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Born of a Flemish mother and a French father, who is a double bass player at the Lille National Orchestra, Florence LEON bathed in the world of classical music from an early age, and started studying piano at the age of 7. She was registered for the International School in Lille and spent a part of this time studying in France, England, US, and Belgium. After studying graphic arts, photography and piano, she founded the group “Soul city†which counted among its members Didier Cresson (the bass player for DEEP FOREST), and Jérémy Jouniaux (Lara FABIAN’s pianist), and together they played a repertoire drawing mainly on black American music from the 70s. Meanwhile, she met Dan LIEFOOGHE, composer and founder of the group VIEWS OF TAO. They worked together on a few songs, but at the age of 22, Florence decided to devote herself entirely to the study of piano and opera singing. After graduating from the conservatoire, and having spent three years singing operette, she went to Brussels to continue her studies at the Conservatoire Royal Supérieur in Brussels. She was then hired by the Théâtre de la Monnaie (De Munt), collaborating in particular with the director Robert WILSON on a production of Verdi’s Aïda. At this point she met up with Dan LIEFHOOGHE, and they decided to work together once again. This allowed Florence to apply her songwriting talents, which she had been developing over several years, to the musical compositions of VIEWS OF TAO. It was also the occasion to combine her various interests in photography, graphic design, singing, writing and drama. Also sharing at the same time her passion for music by teaching piano and singing in Paris and London. She's now working on a new solo project, singing in french, soon available on her website www.florenceleon.com
Née d'une mère flamande et d'un père français contrebassiste à l'orchestre national de Lille (dirigé par J-C Casadesus), Florence LËON baigne dès sa plus tendre enfance dans l'univers de la musique "classique", et commence l'étude du piano à l'âge de 7 ans. Inscrite en école internationale, elle suit une scolarité effectuée partiellement entre la France, l'Angleterre, les Etats-Unis et la Belgique. Après des études d'art graphique, de photographie, et de piano, elle fonde le groupe "Soul City", qui compte parmi ses membres Didier Cresson (bassiste de DEEP FOREST), et Jérémy Jouniaux (pianiste de Lara Fabian), et revisitent le répertoire noir américain des années 70.
Entre-temps, elle fait la rencontre de Dan LIEFOOGHE, compositeur et créateur de VIEWS OF TAO . Ils collaborent sur quelques titres, mais à 22 ans, Florence LËON décide de se consacrer uniquement à l'étude du piano et du chant lyrique. Après avoir obtenu ses diplômes au conservatoire, et passé 3 ans sur les planches dans le monde de l'Opérette, elle part s'installer à Bruxelles pour poursuivre ses études au conservatoire Royal supérieur. Elle est ensuite engagée au théâtre de la Monnaie (De Munt), et collabore notamment avec le metteur-en-scène Robert WILSON pour la production d'Aïda, de Verdi. C'est alors que des retrouvailles "musicales" s'effectuent à Bruxelles entre elle et Dan LIEFOOGHE. Ils décident de collaborer à nouveau, et le domaine de l'écriture dans lequel Florence LËON s'épanouit déjà depuis quelques années, fusionne avec l'univers musical de VIEWS OF TAO . C'est pour elle l'occasion de rassembler un savoir-faire accumulé à travers la photographie, la conception graphique, le chant, l'écriture, et la scène. Parallèlement, elle parvient à entretenir, depuis plus de 10 ans, sa passion pour l’enseignement du piano et du chant. Son nouveau projet en chanson francaise sera en ecoute bientot sur www.florenceleon.com
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"Her voice makes us travel through jazz, soul, trip-hop, but also African and Oriental songs. It then becomes a real language which has to be followed and appreciated. And one can't but admire the choirs which, more than simply doubling the main vocals, give support and harmony to them. Florence made such an impressive work in order to value her vocal fragility and convictions, and she then created an elaborated and sensitive, then captivating and original instrumentation. Sometimes sensual, sometimes, moving, and most of the time metronomical and full of rhythm,the vocals give value and meaning to the music itself. They are a melody, accents, rhythm, breath, and seduction".
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