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BIOG "When she sings it's as though her breath is
soaked in paraffin; one spark, and the whole room would ignite" Daily Telegraph A courageous and singular
performer, Camille is one of the most gifted interpreters of narrative songs
yet to appear’ The Irish Times Born in Self
taught as a singer with a
background in acting, it was whilst living in Berlin, she became intrigued by
the narrative direct music of Weimar composers Eisler,
Hollaender and Weill,
described as ‘art song: exploring themes of politics, sexuality,
life’s degenerates, democracy seedier side of life, desolate
love’, and on her return home was inspired by the late great Agnes Bernelle performances back in Dublin’s now defunct Da Club where O’Sullivan had also started to sing. After she had a serious car accident- with a year to
recuperate she decided to leave architecture to become a performer. As much storyteller as singer, Camille has a
respected international reputation for
her interpretations of the songs of Jacques Brel,
Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Kurt Weill and shows a
fearlessness in her work with her emotional intense performances. Chameleon
like on stage, each song has a different character with its own story to tell
and emotion to inhabit. ‘inspired by these dramatic narrative
songs: dark & light: bittersweet stories, songs that held a mirror up to
the stranger side of society. They were not out to please the
audience but more to provoke them, to question what is around them and what
exists in them, in a way what theatre does; the crack within oneself, comfort
of black humor, melancholy, darkness versus innocence, exposing and
celebrating your madness and vulnerability. Fierce,
amusing and mesmerizing, Camille transforms each song she performs into a
grippingly theatrical experience, inextricably drawing her audience into a
world inhabited by the bizarre and wonderful. She has been inaccurately
described by some as a burlesque artist or just simply labeled as a Cabaret
artist, however she would rather descibe it as a
mixture of rock, theatre with a nod to German Weimar Kabaret
-She sees herself as a performer trying to make sense of a song, like an
actress analyzing a monologue, finding it’s truthful emotion or just
simply singing and getting off on the music rocking out! As an
actress she has appeared in the films Over
the Edge, November Afternoon
(Director Once: John Carney). After being spotted by Ewan
Bremner (Spud from Trainspotting)
in La Clique, Camille appeared in the Oscar-nominated Mrs. Henderson Presents alongside Judi Dench,
Bob Hoskins and Will young directed by Stephen Frears.
Theatrical productions include of One
Night Stand, Tonight Lola Blau and Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd at the gate theatre, More
recently Camille was invited to perform on the BBC’s seminal music programme, Later
With Jools. She was a guest star in the
legendary Oliver award winning La
Clique, of which she is an original cast member, in With
5-star sell out seasons in UK, New York, Australia tour inc Sydney Opera
House, Edinburgh and recent 2 sell-out shows at London’s legendary
Roundhouse Theatre and QEH Southbank this year,
O'Sullivan recently took The Dark Angel on a six week UK tour, Latitude &
Glastonbury Festivals. She shall be supporting Jools
Holland on his autumn tour 09 commencing in the Royal Albert Hall., her own 6
week run in the West End London at the Apollo Theatre and returning to Sydney
Opera House to perform in Hal Wilners Rogue
Galleries with Marianne Faithful and Tim Robbins outside on the
forecourt...as Camille would say MEOW!! “WE GAVE CAMILLE FIVE STARS LAST YEAR; AFTER THIS PERFORMANCE,WE’D GIVE HER SIX IF WE COULD.” ***** Metro
“RAUNCHY,
DANGEROUSLY FRAGILE…AN EXCEPTIONAL VOICE” *****
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