Ghostly Kisses is the musical project of French-Canadian singers Margaux Sauvé and Louis-Étienne Santais. They are based in Quebec. [1] Sauvé is signed to the British record label Akira Records. [2] The name 'Ghostly Kisses' was inspired by the William Faulkner poem Une ballade des dames perdues, which includes the verse "And brush my lips with little ghostly kisses." [3] Clash describes her music as having "a weightless quality, something that transcends the ephemeral to grapple with key facets of our lives." [4]
Sauvé was in university studying psychology when she had a burst of creativity to start composing songs. She was a trained violinist but had never considered she could be a singer before. At the end of her studies, she showed her songs to Dragos Chiriac ( Men I Trust) who praised Sauvé's voice and suggested they work together. [5] She released her first single, "Never Know", in May 2015. [6] Her debut EP, What You See, was released in March 2017. [7] Her sophomore EP, This City Holds My Heart, was released in 2018. The EP included a cover of The Cranberries' song " Zombie". [8]
In 2019 she was officially chosen to showcase at the SXSW music festival in Austin. [9] She also released another EP that year, Alone Together. The EP was a collection of acoustic songs. [10]
2020 saw the release of another EP, Never Let Me Go. [11]
The announcement of her debut full-length album, Heaven, Wait, came in 2021, when she released its title track in September 2021. [12] She composed the songs for her debut album with her musical and life partner Louis-Étienne Santais. [13] The album was released on January 28, 2022. [14] [15]
Sauvé worked with the producers Tim Bran and Louis-Étienne Santais on her song "Heaven, Wait", released in 2021. They worked on the song remotely, with Tim in England and Sauvé and Louis-Étienne in Canada. They also used a string ensemble from the Fame Studio in Macedonia on the recording. [16]
She has also collaborated with producer Thomas Bartlett, also known as Doveman, on her song "Don't Know Why". [17]
Ghostly Kisses provided the score to the Spotify Original series podcast, Red Frontier, which premiered on June 14, 2021. The podcast was written, directed, and executive produced by Emmy Award-winning director Sarah Nolen. It stars Betty Gilpin, Finn Wittrock, Ashley Park, Charlie Barnett, and Maria Dizzia. [18]
The song "Empty Note" by Ghostly Kisses has been featured in the Netflix series The Rain [19] and Skam Italia. [20]
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Ghostly Kisses |
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Heaven, Wait |
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Darkroom |
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What You See |
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The City Holds My Heart |
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Alone Together |
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Never Let Me Go |
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Ghostly Kisses is the musical project of French-Canadian singers Margaux Sauvé and Louis-Étienne Santais. They are based in Quebec. [1] Sauvé is signed to the British record label Akira Records. [2] The name 'Ghostly Kisses' was inspired by the William Faulkner poem Une ballade des dames perdues, which includes the verse "And brush my lips with little ghostly kisses." [3] Clash describes her music as having "a weightless quality, something that transcends the ephemeral to grapple with key facets of our lives." [4]
Sauvé was in university studying psychology when she had a burst of creativity to start composing songs. She was a trained violinist but had never considered she could be a singer before. At the end of her studies, she showed her songs to Dragos Chiriac ( Men I Trust) who praised Sauvé's voice and suggested they work together. [5] She released her first single, "Never Know", in May 2015. [6] Her debut EP, What You See, was released in March 2017. [7] Her sophomore EP, This City Holds My Heart, was released in 2018. The EP included a cover of The Cranberries' song " Zombie". [8]
In 2019 she was officially chosen to showcase at the SXSW music festival in Austin. [9] She also released another EP that year, Alone Together. The EP was a collection of acoustic songs. [10]
2020 saw the release of another EP, Never Let Me Go. [11]
The announcement of her debut full-length album, Heaven, Wait, came in 2021, when she released its title track in September 2021. [12] She composed the songs for her debut album with her musical and life partner Louis-Étienne Santais. [13] The album was released on January 28, 2022. [14] [15]
Sauvé worked with the producers Tim Bran and Louis-Étienne Santais on her song "Heaven, Wait", released in 2021. They worked on the song remotely, with Tim in England and Sauvé and Louis-Étienne in Canada. They also used a string ensemble from the Fame Studio in Macedonia on the recording. [16]
She has also collaborated with producer Thomas Bartlett, also known as Doveman, on her song "Don't Know Why". [17]
Ghostly Kisses provided the score to the Spotify Original series podcast, Red Frontier, which premiered on June 14, 2021. The podcast was written, directed, and executive produced by Emmy Award-winning director Sarah Nolen. It stars Betty Gilpin, Finn Wittrock, Ashley Park, Charlie Barnett, and Maria Dizzia. [18]
The song "Empty Note" by Ghostly Kisses has been featured in the Netflix series The Rain [19] and Skam Italia. [20]
Title | Details |
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Ghostly Kisses |
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Heaven, Wait |
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Darkroom |
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Title | Details |
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What You See |
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The City Holds My Heart |
|
Alone Together |
|
Never Let Me Go |
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