Bloem de Ligny

Bloem de Ligny (born 7 July 1978, Apeldoorn) is a Dutch musician and artist, who has released music under her own name, and as a member of the bands Fono & Serafina, Polichinelle, 4Fists, and Sam and the Womp. Her image and vocal style have often been compared to Björk. She is also known (or been known) under the names Bloem, Bloem de Wilde de Ligny, Serafina Ouistiti, Oo is an Instrument, and Lady Oo.

Early years

Bloem (meaning 'flower' in Dutch) de Wilde de Ligny was born to an Indonesian father and a Dutch mother. Raised by her mother, they moved location twenty times before settling in Haarlem. After leaving school, she moved into a squat, and from 1996 began performing music under the name Bloem, appearing on the festival circuit with appearances at the Oerol, Lowlands and Crossing Border festivals.

Zink

De Wilde de Ligny's festival performances brought her to the attention of the record company Columbia. In November 1998, under the name Bloem de Ligny, the album Zink was released, produced by Tricky associate and ex-Boomtown Rats guitarist Pete Briquette, with contributions from musician Maarten Veldhuis, and recorded at the Townhouse Studios in London. The album's name derives from De Wilde de Ligny's name for her own fantasy sea.

Ligny

Ligny (in wallon Ligné) is a village in the municipality of Sombreffe (in the province of Namur), France. It is known as the site of the Battle of Ligny, where Napoleon defeated Blücher two days before the battle of Waterloo while Wellington and Marshal Ney were engaged at Quatre Bras

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). "Ligny". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne. 

Coordinates: 50°30′43″N 4°34′29″E / 50.51194°N 4.57472°E / 50.51194; 4.57472