When the French singer, producer and composer Emma Chapplin recorded the first album of songs in Old Italian and Latin "Carmine Meo", no one expected to be successful. However, the combination of modern rhythms and classics with an amazing operatic voice, drums and bass guitar made a splash in the world of music.
The debut album of Christelle Madeleine Joliton, who became famous under the name of Emma Chapplin, reached the top of all charts a few months after its release, bringing the performer 2 gold discs. The talented vocalist was called the pearl of modern music.
Finding yourself
The biography of the future star began in 1974. The baby was born in Sevigny-le-Temle near Paris on 19 May. All were endowed with musical talents in the family of the policeman and the secretary. Growing up in the company of two brothers, a real tomboy Christelle sang in the choir, took vocal lessons. For herself, she still chose rock music.
Parents did not approve of their daughter's hobbies, believing that a serious profession was required in life. Having heard the opera for the first time, the girl decided to study at a music school, mastered the cello and piano, but she did not like the formal style of teaching. She went to New York, sang R&B and dreamed of becoming an opera diva.
At the age of 19, the girl was offered to solo in the hard rock band "North Wind". The future world-class star moved to Paris and, simultaneously with improving her vocal skills, worked for 2 years as a secretary, was a photo model, a switchboard operator.
Confession
The acquaintance of the 18-year-old soloist with the former composer and rock singer Jean-Patrick Capdwiell turned out to be fateful. Together, the young people came up with the idea to release an album in the classic crossover genre. The recording took 2 months, and the planning and songwriting took a year and a half. The collection was released on December 5, 1997.
The novelty immediately became a hit. For the new disc, the successful debutante decided to write songs herself in collaboration with Graham Revell. The vocalist showed originality in everything: "Etterna" eventually became a kind of audio-visual experience, and not a new album. The singer acted as the author of scripts for the video, design of the collection, costumes, concept of pictures.
The vocalist decided to sing in Italian, but not modern, but antique, from the period of the 14th century. Even the title of the collection is written in the language of the Dante era, not modern. Chapplin found her own special style, a mix of trance and pop music with opera classics.
On and off stage
She performs all over the world, sang with Placido Domingo and Paolo Conte. On the stage, Chapplin shows bright theatrical performances. She is opposed to conventions: ballet is involved in her concerts.
A journey through the diversity of her musical and vocal approaches took the live DVD of her show "The Macadam Flower Tour". It embraces rock synth-pop, neoclassicism, and opera.
The celebrity prefers not to talk about his personal life, but he also does not hide it. She is not married, although she had affairs more than once. The only accompanying person for all the performances is her pet, the dog.
Emma is learning Japanese. Chapplin loves peace and quiet, loves to play the cello, ride a horse and read books.
