Eleanor Friedberger

Eleanor Friedberger (born September 2, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She is best known as one half of the indie rock duo The Fiery Furnaces, alongside her older brother Matthew Friedberger.[1] In the band she contributes the majority of the vocals both on record and during their live performances.

Eleanor Friedberger
Eleanor Friedberger (2011)
Background information
Born (1976-09-02) September 2, 1976
OriginOak Park, Illinois
GenresIndie rock
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, musician
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, keyboards
Years active2000–present
LabelsMerge Records, Frenchkiss Records
Associated actsThe Fiery Furnaces

In 2011, The Fiery Furnaces went on hiatus, with both Friedberger siblings embarking upon solo careers. To date, Eleanor has released four solo studio albums: Last Summer (2011), Personal Record (2013), New View (2016) and Rebound (2018).

Early life

Friedberger was born in Oak Park, Illinois, and grew up singing with her grandmother Olga Sarantos and family in a Greek Orthodox church.

Solo work

Friedberger released her first solo album Last Summer on July 12, 2011 through Merge Records.[2] Friedberger released her second album, Personal Record, on June 4, 2013.[3] Her third album, New View, was released on January 22, 2016. It is her first release on Frenchkiss Records, having released her first two albums through Merge Records.[4]. Her fourth album, Rebound, was announced on February 14, 2018, with the release of first extract "In Between Stars". The album was released on May 4.

Personal life

Friedberger's brother Matthew dedicated his 2006 solo album, Winter Women, to her.

She has dated both Britt Daniel of Spoon and Alex Kapranos of the Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand. The Spoon song "Anything You Want" and the Franz Ferdinand song "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" are both written about her.[5][6]

Discography

Solo albums

with The Fiery Furnaces

References
  1. Phares, Heather. "Biography: The Fiery Furnaces". AMG. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  2. "Merge Records: Last Summer official album page". Merge Records. Archived from the original on April 29, 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  3. "Official Website". Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  4. "Eleanor Friedberger Announces New Album New View, Shares "He Didn't Mention His Mother"". Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  5. "Accidents Happen: Britt Daniel on the Songs of Spoon – Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  6. "The". March 1, 2009. Retrieved May 7, 2018.


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