroom inManchester ,England , before moving on to a sell out show at theShepherds Bush Empire inLondon ,England , onOctober 3 2007, where they were presented with a gold CD to commemorate 100,000 sales of their first CD.According to the trio one of the unusual shows the group has played was a private party in a millionaire’s penthouse apartment in
Moscow “at the top of this incredibly tall building"2008The Sisters international touring schedule intensifies with the release of Ruby Woo in the US and Canada. Tours of Germany, the US and the Middle East, as well as dates around Europe increase, and a major gig in London's Koko is a success in April.2008 concerts include the Dubai International Jazz Festival, the Super Bowl Pre-Game Show, a tour of the United States in June as guests of
Cyndi Lauper on herTrue Colors Tour 2008 , the Wimbledon Cannizaro Park Festival on15 July , and a week long residency inMonte Carlo .Further reading
*cite news | last =Heawood | first =S| coauthors =| title =Meet the sisters of swing| work =Music| pages =| language =| publisher =The Times| date =
2007-09-29 | url =http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2529113.ece| accessdate =2007-10-03Live Reviews
*cite news | last =Verrico| first =Lisa| coauthors =| title =The Puppini Sisters| work =Music| pages =| language =| publisher =The Times| date =
2007-10-05 | url =http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article2591615.ece| accessdate =2007-10-08External links
* [http://www.thepuppinisisters.com Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/puppinisisters Official MySpace site]
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9937587 National Public Radio (U.S.) Interview]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2007/10/01/puppini_sisters_interview_feature.shtml Audio interview] at [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire BBC Wiltshire]References
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