Sian Evans

Sian Evans
Evans on stage in 2011
Background information
Birth name Sian Evans
Born (1971-10-09) 9 October 1971
Origin Caerphilly, Wales
Genres Trip hop, drum and bass, rock, synthpop, Breakbeat, Dubstep, Electro, Trance
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Years active 1999–present
Labels Ministry of Sound, Moksha Records, Universal Music Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Associated acts Kosheen, DJ Fresh, Roger Shah, Jody Wisternoff, Dino Psaras, Chicane, Dr. Meaker, Jolyon Petch, Brains, Martin Eyerer, Paul Hazendonk, Bent, Lee Dagger
Website www.sian-evans.com

Sian Evans (born 9 October 1971) is a Welsh singer.[1] Throughout the 2000s, she was known for being a front woman and singer-songwriter of the band Kosheen, a trip-hop/drum & bass group that, during that decade, placed two albums within the Top Ten of the UK Albums Chart. She has also joined a list of Welsh artists to have topped the UK singles chart with collaboration on the track 'Louder' with DJ Fresh.

Early life

Evans' family have a long musical history. Her mother was a singer and Sian herself began singing from an early age. Her grandfather was a composer and conducted for male voice choirs and by her teenage years she was following in his footsteps providing vocals for numerous jazz and r&b bands, as well as immersing herself in the music of female singer/songwriters like Joni Mitchell.

Evans left home at 16 and moved to Cardiff to escape, living in squats and friends' houses while working several jobs at once and travelling to parties and festivals all over the country. At the height of the rave scene, in 1991, she gave birth to her son, and was forced to reassess her priorities. For the next four years, Evans and her son split their time between environmental protests like newbury and working at summer festivals. In 1996, Evans moved into a tepee on a traveller's site in the Brechfa Forest for nine months.

At night, after her son went to bed, Evans passed the time by writing songs. Despite being brought up writing poetry and listening to Welsh folk music and Joni Mitchell, it was the first time Evans had felt moved to create music. Most of the songs went on to form the tracks on Kosheen's debut album, 'Resist' and she moved back to Bristol to find someone to play them with.

Career

Kosheen

Kosheen are a British trip hop, drum and bass and rock group based in Bristol, England. Fronted by singer/songwriter Evans and Bristol dance natives Darren Decoder and Markee Substance, Kosheen entered the music scene in 1998. As a trio, the band learned they could combine their respective loves of rock, hip-hop, jazz, drum n' bass and folk.

The debut single "Hide U" grabbed hold of the dance circuit in mid-2001, later earning Kosheen honours for Best Single at the Drum & Bass Awards in the UK. "Hide U" reached number 6 in the UK, while "Catch" hit number 15 and "Hungry" reached number 13. The accompanying album, "Resist", went on to reach number 8 in the UK album chart and made the top 30 in Australia, The netherlands, Belgium and Greece. It has since sold half a million copies worldwide. "Hide U" won 'Best remix' at the Muzik Dance Awards and record of the year at the Dancestar USA Awards in Miami.

Sian Evans performing with Kosheen at the Regenbogen parade 2008 in Vienna

After Kokopelli went gold in the UK, Kosheen left BMG in the midst of the Sony bmg merger, signed to Universal Germany, and returned to the studio, with a new drive and vision and worked on their third album, "Damage" for the next two years.

“Damage" featuring "Guilty" & "Overkill" was released in Europe in March 2007.

“Independence", Kosheen's fourth studio album was released in October 2012 and their fifth, "Solitude", in December 2013, both on Kosheen Recordings.

Collaborations

Early into the following decade, as Evans continued on with Kosheen, she made a name for herself as a featured vocalist.

Evans has also done other work with Simon Kingman as Melo Park. After a reunion gig in aid of the tsunami disaster, Evans and Kingman began playing together in the winter of 2006 and started developing this project in 2007. They played at a festival in Moscow, and also played live at Glastonbury 2008.[2]

In 2011, Evans featured on DJ Fresh's single, "Louder", which was used as part of a Lucozade Lite advertising campaign in the UK and Ireland. The song was released on 3 July 2011. It debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, Download Chart, UK Dance Chart, UK Indie Chart and the Scottish Charts with first week sales of 140,000 copies.[3] It also peaked number four on the Irish Singles Chart based on UK success. Evans wrote "Hot Right Now" for Rita Ora, her first number 1 single.

Evans also appears on several tracks on Roger Shah's artist album Openminded. She has also collaborated with many artists and producers such as Dino Psaras, Jody Wisternoff, Chicane, and Paul Hazendonk.

Discography

Studio albums with Kosheen

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[4]		 AUS
[5]
 AUT
[6]		 BEL
[7]
 GER
[8]
 NL
[9]		 FIN
[10]		 SWI
[11]		 US Elec.
[12]
2001 Resist
  • Released: 17 September 2001
  • Label: BMG / Moksha
  • Formats: CD, LP
 8 29 18 8 45 25 36 — 15
2003 Kokopelli
  • Released: 11 August 2003
  • Label: BMG / Moksha
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 7 67 6 10 16 — — 30 40
2007 Damage
  • Released: 10 September 2007
  • Label: Moksha recordings
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 95 — 18 75 48 — — 23 35
2012 Independence
  • Released: 1 October 2012
  • Label: Kosheen Records / Ledge Productions / Sony ATV
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 — — 37 — — — — 41 —
2013 Solitude
  • Released: 25 November 2013
  • Label: Kosheen Records / Active Distribution Ltd
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 — — — — — — — — —
Year Song Chart positions Album
UK
[14]		 UK
Dance
[15]		 UK
Indie
[16]		 BEL
(FL)
[17]		 BEL
(WA)
[17]		 IRE
[18]		 SCO
[19]
2010 "Your Move"
(with Martin Eyerer)[20]		 –––98––— Non-album single
2011 "Louder"
(with DJ Fresh)		 11154341 Nextlevelism
2013 "We Are One"
(with Brains)		 ––––––— Full Range
2014 "Right Back"
(with Dr Meaker)		 1514015–––— Dirt & Soul

References

  1. ↑ "Sian Evans celebrates No.1 hit with DJ Fresh". Wales Online.
  2. ↑ "Glastonbury 2008: Friday's line-up". The Guardian.
  3. ↑ "All hail Louder at number one". The Official Charts Company. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "ChartArchive – Kosheen". Chartstats.com. 9 April 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "AUS Charts > Kosheen". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  6. ↑ "Discography Kosheen". Austrian-Charts.com. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop > Discografie Kosheen". ultratop.be. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  8. ↑ "Chartverfolgung > Discografie Kosheen". musicline.de. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  9. ↑ "Discography Kosheen". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  10. ↑ "Discography Kosheen". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  11. ↑ "Kosheen Kokopelli album". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  12. ↑ "US Billboard Charts > Kosheen". Billboard. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  13. 1 2 "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  14. ↑ DJ Fresh. chartstats.com. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  15. ↑ 2011 Top 40 Dance Singles Archive. theofficialcharts.com (16 July 2011). Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  16. ↑ 2011 Top 40 Independent Singles Archive. theofficialcharts.com (16 July 2011). Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  17. 1 2 DJ FRESH. ultratop.be. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  18. ↑ TOP 50 SINGLES, WEEK ENDING 7 July 2011. chart-track.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  19. ↑ 2010 Top 40 Scottish Singles Archive. theofficialcharts.com (14 August 2010). Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  20. ↑ Martin Eyerer Feat. Sian Kosheen* – Your Move . discogs.com (6 December 2010). Retrieved 4 December 2011.
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