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中 文 名 路易·奧斯汀
外 文 名 Louie Austen
國 籍 奧地利
出 生 地 維也納
出生日期 1946年9月19日
職 業(yè) 歌手
藝人資料
路易·奧斯?。↙ouie Austen),奧地利音樂家、歌手。
路易·奧斯?。↙ouie Austen)出生在音樂之都奧地利維也納,早年在Las Vegas翻唱自己的偶像Dean Martin,Frank Sinatra等美國老派爵士情歌代表人物的老歌。1999年回到維也納遇到了幾位新銳電音制作人,進而慣通爵士和電子,先后出版了4張個人專輯,并在2007年創(chuàng)立自己的廠牌——LA Music。
路易·奧斯汀的聲音和Dean Martin非常神似,他打破傳統(tǒng)爵士樂的形式,加入舞曲節(jié)奏,性感的聲線搭配潮流的節(jié)奏,很難不讓人動容。作為電爵大師,Louie Austen已經(jīng)在各個夜店里從事DJ工作幾十年,唱片也出了3張,但依然寶刀未老,繼2001年的Only Tonight之后,與2003年又推出第4張專輯Easy Love。整張專輯的曲風(fēng)依然以舞曲為主,偶爾穿插一兩首JAZZ慢歌,又一次掀起了夜店金曲的風(fēng)潮?,F(xiàn)年69歲的他,雖然患有癌癥,但對音樂的執(zhí)著與敬業(yè),另業(yè)內(nèi)人士刮目相看。
專輯
《Consequences》 (1999)
《Only Tonight》 (2001)
《Easy Love》 (2003)
《Heaven's Floor》 (2005)
《Hear my Song: The Best Of Louie Austen》 (2006)
《Iguana 》(2006)
《Summer Love EP》 (2007)
《Dreams Are My Reality EP》 (2007)
《Too Good To Last EP》 (2008)
《Last Man Crooning / Electrotaining You!》 (2010)
《What a Comeback!》(2012)
單曲
"Amore" (2001)
"Hoping" (2001)
"Grab My Shaft" (feat. Peaches) (2003)
"Open Up Your Heart" (with Korsakow) (2005)
"More" (2005)
"Disco Dancer" (2006)
"Der Kreislauf"- with Remute (2011)
“Never & Ever”(2012)
Life and career
Louie Austen (born Alois Luef on 19 September 1946) is an Austrian classically trained bar and jazz crooner who has been active in the electronic music scene.
Austen was born on 19 September 1946 in Vienna, Austria.
Louie Austen is an Austrian singer and crooner who was among other cultural and musical activities part in an adaption of Nestroy's play "Höllenangst" at the Viennese Burgtheater and is regularly still performing every Saturday at the Cascade Bar of the Marriott hotel in Vienna.
Since 1999 Louie Austen also is a performer in electronic music and has released many albums and singles in this genre he refers to as electrocrooning. His last album Iguana has been released on Klein Records in 2006 and his new double album "Last Man Crooning / Electrotaining You!" got released in 2010 along with two singles and is his 7th studio album on his own label LA Music - Louie Austen Music he had founded back in 2007 as a home for his musical releases.
Austen has a cameo as gambler in Stefan Ruzowitzky´s ‘The Counterfeiters’ movie, which won in the category best foreign movie at the 2008 Oscars.
Discography
Albums
Consequences (1999 album)
Only Tonight (2001 album)
Easy Love (2003 album)
Heaven's Floor (2005 EP)
Hear my Song: The Best Of Louie Austen (2006 album)
Iguana (2006 album)
Summer Love EP (2007)
Dreams Are My Reality EP (2007)
Too Good To Last EP (2008)
"Myamy EP" (2009, Digital)
"Coconut Girl Remixes" (2009, Digital)
"Take your time" Ada Fijal feat. Louie Austen
"Endless Love" Phonique feat. Louie Austen. Track from album "Kissing Strangers" label Dessous (2010)
"Estate" (2010) ep track for Rodion
"Make Your Move Ruede Hagelstein Rmx" (2010, Vinyl)
"Paris / Make Your Move Remixes" (2010, Digital-Single)
"Last Man Crooning / Electrotaining You!" (2010, Double album - 2CD)
"I Wander / Now Or Never Remixes" (2010, Digital-Single)
What a Comeback!(2012)
Singles
"Amore" (2001)
"Hoping" (2001)
"Grab My Shaft" (feat. Peaches) (2003) #117 UK
"Open Up Your Heart" (with Korsakow) (2005)
"More" (2005)
"Disco Dancer" (2006)
"Der Kreislauf"- with Remute (2011)