Biography
Who is Imogen Heap?
Early life and education
Imogen Jennifer Jane Heap was born on December 9, 1977, in Harold Wood, United Kingdom. She grew up in a round house in Havering-atte-Bower near Romford. Her mother worked as an art therapist, and her father worked as a construction rock retailer. She began playing her mother's piano at age two and learned to play classical instruments including the cello and clarinet.
She attended Friends School Saffron Walden and later studied at the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology. During her school years, she taught herself how to sample music and use computers for recording. She started writing songs by age thirteen and recorded her music using reel-to-reel equipment.
Musical career and Frou Frou
Imogen Heap signed her first record deal with Almo Sounds at age eighteen. She released her debut solo album, I Megaphone, in 1998. After the label was acquired by Universal, she lost her record deal and spent time as an unsigned artist.
In 2000, she partnered with producer Guy Sigsworth to form the electronic duo Frou Frou. They released their only album, Details, in 2002. Their song "Let Go" gained wide attention after featuring in the 2004 film Garden State.
Solo success and awards
Imogen Heap self-released her second studio album, Speak for Yourself, in 2005 through her own label, Megaphonic Records. The album featured the single "Hide and Seek", which gained international success after appearing on television. Her third studio album, Ellipse, peaked in the top five of the Billboard 200 chart.
She won a Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, for her work on Ellipse. She also won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year for her production work on Taylor Swift's album 1989. In addition to her albums, she composed the music for the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Birthday and age
Imogen Heap was born on December 9, 1977, which makes Imogen 48 years old today. That birthday falls under the Sagittarius sign. Imogen shares the date with 25 other famous people.
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