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| Born in ] in Melbourne, Lisa Gerrard grew up in an ethnic ]/] suburb with her ] migrant parents. Her upbringing in such a diverse suburb had a large influence on her music particularly that of latter Dead Can Dance Albums, Solo and Collaborative work. | Born in ] in Melbourne, Lisa Gerrard grew up in an ethnic ]/] suburb with her ] migrant parents. Her upbringing in such a diverse suburb had a large influence on her music particularly that of latter Dead Can Dance Albums, Solo and Collaborative work. | ||
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Lisa Gerrard is an Australian musician/singer who gained international renown as part of the music group duo - Dead Can Dance with fellow Australian Brendan Perry. Her career spans from 1981 to the present, and has been involved in a wide range of projects.
Biography
Born in 1961 in Melbourne, Lisa Gerrard grew up in an ethnic Greek/Turkish suburb with her Irish migrant parents. Her upbringing in such a diverse suburb had a large influence on her music particularly that of latter Dead Can Dance Albums, Solo and Collaborative work.
Career
Dead Can Dance
Dead Can Dance originally formed as a quartet in 1981, but later moved to London with members Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard. The band recorded eight albums on the 4ad recording label beginning with the self-titled, Dead Can Dance.
Albums:
- Dead Can Dance (1984)
- Spleen and Ideal (1985)
- Within the Realm of a Dying Sun (1987)
- Serpent's Egg (1988)
- Aion (1990)
- Into the Labyrinth (1993)
- Toward the Within (1994)
- Spiritchaser (1996)
Compilations:
- Dead Can Dance (1981-1998) (Box Set) (2001)
- Wake (2003)
Contributions:
Post - Dead Can Dance Career
Solo Albums:
Collaborations:
- Duality (1998), with Pieter Bourke
- Immortal Memory {2004), with Patrick Cassidy
Other:
- With Denez Prigent:
- "J'Attends - Gortoz A Ran" with Denez Prigent on the Album "Irvi"
- "An Hini a Garan" with Denez Prigent on the Album "Sara'c"
- "This Mortal Coil" compilation (1984)
Movie Score Composing/Contribution
- Constantine (2004)
- Salem's Lot (TV mini-series) (2004) with Patrick Cassidy and Christopher Gordon
- The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- One Perfect Day (2004)
- Tears of the Sun (2003)
- Whale Rider (2002)
- Ali (2001) with Pieter Bourke
- Black Hawk Down (2001) - Song: "J'Attends - Gortoz A Ran" with Denez Prigent
- Mission Impossible II (2000) with Hans Zimmer
- Gladiator (2000) with Hans Zimmer
- The Insider (1999) with Pieter Bourke
- Heat
- Nadro (1998)
- Baraka, (1992) (as Dead Can Dance, with Michael Sterns)
- El Nino de la Luna (1989) (as Dead Can Dance, also with Lisa Gerrard in her Acting debut)