April March | |
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Birth name | Elinor Lanman Blake [1] |
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | April 20, 1965
Genres | Indie pop |
Occupation(s) | singer/songwriter, animator |
Instrument(s) | vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1985–present |
Website |
aprilmarch |
April March (born Elinor Lanman Blake; April 20, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter and "lifelong Francophile" [2] who performs in the English and French languages. [3] March is widely known for her France Gall/ Serge Gainsbourg-based cover song Chick Habit (Laisse Tomber le Filles) which was featured in Jamie Babbit's 1999 film But I'm a Cheerleader and in Tarantino's 2007 Death Proof. [4]
April March is also a professional writer, [5] illustrator, [6] [7] and cartoon animator, [8] whose work includes the Jack White children's book We're Going to Be Friends [9] [10] and visual creations for The Ren & Stimpy Show, Pee-wee's Playhouse, motion credits for Madonna's movie and video Who's That Girl, [11] and others.
April March founded her first band, The Pussywillows, in 1987. [12] Since then, March has recorded as a solo artist and has appeared in motion picture soundtracks, as well as performing the theme song for the Cartoon Network series I Am Weasel. [13]
April March participated in a French junior high student exchange program: "French culture was something my mother presented to me as a greener pasture when I was a little girl." [14] She later graduated 1983 in the US, from Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. [15] Afterward, March studied with Parsons School of Design and also the Disney-founded Character Animation Program at California Institute of the Arts.[ citation needed]
April March | |
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Birth name | Elinor Lanman Blake [1] |
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | April 20, 1965
Genres | Indie pop |
Occupation(s) | singer/songwriter, animator |
Instrument(s) | vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1985–present |
Website |
aprilmarch |
April March (born Elinor Lanman Blake; April 20, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter and "lifelong Francophile" [2] who performs in the English and French languages. [3] March is widely known for her France Gall/ Serge Gainsbourg-based cover song Chick Habit (Laisse Tomber le Filles) which was featured in Jamie Babbit's 1999 film But I'm a Cheerleader and in Tarantino's 2007 Death Proof. [4]
April March is also a professional writer, [5] illustrator, [6] [7] and cartoon animator, [8] whose work includes the Jack White children's book We're Going to Be Friends [9] [10] and visual creations for The Ren & Stimpy Show, Pee-wee's Playhouse, motion credits for Madonna's movie and video Who's That Girl, [11] and others.
April March founded her first band, The Pussywillows, in 1987. [12] Since then, March has recorded as a solo artist and has appeared in motion picture soundtracks, as well as performing the theme song for the Cartoon Network series I Am Weasel. [13]
April March participated in a French junior high student exchange program: "French culture was something my mother presented to me as a greener pasture when I was a little girl." [14] She later graduated 1983 in the US, from Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. [15] Afterward, March studied with Parsons School of Design and also the Disney-founded Character Animation Program at California Institute of the Arts.[ citation needed]