ELIZA NEWMAN

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ELIZA was just a teen when she formed the all-girl punk rock outfit Kolrassa Krókríðandi / Bellatrix, who went on to release four albums on Bjork's Bad Taste label and in the process earned the tag of hottest female band to come out of Iceland. With the band signing to Fierce Panda for the release of their fourth album, they co-headlined a UK tour with Coldplay and headlined the Carling Stage at the Reading Festival 2000. Kerrang! described Elíza as being a 'spectacular vocal talent,' while NME praised her as a 'exhilarating, unhinged, untutored rough pop Diamond'. Following this unrelenting media focus, Elíza took time out to further her musical armoury and embark on an intense course of study in operatic arts in London. Eventually finding herself wanting to connect both worlds and 'create something epic' Elíza formed her third band - Skandanavia. Tagged by many as being reminiscent of The Breeders and early Flaming Lips, Skandina!
via picked up where Bellatrix had left off, receiving major critical acclaim.
Her debut solo album, 'Empire Fall' written and arranged by Elíza was released in the UK in November 2007:

"A multi-headed beast... like listening to samples from the best female artists of the past two decades''. [***1/2 SUBBA-CULTCHA]
"A truly mesmerizing voice .This is music to believe in , what more can you ask for?" [9/10 Whisperin and Hollerin]

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+ SHONA FOSTER
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+ ROBINSON
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+ DOMINO
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