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Lisa Gerrard


Lisa Gerrard

Lisa Gerrard is an Australian musician and singer who gained international renown as part of the music group duo Dead Can Dance with fellow Australian Brendan Perry. Her career spans from 1981 to the present, and has been involved in a wide range of projects.

Table of contents
1 Biography
2 Career
3 External links

Biography

Born in 1961 in Melbourne, Lisa Gerrard grew up in the multi-ethnic suburb of East Prahran with her Irish migrant parents, where she was exposed to Greek, Turkish, Italian, Irish and Arab cultures. Her upbringing in such a diverse suburb had a large influence on her music particularly that of latter Dead Can Dance Albums, Solo and Collaborative work.

Career

Dead Can Dance

Dead Can Dance originally formed as a quartet in 1981 in Melbourne, but in 1982 moved to London with members Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard. The band recorded eight albums on the 4ad recording label beginning with the self-titled, Dead Can Dance_(album).

Albums:

Compilations: Contributions:

Career after Dead Can Dance

Solo Albums:

Collaborations:

Other:

Movie Score Composing/Contribution

External links