Gabrielle in general

Louise Gabrielle Bobb (aka Gabrielle) is officially the most successful British female solo artist since Dusty Springfield - some huge feat for the woman who was temping in London offices just 10 short years ago, whilst singing in Soho clubs to try and realise her dreams of becoming a singer. As it happens her Dreams did come true, as her first single prophesised. Gabrielle has been quoted as having written the song on the walk home from one of those nights in Soho clubs after somebody told her that she just wasn't cut out to make it in the big time - The irony! 'Dreams' was deservedly Gabrielle's first No.1 single after breaking into the ...

Something beginning with G... When Louise Gabrielle Bobb first started out, she was perhaps more famous for her eye-patch than her singing. As a result of a lazy eye, Gabrielle would wear the patch to correct her vision. With each of her three albums, she has come back with a new image. However, her music has stayed much the same... Her first track 'Dreams' was an underground success in late 1992/early 1993. It sampled the Tracy Chapman track 'Fast Car'. Due to licencing problems, the riff had to be changed, although the vocals and strings on the track remained much the same. In June 1993, the song entered the chart at #2, narrowly behind ...

Gabrielle was born in Hackney around 30 years ago. Her success with the number 1 album and single both sharing the same title “rise”, led to the Billboard (USA) calling her the UK’s hottest fe- artist! I wouldn’t disagree either. Within three months the album ‘rise’ had sold over 600,000 copies. Gabrielle is also one of the UK’s most successful singer/song writers. In 1993 probably her ‘symbol’ was her eye patch. In 1997 she replaced the eye patch with her hair, styled to cover her eye. While in 1999 she allowed us to see he whole face, before returning to sunglasses in 2000/2001. With three ...