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Beth Gibbons

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Beth Gibbons

Beth Gibbons (born 4 January 1965) is an English singer and songwriter. She is the singer and lyricist for the band Portishead, who have released three albums. She released an album with fellow English musician Rustin Man, Out of Season, in 2002, and a recording of contemporary Polish composer Górecki's Symphony No. 3 in 2019 with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. In 2024, she released her first solo album without collaboration, Lives Outgrown. The album received critical acclaim and was nominated for the 2024 Mercury Prize. On 28 June 2025, Gibbons appeared on stage at Glastonbury.

Infobox

Born
(1965-01-04) 4 January 1965 (age 60)Exeter, Devon, England
Genres
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Occupations
Singersongwriter
Years active
1991–present
Labels
Go! BeatDomino Recording CompanySanctuary
Member of
Portishead
Website
bethgibbons.net

Tables

· Discography
1994
1994
Year
1994
Album
Dummy
Notes
Portishead
1997
1997
Year
1997
Album
Portishead
1998
1998
Year
1998
Album
Roseland NYC Live
2002
2002
Year
2002
Album
Out of Season
Notes
With Rustin Man
2008
2008
Year
2008
Album
Third
Notes
Portishead
2019
2019
Year
2019
Album
Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs)
Notes
With Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
2024
2024
Year
2024
Album
Lives Outgrown
Notes
Solo album
Year
Album
Notes
1994
Dummy
Portishead
1997
Portishead
1998
Roseland NYC Live
2002
Out of Season
With Rustin Man
2008
Third
Portishead
2019
Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs)
With Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
2024
Lives Outgrown
Solo album
· Discography › Other works
1994
1994
Year
1994
Song
"Orang"
Album
Herd of Instinct
Artist
O.rang
1996
1996
Year
1996
Song
"Jalap"
Album
Fields and Waves
2004
2004
Year
2004
Song
"Lonely Carousel"
Album
Cinema
Artist
Rodrigo Leão
"Strange Melody"
"Strange Melody"
Year
"Strange Melody"
Song
Rendez-Vous
Album
Jane Birkin
"Killing Time"
"Killing Time"
Year
"Killing Time"
Song
Mind Body & Soul
Album
Joss Stone
"Love Is a Stranger"
"Love Is a Stranger"
Year
"Love Is a Stranger"
Song
Fried
Album
Fried
2005
2005
Year
2005
Song
"Mysteries"
Album
The Russian Dolls
Artist
Rustin Man
2006
2006
Year
2006
Song
My Secret
Album
Fictions
Artist
Jane Birkin
Requiem for Anna
Requiem for Anna
Year
Requiem for Anna
Song
Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited
Album
Portishead
2007
2007
Year
2007
Song
"Sing"
Album
Songs of Mass Destruction
Artist
Annie Lennox
2008
2008
Year
2008
Album
Diane Bertrand (director)
Artist
Baby Blues soundtrack
2010
2010
Year
2010
Song
"Prospera's Coda"
Album
Elliot Goldenthal
Artist
The Tempest soundtrack
2012
2012
Year
2012
Song
"GMO"
Album
Key to the Kuffs
Artist
JJ Doom
2014
2014
Year
2014
Song
"Black Sabbath"
Artist
Gonga
2017
2017
Year
2017
Album
Mandela Effect
Artist
Gonjasufi
2022
2022
Year
2022
Song
"Mother I Sober"
Album
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
Artist
Kendrick Lamar
Year
Song
Album
Artist
1994
"Orang"
Herd of Instinct
O.rang
1996
"Jalap"
Fields and Waves
2004
"Lonely Carousel"
Cinema
Rodrigo Leão
"Strange Melody"
Rendez-Vous
Jane Birkin
"Killing Time"
Mind Body & Soul
Joss Stone
"Love Is a Stranger"
Fried
Fried
2005
"Mysteries"
The Russian Dolls
Rustin Man
L'Annulaire
Diane Bertrand
2006
My Secret
Fictions
Jane Birkin
Requiem for Anna
Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited
Portishead
2007
"Sing"
Songs of Mass Destruction
Annie Lennox
2008
Diane Bertrand (director)
Baby Blues soundtrack
2010
"Prospera's Coda"
Elliot Goldenthal
The Tempest soundtrack
2012
"GMO"
Key to the Kuffs
JJ Doom
2014
"Black Sabbath"
Gonga
2017
Mandela Effect
Gonjasufi
2022
"Mother I Sober"
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
Kendrick Lamar

References

  1. AllMusic
    https://www.allmusic.com/artist/beth-gibbons-mn0000046220/biography
  2. "Beth Gibbons: Out of Season"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130927043739/http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/beth-gibbons-out-of-season/Content?oid=928443
  3. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/may/16/beth-gibbons-lives-outgrown-album-review
  4. Mercury Prize
    https://www.mercuryprize.com/news/2024-mercury-prize-albums-of-the-year-revealed
  5. "Full Beth Gibbons Biography"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140512222709/http://www.perfectpeople.net/biography/2746/beth-gibbons.htm
  6. "Solo album bio" Biography previously published on a Finnish site (archived), Retrieved 15 August 2014.
    https://web.archive.org/web/20111230120956/http://kotinetti.suomi.net/heikki.hietala/beth.htm
  7. Bristol Live
    https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/bristol-music-legend-beth-gibbons-9090742
  8. "Never Mind the Bollocks"
    http://www.hotpress.com/archive/1686141.html
  9. British Hit Singles & Albums
  10. "Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man"
    https://variety.com/2003/music/markets-festivals/beth-gibbons-and-rustin-man-alexi-murdoch-1200538352/
  11. "Domino"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173212/http://bethgibbons.net/news/Domino
  12. "Portishead's Beth Gibbons to Release New Solo Album on Domino"
    http://pitchfork.com/news/51147-portisheads-beth-gibbons-to-release-new-solo-album-on-domino/
  13. "Sabbath cover" Jeremy Gordon, 'Portishead's Beth Gibbons Covers Black Sabbath's "Black Sabbath" With Metal Band Gonga',
    http://pitchfork.com/news/54932-portisheads-beth-gibbons-covers-black-sabbaths-black-sabbath-with-metal-band-gonga/
  14. BBC News
    https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-suffolk-45982141/ipswich-spill-festival-s-clarion-call-uses-100-female-voices
  15. Symphony of Sorrowful Songs
    https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/beth-gibbons-henryk-gorecki-symphony-of-sorrowful-songs/
  16. Pitchfork
    https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/kendrick-lamar-mother-i-sober-ft-beth-gibbons/
  17. Variety
    https://variety.com/2022/music/news/kendrick-lamar-releases-mr-morale-big-steppers-1235265777/
  18. GRAMMYs
    https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-grammy-nominations-complete-winners-nominees-list
  19. Pitchfork
    https://pitchfork.com/news/portishead-beth-gibbons-announces-debut-solo-album-shares-new-song-listen/
  20. NME
    https://www.nme.com/news/music/portisheads-beth-gibbons-shares-new-solo-track-reaching-out-3616323
  21. "Oor Interview 1995" Erik van den Berg, There's not only emotion in the way you sing but also in what you sing, Oor Maga
    http://phead.org/38.htm
  22. NME
    https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/the-roots-of-portishead-767977
  23. AllMusic
    https://www.allmusic.com/album/henryk-g%C3%B3recki-symphony-no-3-symphony-of-sorrowful-songs-mw0003247978
  24. "Portishead's Beth Gibbons Covers Black Sabbath's "Black Sabbath" With Metal Band Gonga"
    http://pitchfork.com/news/54932-portisheads-beth-gibbons-covers-black-sabbaths-black-sabbath-with-metal-band-gonga/
  25. AllMusic
    https://www.allmusic.com/album/mandela-effect-mw0003024495
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