Goldfrapp Goldfrapp are an English electronic music duo from London, formed in 1999. The duo consists of Alison Goldfrapp (vocals, synthesiser) and Will Gregory (synthesiser). Despite favourable reviews and a short-listing for the Mercury Prize, their ...

are an English electronic music duo that formed in London in 1999. The group gained prominence after their debut studio album ''

Felt Mountain ''Felt Mountain'' is the debut studio album by English electronic music duo Goldfrapp. It was released on 11 September 2000 by Mute Records. The album takes influence from a variety of music styles such as 1960s Pop music, pop, cabaret, Folk mus ...

'' was shortlisted for the 2001 Mercury Prize in the United Kingdom. They have released five studio albums: ''Felt Mountain'' (2000), ''

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'' (2003), '' Supernature'' (2005), ''

Seventh Tree ''Seventh Tree'' is the fourth studio album by English electronic music duo Goldfrapp, released on 22 February 2008 by Mute Records. It was named after a dream Alison Goldfrapp had about a "very large tree". Taking inspiration from paganism and ...

'' (2008) and ''

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'' (2010). The group's

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, ''

We Are Glitter ''We Are Glitter'' is a remix album by English electronic duo Goldfrapp. It was released in North America on 17 October 2006 by Mute Records. The album features remixes of songs from the band's third studio album, '' Supernature'' (2005), many ...

'' was released in the United States in October 2006 and the

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'' The Singles'' was released internationally in February 2012. ''Black Cherry'' was released through

Mute Records Mute Records is a British independent record label owned and founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller. It has featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Depeche Mode, Erasure, Einstürzende Neubauten, Fad Gadget, Goldfrapp, Grinderm ...

in April 2003. Singles from the album included "

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", "

Strict Machine "Strict Machine" is an electronic dance song written by British electronic music duo Goldfrapp and Nick Batt for Goldfrapp's second studio album, ''Black Cherry (Goldfrapp album), Black Cherry'' (2003). It was produced by Goldfrapp and describes ...

" and "

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". ''Black Cherry'' earned the group two awards, including an

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(The Ivors Dance Award) for the song "Strict Machine". ''Supernature'' was released through the same label in August 2005. The album earned Goldfrapp two

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...

nominations in the dance category. Their fourth album, ''Seventh Tree'', was released in February 2008. Singles included " A&E", "

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" and "

Caravan Girl "Caravan Girl" is a song by English electronic music duo Goldfrapp from their fourth studio album, ''Seventh Tree'' (2008). Written and produced by Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory, the song was released as the album's third single on 30 June 2008 ...

". The music video for "Happiness" earned Goldfrapp and director

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a nomination for Best Pop Video at the

UK Music Video Awards The UK Music Video Awards is an annual celebration of creativity, technical excellence and innovation in music video and moving image for music. The awards began in 2008. There is a wide range of opportunities for UK individuals and companies to ...

. ''Head First'' was released in March 2010. The album earned the group two additional Grammy Award nominations. Other recognitions include the inclusion of ''Supernature'' on ''

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'' magazine's "Top 50 Albums of 2006" list. Goldfrapp have also been recognized by the ASCAP/PRS Awards,

BT Digital Music Awards The BT Digital Music Awards (DMA) was a British music award ceremony held annually for 10 years from 2002 to 2011 (with no ceremony in 2009). Music industry professionals nominated artists, venues and hardware into the Judge's Choice award categor ...

International Dance Music Awards The International Dance Music Awards or IDMAs is an annual awards ceremony held in Miami Beach, Florida, United States as a major part of the Winter Music Conference. The awards have been held every year since the conference's creation in 1985 ...

MTV Europe Music Awards The MTV Europe Music Awards (originally named MTV European Music Awards, commonly abbreviated as MTV EMA) are awards presented by Paramount International Networks to honour artists and music in pop culture. It was originally conceived as an al ...

and the

Q Awards The Q Awards were the UK's annual music awards run by the music magazine '' Q''. Since they began in 1990, the Q Awards became one of Britain's biggest and best publicised music awards. Locations for the awards ceremony included Abbey Road Studios ...

. Overall, Goldfrapp have received two awards from 15 nominations.

AIM Independent Music Awards

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ASCAP/PRS Awards

The ASCAP/PRS Awards are presented annually by the

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) () is an American not-for-profit performance-rights organization (PRO) that collectively licenses the public performance rights of its members' musical works to venues, broadca ...

(ASCAP) to British writer and publisher members of the

PRS for Music PRS for Music Limited (formerly The MCPS-PRS Alliance Limited) is a British music copyright collective, made up of two collection societies: the Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) and the Performing Right Society (PRS). It undertakes ...

(PRS) for significant performances of their works in the United States. Goldfrapp have received one award from one nomination.

Best Art Vinyl

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'' , ,

Brit Awards

The

Brit Awards The BRIT Awards (often simply called the BRITs) are the British Phonographic Industry's annual popular music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British", "Britain", or "Britannia" (in the early days the awards were sponsored ...

are the

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's (BPI) annual

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awards. Goldfrapp have been nominated twice. {, class="wikitable" , - !Year !width="250", Nominated work !width="325", Award !width="65", Result !Ref. , - , align="center",

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, Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory , British Producer of the Year , , align="center", , -

BT Digital Music Awards

Created in 2001, the

are awarded annually by the British telecommunications company BT. Goldfrapp have been nominated twice. {, class="wikitable" , - !Year !width="250", Nominated work !width="325", Award !width="65", Result !Ref. , - , align="center", 2004 , rowspan=2, Goldfrapp , Best Dance Artist , , , - , align="center", 2005 , Best Pop Artist , , align="center", , -

D&AD Awards

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(''D&AD'') is a British educational

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which exists to promote excellence in

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and

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. , - , 2004 , "

" , Animation , style="background:#BF8040", Wood Pencil , - , 2009 , "

" , Music Video , style="background:#8a8b89", Graphite Pencil

DanceStar USA Awards

!Ref. , - , 2004 , ''

'' , Best New Artist Album , ,

GLAAD Media Awards

The

GLAAD Media Awards The GLAAD Media Award is an accolade bestowed by GLAAD to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their live ...

were created in 1990 by the

Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation GLAAD (), an acronym of Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, is an American non-governmental media monitoring organization originally founded as a protest against defamatory coverage of gay and lesbian demographics and their portrayals i ...

to "recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives." , - , 2014 , ''

Tales of Us ''Tales of Us'' is the sixth studio album by English electronic music duo Goldfrapp, released on 6 September 2013 by Mute Records. In June 2013, the duo embarked on the Tales of Us Tour to promote the album. Background and release Goldfrapp b ...

'' , Outstanding Music Artist ,

Gay Music Chart Awards

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Grammy Awards

The

Grammy Awards The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...

are awarded annually by the

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of the United States for outstanding achievements in the

record industry The music industry consists of the individuals and organizations that earn money by writing songs and musical compositions, creating and selling recorded music and sheet music, presenting concerts, as well as the organizations that aid, train, ...

. Often considered the highest music honor, the awards were established in 1958. Goldfrapp have received four nominations. {, class="wikitable" , - !Year !width="250", Nominated work !width="325", Award !width="65", Result !Ref. , - , align="center" rowspan=2,

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, " Ooh La La" ,

Best Dance Recording The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording (formerly known as Best Dance Recording) is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists f ...

, , align="center" rowspan=2, , - , '' Supernature'' , Best Dance/Electronica Album , , - , align="center" rowspan=2,

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, "

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" , Best Dance Recording , , align="center" rowspan=2, , - , ''

'' , Best Dance/Electronica Album , , -

Ibiza Music Video Festival

Ibiza Music Video Festival is a global and interactive music video festival. , - , 2017 , " Systemagic" , Best Choreography ,

International Dance Music Awards

The International Dance Music Awards, which take place during the annual

Winter Music Conference The Winter Music Conference (WMC) is a week-long electronic music conference, held every March in Miami Beach, Florida, United States since 1985. It is also known as the premiere platform for electronic dance music. The conference brings togethe ...

, recognize achievements in the electronic dance music industry. Goldfrapp have received three nominations. {, class="wikitable" , - !Year !width="250", Nominated work !width="325", Award !width="65", Result !Ref. , - , align="center", 2005 , "

" , Best Underground Dance Track , , align="center", , - , align="center", 2007 , " Number 1" , Best Progressive House/Trance Track , , align="center", , - , align="center", 2011 , Themselves , Best Artist (Group) , , , -

Ivor Novello Awards

The

Ivor Novello Awards The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards for songwriting and composing. They have been presented annually in London by the Ivors Academy (formerly the BASCA) since 1956, and over 1,000 statuettes have been a ...

, named after the

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-born entertainer

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, are awards for

songwriting A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music gen ...

and composing. Goldfrapp have received two awards from two nominations. {, class="wikitable" , - !Year !width="250", Nominated work !width="325", Award !width="65", Result !Ref. , - , align="center", 2004 , "Strict Machine" , The Ivors Dance Award , , align="center", , - , align="center", 2021 , Collection , The Ivors Inspiration Award , , align="center", , -

Mercury Prize

The

Mercury Prize The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album released in the United Kingdom by a British or Irish act. It was created by Jon Webster and Robert Chandler in association with the B ...

is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland. Goldfrapp have been nominated once. {, class="wikitable" , - !Year !width="250", Nominated work !width="325", Award !width="65", Result !Ref. , - , align="center", 2001 , ''

'' , Mercury Prize , , align="center", , -

Music Week Awards

Founded by British music magazine ''

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'', the ''Music Week'' Awards are presented annually. {, class="wikitable" , - !Year !width="250", Nominated work !width="325", Award !width="65", Result !Ref. , - , align="center", 2004 , "

" , Best Art Direction , , align="center", , -

MTV Europe Music Awards

The

were established in 1994 by

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to celebrate the most popular

music video A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a m ...

s in Europe. Goldfrapp have been nominated once. {, class="wikitable" , - !Year !width="250", Nominated work !width="325", Award !width="65", Result !Ref. , - , align="center",

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, Best Alternative , , align="center", , -

Muso Awards

The

Muso Awards The Muso Awards is a charity music award ceremony held in London, England, that began in September 2002. The awards are voted ''"by musicians, for musicians"'', and the ceremony features live performances by a variety of artists. The 2005 event was ...

is a

music award ceremony held in

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, that began in September 2002. The awards are voted ''"by musicians, for musicians"'', and the ceremony features live performances by a variety of artists. The 2005 event was held at

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, in

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, very few winners were present to receive their awards. !Ref. , - , 2005 ,

Alison Goldfrapp Alison Elizabeth Margaret Goldfrapp (born 13 May 1966) is an English musician and record producer, known as the vocalist of English electronic music duo Goldfrapp. Early life Goldfrapp was born on 13 May 1966, in Enfield, London, the youngest o ...

, Best Female Vocal , ,

PLUG Awards

The

PLUG Awards The PLUG Independent Music Awards, or just PLUG Awards, began in 2001 as a "cartel" of music lovers ranging from DJs and managers to indie music, indie retailers and fans. Winners Album of the Year Americana Album of the Year Avant Album of th ...

are given in support of

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. , - , 2007 , ''

'' , Electronic/Dance Album of the Year ,

Q Awards

The

are the UK's annual pop music awards run by the music magazine ''Q'' magazine to honor musical excellence. Winners are voted by readers of ''Q''. , - , 2001 , rowspan="2" , Themselves , Best New Act , , - , 2003 , Q Innovation in Sound , , - , 2005 , '' Supernature'' , Best Album , , - , 2008 , "

" , Best Video ,

Popjustice 20 Quid Music Prize

The

Popjustice £20 Music Prize The Popjustice £20 Music Prize, also known as the Popjustice Twenty Quid Prize, is an annual prize awarded by music website Popjustice to recognise the best British pop single of the previous year. The prize was conceived by Popjustice founder P ...

, also known as the Popjustice Twenty Quid Prize, is an annual prize awarded by music website Popjustice to recognise the best British pop single of the previous year. The prize was conceived by Popjustice founder Peter Robinson in 2003 as a reaction to what he perceived as the pompous and elitist nature of the existing Mercury Prize, which recognises the best album of the previous year, and in particular its exclusion of pop music acts in favour of those from more esoteric genres. The shortlist for the Popjustice prize is announced in September of each year and the winner named the following month, to coincide with the presentation of the Mercury Prize. Popjustice gives a token prize of £20 to the winner of its award, in contrast to the £20,000 given to the winner of the Mercury Prize. , - , 2005 , " Ooh La La" , rowspan="3" , Best British Pop Single , , - , 2006 , " Number 1" , , - , 2008 , " A&E" ,

UK Music Video Awards

The

recognize "creativity and technical excellence" in music videos made within the United Kingdom. Goldfrapp have been nominated once. {, class="wikitable" , - !Year !width="250", Nominated work !width="325", Award !width="65", Result !Ref. , - , align="center", 2008 , "Happiness" , Best Pop Video – UK , , align="center", , -

Music Producers Guild Awards

The Music Producers Guild Awards are awarded annually by the

Music Producers Guild The Music Producers Guild (MPG) (UK) promotes and represents all individuals in the music production and recording professions. It is a professional organisation that embodies collective and individual creative contributions to the production and ...

, a UK Music not-for-profit company run by volunteers from the membership. {, class="wikitable" , - !Year !width="250", Nominated work !width="325", Award !width="65", Result !Ref. , - , align="center" rowspan=2,

, "

" , UK Album of the Year , , align="center" rowspan=2, , -

Other recognitions

*2006 – ''

'' magazine ranked ''Supernature'' number 32 on their "Top 50 Albums of 2006" list *2009 – ''

'' was ranked at number 19 by '' Q'' in their list of "50 Best Albums of 2008"

References

External links

Official website
{{Goldfrapp

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