Rose Elinor Dougall
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Rose Elinor Dougall is an English
singer, songwriter
and musician
best known for being a member of The Pipettes
and for performing with Mark Ronson
. She currently also performs and records as a solo artist.
in 2003 after being introduced to the initial line-up by Monster Bobby
at The Basketmakers pub in Brighton
. With The Pipettes, Rose took lead vocals on the singles "Judy" and "Dirty Mind
". During her time with The Pipettes, she also provided guest vocals for The Young Playthings, Brakes
and Dr Colossus. On 18 April 2008 it was announced in a blog post on the band's Myspace that Dougall and bandmate Rebecca Stephens
had amicably left the band "to pursue other musical projects".
After her departure from The Pipettes
, Dougall pursued a solo career. Her debut 7" Another Version Of Pop Song received praise from many quarters. Her second single, Start/Stop/Synchro was favorably reviewed in publications such as the NME
, Pitchfork Media
, The Guardian
, The Sunday Times
and Under The Radar
. Her third single, on digital download, was scheduled for release on 23 November 2009, the first to feature her live band The Distractions. A CD release of her singles to date "Singles 1,2,3" was released in Japan on 9 December 2009.
An album, Without Why was released on 30 August 2010.
She appeared and played with Mark Ronson
and the Business Intl on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, 2 July.
Rose is a vocalist and instrumentalist on Mark Ronson
and the Business Intl's album Record Collection
and co-wrote the last song on the album 'The Night Last Night'. Furthermore Rose appears in a cameo on Mark Ronson video for "The Bike Song". She is touring with Ronson, and with her band providing the support act.
She appeared as a guest on BBC 6 Music
's Roundtable on at least three occasions since September 2010.
Rose is writing a second album which should be available in 2011, followed by a new tour.
in London, but raised in Brighton and attended Camberwell College of Arts
as late as mid-2006, and as a student appeared uncredited on the BBC Two
show James May's Top Toys
in December 2005, drawing the presenter on an Etch A Sketch
.
Her father, Alastair Dougall, is an singer-songwriter
active on the Brighton
acoustic
scene. She is the granddaughter of former BBC
news broadcaster
Robert Dougall
. Her brother Thomas is a guitarist with Rose's backing band, and formerly of Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong
. Rose is known to have dated Joe Van Moyland
(aka the aforementioned Joe Lean), who was formerly the Pipettes' drummer.
England
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singer, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
best known for being a member of The Pipettes
The Pipettes
The Pipettes are a British indie pop girl group formed in 2003 in Brighton by "svengali" Robert "Monster Bobby" Barry. The group has released two albums, We Are the Pipettes, and Earth vs...
and for performing with Mark Ronson
Mark Ronson
Mark Daniel Ronson is an English DJ, guitarist, music producer, artist and co-founder of Allido Records. He currently works with his band under the music alias of Mark Ronson & The Business Intl....
. She currently also performs and records as a solo artist.
Career
Dougall joined The PipettesThe Pipettes
The Pipettes are a British indie pop girl group formed in 2003 in Brighton by "svengali" Robert "Monster Bobby" Barry. The group has released two albums, We Are the Pipettes, and Earth vs...
in 2003 after being introduced to the initial line-up by Monster Bobby
Monster Bobby
Monster Bobby is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the creator of and guitarist for the indie pop girl group The Pipettes.-Overview:...
at The Basketmakers pub in Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
. With The Pipettes, Rose took lead vocals on the singles "Judy" and "Dirty Mind
Dirty Mind (Pipettes song)
"Dirty Mind" is a single by The Pipettes. The first widely available release by the band, "Dirty Mind" was supported by a headline UK mini tour. It is available on CD, 7" vinyl and digital download it was released on 14 November 2005. It prompted the band to make their first music video and...
". During her time with The Pipettes, she also provided guest vocals for The Young Playthings, Brakes
Brakes (band)
Brakes is a four member band from Brighton, England. The group formed in 2003. It consists of Eamon Hamilton , Thomas White , Marc Beatty , and Alex White .-Biography:Brakes formed in 2003, when Thomas White and Alex White of The Electric Soft Parade saw Eamon Hamilton perform...
and Dr Colossus. On 18 April 2008 it was announced in a blog post on the band's Myspace that Dougall and bandmate Rebecca Stephens
Rebecca Stephens
Rebecca Stephens is a singer, formerly with British band The Pipettes, where she was commonly known as RiotBecki....
had amicably left the band "to pursue other musical projects".
After her departure from The Pipettes
The Pipettes
The Pipettes are a British indie pop girl group formed in 2003 in Brighton by "svengali" Robert "Monster Bobby" Barry. The group has released two albums, We Are the Pipettes, and Earth vs...
, Dougall pursued a solo career. Her debut 7" Another Version Of Pop Song received praise from many quarters. Her second single, Start/Stop/Synchro was favorably reviewed in publications such as the NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
, Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
, The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
and Under The Radar
Under the Radar (magazine)
Under the Radar is an American magazine that bills itself as "The solution to music pollution" and features interviews with accompanying photo-shoots. Each issue includes opinion and commentary of the Indie music scene as well as reviews on books, DVDs and albums.Items are reviewed based on a...
. Her third single, on digital download, was scheduled for release on 23 November 2009, the first to feature her live band The Distractions. A CD release of her singles to date "Singles 1,2,3" was released in Japan on 9 December 2009.
An album, Without Why was released on 30 August 2010.
She appeared and played with Mark Ronson
Mark Ronson
Mark Daniel Ronson is an English DJ, guitarist, music producer, artist and co-founder of Allido Records. He currently works with his band under the music alias of Mark Ronson & The Business Intl....
and the Business Intl on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, 2 July.
Rose is a vocalist and instrumentalist on Mark Ronson
Mark Ronson
Mark Daniel Ronson is an English DJ, guitarist, music producer, artist and co-founder of Allido Records. He currently works with his band under the music alias of Mark Ronson & The Business Intl....
and the Business Intl's album Record Collection
Record Collection (album)
-Track listing:-Musicians:*Mark Ronson - vocals, guitar, percussion, keyboards, drum machine, bass, bell ringing*Nick Movshon - bass, drums*Victor Axelrod - keyboards, percussion*Homer Steinwess - drums-Additional personnel:...
and co-wrote the last song on the album 'The Night Last Night'. Furthermore Rose appears in a cameo on Mark Ronson video for "The Bike Song". She is touring with Ronson, and with her band providing the support act.
She appeared as a guest on BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music is one of the BBC's digital radio stations, was launched on 11 March 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years....
's Roundtable on at least three occasions since September 2010.
Rose is writing a second album which should be available in 2011, followed by a new tour.
Personal life
Dougall was born in HampsteadHampstead
Hampstead is an area of London, England, north-west of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Camden in Inner London, it is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical and literary associations and for Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland...
in London, but raised in Brighton and attended Camberwell College of Arts
Camberwell College of Arts
Camberwell College of Arts is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, and is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost art and design institutions. It is located in Camberwell, South London, England, with two sites situated at Peckham Road and Wilson Road...
as late as mid-2006, and as a student appeared uncredited on the BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
show James May's Top Toys
James May's Top Toys
James May's Top Toys is a BBC documentary in which James May explored and celebrated his favourite toys, including Etch-A-Sketch, Airfix model aeroplanes, Lego, Meccano, Top Trumps, Scalextric, model cars, and Hornby model trains....
in December 2005, drawing the presenter on an Etch A Sketch
Etch A Sketch
Etch A Sketch is a registered trademark for a mechanical drawing toy manufactured by the Ohio Art Company.An Etch A Sketch is a thick, flat gray screen in a plastic frame. There are two knobs on the front of the frame in the lower corners. Twisting the knobs moves a stylus that displaces aluminium...
.
Her father, Alastair Dougall, is an singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
active on the Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
acoustic
Acoustic music
Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
scene. She is the granddaughter of former BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
news broadcaster
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
Robert Dougall
Robert Dougall
Robert Dougall MBE was a British broadcaster and ornithologist, mainly known as a newsreader and announcer.-Television news:...
. Her brother Thomas is a guitarist with Rose's backing band, and formerly of Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong
Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong
Joe Lean & the Jing Jang Jong were an English indie rock band based in London. Although the band attracted considerable press attention following the 2007 release of their debut single "Lucio Starts Fires", they failed to capitalise on this, and disbanded in 2009.-Overview:The band formed in late...
. Rose is known to have dated Joe Van Moyland
Joe Van Moyland
Joe Van Moyland is a singer, drummer and actor. He was frontman in the band Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong and has previously drummed for the Pipettes.-Acting career:...
(aka the aforementioned Joe Lean), who was formerly the Pipettes' drummer.
Singles
- "Another Version of Pop Song" (December 2008)
- "Start/Stop/Synchro" (June 2009)
- "Fallen Over" (November 2009)
- "Find Me Out" (May 2010)