Biography: Peter Fox
Born: 1971, Berlin, Germany
Period: 2000s
Biography:
Taking a break from his day job as one of three frontmen in the internationally popular dancehall orchestra Seeed, Pierre Baigorry (aka Enuff aka Peter Fox) entered his Kreuzberg-based studio in early 2006 to start working on a solo album. Always more of a producer than a natural-born singer, Baigorry intended to pull the strings in the background, giving his strained vocal chords some well-deserved rest. The spotlight was to be left to Atlanta soul-rapper Cee-Lo Green, whose voice had left a deep impression on Baigorry a year earlier when working with Green on Seeed`s third full-length, Next! The American soul singer had readily agreed to collaborate with Baigorry and promised to come to Germany right after his work with producer Danger Mouse on a side project had ended. Just a few weeks later, however, Gnarls Barkley`s very first single, "Crazy," had turned into a worldwide über-hit -- and the favored candidate was left with little time to contribute to his German friend`s solo project.
Never a stranger to improvisation, though, Baigorry quickly got his act together, adapted a new alias for good measure, and went back to work. Instead of targeting a more international audience (as originally intended), the native Berliner decided to stick to his guns and write his lyrics in German (as always with a strong and proud local accent). Assisted by longtime writing partner Monk, Peter Fox`s first solo album Stadtaffe (Cityape), was produced with the help of Seeed`s DJ Illvibe and some voluminous use of the Berlin-based Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg. The album was accompanied by massive promotional activity from Warner, Fox`s record label, which consequently boosted the singles "Alles Neu" and "Haus Am See" into the upper regions of the country`s radio charts. With a live band rivaling his main employer Seeed in terms of sheer size (taking along a good part of the album`s orchestra instead of saving a few euros and employing samples), Fox went on tour to promote the album in late 2008. Duplicate entry '' for key 'PRIMARY'
Discography: Peter Fox Discography
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