Siobhán Donaghy

[pawsmurf]

I think the music in the RTE ads is actually quite effective. My friends ketp saying "what song is that" for Ghosts in the April line-up one and they love Don't Give Up in the ER ads. At least its some bit of recognition.....

But if you are listening RTE, you would be fools not to have Medevac on the advert for the upcoming Lost finale - the lyrics fit perfectly not a mind how good the song would sound alongside it. Go do iit (Ps i never though i'd congratulate those channels for their music picks, but oh well)

 

[doubtingthom]

And still, with the music being played before prominent tv shows and getting siobhans sound out there, there is no chance of rerelease or any further push. In a way i think it's fair enough but with two great videos a few ads, even earlier on, may have helped. Look at KT Tunstall and that David 'Sun goes down' guy, both got adverts encouraging sales.

Hopefully we wont have to wait another 4 years for new material but who knows?

 

[mjcoleman]

I mean how else are people like Tori Amos, Bjork & Enya still going strong despite not having a hit on the charts for several years?

At least the first two of these are AMAZING live performers though.

 

[mjcoleman]

It would really help if she got out on the road and did some live shows. The most frustrating thing about the last album campaign was the fact that she did nothing outside of London - how does she expect to build a bigger fanbase?

Ooh, she did do Popstarz in Manchester FYI :-)

 

[Right_Direction]

I mean how else are people like Tori Amos, Bjork & Enya still going strong despite not having a hit on the charts for several years?

At least the first two of these are AMAZING live performers though.

Is Siobhan not good live? I think she is vocally spot on live, although she needs to work the stage a little better.

Can't stand Bjork personally (although I really liked her new album which is odd for me) I respect her a lot as an artist tho just her voice annoys me but Tori is truly AMAZING I hope one day Siobhan will join their ranks but she never will if she don't bloody gig and get herself out there thats the most frustrating thing about her!

 

[doubtingthom]

I thought Siobhan sounded great when she played Punk at release time, though to be far i was more than half cut. Also she sounds great in live concert in germany done when Revolution in Me came out which i recently discovered. But she's definately an artist that performs through the songs themselves than puts on a great performance, though i would say she looks far more comfortable and interested than Mutya singing solo - sorry to compare the two as I love both but...

 

[Right_Direction]

Hey everybody.

I am not sure if it has already been posted here but I found out on Saturday that Siobhan was to be dropped today by Parlophone with the official line of "Due to lack of commercial success"

I could not post this news earlier as I wanted it to be announced by Siobhan herself or her people & it would seem that it has been put up on her official forum earlier today.

I have heard though that two independent label's are keen to sign her already which I think personally is the best thing for Siobhan.

I can't see her getting another big contract with a big commercial record company & especially with the type of music she does an independent label could do wonders for her.

So again it is bad news for the former Sugababe, but hopefully she will finally find the right label for her, they do say 3rd time lucky afterall.

 

[tommie]

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Aww. I guess her label wasn't impressed with what she had recorded for her third album and decided to "part ways".

Oh well. C'est la vie and another label for ms Donaghy!

 

[Sophon]

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See, you predicted it before it was announced, Billiam's Top Fan. Such a psychic.

 

[Queen Majesty]

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This was to be expected. 'Her' sound isn't too far removed from other acts but her label marketed her all wrong.

Can't say I'm sad to her about it.

 

[slimane]

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i'm not worried about her. i'm sure something will come up, be it singing or writing for other artists. She should have licensed "Ghosts" out to TV and film before though - its such an atmospheric and mood driven album and would have a lot of potential in that market.

 

[paul lekakis]

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What took them so long?
This isn't surprising to me, unlike Mutya where I never expected her to be dropped after two Top 10 singles and a Gold certified album.

 

[slimane]

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What took them so long?...unlike Mutya where I never expected her to be dropped after two Top 10 singles and a Gold certified album.

From what i've heard they prolonged the agony because they had a good personal relationship with siobhan...even if she sold f all records. Otherwise, its been well documented that Mutya isn't the most warm personality to meet on a dark night (let alone manage).

Ha Ha! on Siobhan's forums her fangays are discussing if Mutya will sign Siobhan to her "Real girlz" management group (co-set up with Jodi Lei!!!!)

 

[Smoke My Cigar]

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Plus there's the whole thing that Mutya's album was basically shit.

 

[aethyrsprite]

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Well done! That Perry Como easy-listening shit she last released was dreadfull!
(Or else: how nice for Parlophone to blame Siobhan for the fracass, while they screwed up in stunning fashion in every step of the process).

If she really moves to an indie label, it's all been for the best -she needed to have done so before Ghosts.

 

[RRC]

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It's been said before but Ghosts' failure is perhaps the biggest Popinjustice of all time, and I do hope Siobhan doesn't throw in the towel and swan back into a chorus line somewhere. I sense she's got this massive pop album in her somewhere and just needed to get an Odd album out of her system - though the odder moments are my favourite on Ghosts, so I would follow this woman into war either path she takes (bar Rent).

 

[xolondon]

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Well done! That Perry Como easy-listening shit she last released was dreadfull!
(Or else: how nice for Parlophone to blame Siobhan for the fracass, while they screwed up in stunning fashion in every step of the process).

If she really moves to an indie label, it's all been for the best -she needed to have done so before Ghosts.

What!? If you think Medevac is "easy listening" shit, then... oy, I'm speechless!

 

[Alphableat]

Re: Siobhan Donaghy Dropped By Parlophone

It's a shame, but then I've not been too impressed with Parlophone lately...

 

[speedyboi]

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i think they

Well done! That Perry Como easy-listening shit she last released was dreadfull!
(Or else: how nice for Parlophone to blame Siobhan for the fracass, while they screwed up in stunning fashion in every step of the process).

If she really moves to an indie label, it's all been for the best -she needed to have done so before Ghosts.

What!? If you think Medevac is "easy listening" shit, then... oy, I'm speechless!

meant mutya was easy listening sorry

 

[Nunya B]

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Unsurprised in the slightest but I'm hoping that the indie labels will be sensible and sign her to a good contract without too much worry about her sales. "Ghosts" has only gotten better and better as I've listened to it, and I sense that she still does have incredible untapped potential as a pop artist… it's a shame she hasn't sold, because her album was brilliant.

It's a shame she doesn't have the same capital to trade on as Tracey Thorn, who's also signed with EMI and whose album I think of as vaguely similar to Siobhan's- Out of the Woods did slightly better than Ghosts with no promotion (a clause Thorn stipulated in her contract) and Tracey's going to be kept on by EMI because of her success with Everything but the Girl. But that's neither here nor there.

In any event I really don't think of this as much of a setback. I'm sure she'll be picked up sooner rather than later and I'm hopeful that the label that she chooses to sign with are going to be more supportive of her than Parlophone. Perhaps Bella Union?