Imogen Heap

Imogen Heap's vibrant music meshes intimate singer-songwriterly lyrics with stylish electronic dance beats. Although relatively unprolific, releasing only two solo albums and one collaborative effort (as the duo Frou Frou) within 10 years, the British singer has managed to quietly infiltrate pop culture through several well-placed soundtrack cuts released in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Her poignant techno-ballad "Hide and Seek," with its haunting use of vocoder, appeared as dramatic background music in several films and TV shows, and her music has appeared on numerous soundtracks. The popularity of her 2006 Grammy-nominated album, SPEAK FOR YOURSELF, inspired the re-release of her 1998 debut, garnering even more fans in the process.

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