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Sasha Lazard

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Sasha Lazard
Born
New York City, NY, USA
OccupationSinger
SpouseMichael Mailer (married 2004-2011)

Sasha Lazard is an American classical crossover singer. Lazard was born in New York City and grew up in Paris. She studied opera at Bennington College and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. After graduation, Lazard performed electronic music at nightclubs in New York, Los Angeles, and Ibiza.[1][2]

Lazard released her debut album The Myth Of Red on May 7, 2002 through Higher Octave Music.[3] This album, loosely themed around the myth of Inanna descending to the underworld, appeared on the Billboard charts for both dance music and classical crossover. The album's influences include Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata, Charles Pierre Baudelaire, and Antonio Cesti's Intorno All Idol Mio.

The song "Angeli" has been featured in the Fall 2006 Victoria's Secret campaign, the movie Kissed by an Angel, the movie Modigliani starring Andy García, and was used as the theme song for the Toronto International Film Festival.[citation needed]

Lazard collaborated with soprano Shawna Stone and Grammy award-winning producer Peter Asher on Siren, which was released on March 6, 2007, on Manhattan Records/EMI.[4]

In 2018, Lazard produced the soundtrack for the feature film Blind with Dave Eggar, Amy Lee, and Chuck Palmer.[5]

Personal life

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In May 2004, she married film producer Michael Mailer.[6] The two divorced in 2011.[7]

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • The Myth of Red (2002)
  • Moonfall (2005)
  • Siren (2007, with Shawna Stone)
  • Lumiere (2014)

Soundtracks

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Year Film Song(s) Notes
1998 Dark Harbor "Ava Maria" Appeared as Funeral Singer
1999 Princess Mononoke "Princess Mononoke Theme Song"
Holy Smoke! "Ava Maria"
2000 Cement "Ava Maria", "O del mio dolce ardor"
Cowboys & Angels "Angel Mella Brezza"
2002 Queen of the Damned "Temptation"
2004 Modigliani "Ode to Innocence"
2006 Kettle of Fish "Unexpected"
2009 The Lodger "Marigold", "Di Notte"
2016 Blind "Bird in a Cage", "Lumiere Remix", "The Sexiest Mistake" Appeared as herself

References

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  1. ^ Elfman, Doug (2001-04-27). "'Trance opera' singer Lazard performs at Club Utopia". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  2. ^ "Sasha Lazard Biography". StarPluse.com.
  3. ^ "Frank Fitzpatrick | Credits". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "Music". Sasha Lazard. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  5. ^ Amabile Angermiller (March 17, 2016). "Robert Redford Records 2 Songs for 'Blind' Movie Soundtrack, With Phillip Phillips on Guitar". billboard.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  6. ^ Alex Williams; Eric Dash (January 13, 2005). "At Celebrity Nuptials to Die for, Vendors Give Themselves Away". New York Times. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  7. ^ Fink, Homer. "Paging Maury Povich: Michael Mailer Leaves Wife | Brooklyn Heights Blog". Retrieved 2024-07-19.

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