Maeva Méline | |
Birth Date: | 20 January 1980 |
Birth Place: | Paris, France |
Occupation: | Singer, songwriter, musician, actress |
Genre: | Pop, folk |
Instrument: | Vocals, guitar, piano |
Label: | Warner |
Maeva Méline (born 20 January 1980, Paris, France) is a French singer and actress.
Influenced by pop and folk, she took lessons in piano, self-taught guitar playing and singing.[1] She graduated law school. She starting performing in a jazz and funk band at small venues in Paris, drawing the attention of Warner Music Group, which offered her a record deal on their label. In 2008, Maeva was cast for the role of Nannerl in the highly acclaimed French musical Mozart, l'opéra rock, which brought her worldwide fame and recognition.
In 2008, Maeva Méline was selected for the role of Nannerl, sister of Mozart in the NRJ Award winning musical Mozart, l'opéra rock.
In 2010, she provided the vocals for the song "How to Believe" in the French version of Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (Clochette et l'Expédition féerique).[2] Also, Maeva was the voice actress and singer for Rapunzel in the French version of the Disney animated movie Tangled (Raiponce).[3]
In 2011, Maeva released her singles : À Genoux and La Lumière. She returned to her role as a voice actress of Rapunzel for the French version of the Tangled sequel Tangled Ever After (Le Mariage de Raiponce). Maeva also performed the vocals of princess Merida for the French version of the Disney/Pixar animated film Brave (Rebelle).
In 2013, she participated in the second season of The Voice, la plus belle voix with the song "Skinny Love" by Bon Iver.
She is Jane's voice double in the movie Tarzan. She participated in the show Mozart, the rock opera on tour from September 2014 in France, Switzerland and Belgium accompanied by a symphony orchestra from kyiv. Originally scheduled for spring 2014, it was postponed following the events in Ukraine.[4] [5]
In 2015, she created the musical project Looking for Suzanne. It is the association of the singer and her guitar. The first clip is a cover, Les parfums de sa vie by Art Mengo.[6]
Year | Title | Album | |
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2009 | Les solos sous les draps | Mozart, l'opéra rock | |
2009 | Le Bien qui fait mal | Mozart, l'opéra rock | |
2009 | Dors mon ange | Mozart, l'opéra rock | |
2009 | Penser l'impossible | Mozart, l'opéra rock | |
2009 | Debout les fous | Mozart, l'opéra rock | |
2010 | C'est bientôt la Fin | Mozart, l'opéra rock | |
2011 | À genoux | — | |
2011 | La Lumière | — | |
2012 | La dernière couche | — |