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Perry Blake (born May 10, 1970) is an Irish singer and songwriter from Sligo, known for the delicate, downtempo, melancholic style of his songs and his soft singing voice. ==Career== Blake's 1998 self-titled debut album was very successful in the United Kingdom and won critical praise. His first single, "The Hunchback Of San Francisco", came from this album. His second release, ''Still Life'', contained contributions from Steve Jansen,〔iTunes Perry Blake Biography https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/perry-blake/id41417526, retrieved 2011-03-27〕 while his third album, ''California'', was co-produced with Italian composer Marco Sabiu and featured Dickon Hinchliffe of Tindersticks.〔Wilson, MacKenzie "(''California'' Review )", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-01-22〕〔"(Perry Blake - California )", RTÉ, retrieved 2010-01-22〕 Blake is very popular in France,〔 where his music was used for the soundtracks of the films ''Presque rien'' (2000, for which he also wrote the original music) and ''Trois Petites Filles'' (2004).〔"(Perry Blake to play Dublin concert )", RTÉ, 25 November 2004, retrieved 2010-01-22〕 Blake's musical influences include Leonard Cohen, David Sylvian, Scott Walker, and Nick Drake.〔Hayes, Kelvin "(Perry Blake Biography )", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-01-22〕 He has collaborated with Françoise Hardy and wrote 2 songs for her award winning ''Tant de belles choses'' album. He's also worked with French electronic star Émilie Simon. In March 2015, Blake released under the name ESB an electronic pop album, ''Modern Love'', with longtime collaborators Glenn Garrett and Graham Murphy, whom he has worked with since his first album in 1998. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Perry Blake」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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