Rose Elinor Dougall (born 13 March 1986) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. She was a member of

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and has performed with

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. She also performs and records as a solo artist.

Career

Dougall joined

in 2003 after being introduced to the initial line-up by

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at The Basketmakers pub in

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. With The Pipettes, Dougall took lead vocals on the singles "Judy" and "

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". During her time with The Pipettes, she also provided guest vocals for The Young Playthings,

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and Dr Colossus. On 18 April 2008, it was announced in a blog post on the band's Myspace that Dougall and bandmate Rebecca Stephens had amicably left the band "to pursue other musical projects". After her departure from

, Dougall pursued a solo career. Her debut 7" "Another Version Of Pop Song" received praise from many quarters. Her second single, "Start/Stop/Synchro" was favorably reviewed in publications such as the ''

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'',

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, ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Under The Radar''. Her third single, on digital download, was scheduled for release on 23 November 2009, the first to feature her live band The Distractions. A CD release of her singles to date "Singles 1,2,3" was released in Japan on 9 December 2009. Her first solo album, ''Without Why'', was released on 30 August 2010. Dougall is a vocalist and instrumentalist on

and the Business Intl's album ''

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'' and co-wrote the last song on the album, "The Night Last Night". She appeared in a cameo on Ronson's video for "The Bike Song" and also with his band on ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross''. She has toured with Ronson, with her band also providing the support act. Dougall appeared as a guest on

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's ''Roundtable'' on at least four occasions since September 2010. In November 2016 she performed with the

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at the

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in a production of

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. In April 2022, she announced on social media a new collaboration with

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under the name The Waeve

Personal life

Dougall was born in

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in London, but raised in Brighton and attended

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as late as mid-2006, and as a student appeared uncredited on the

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show ''

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'' in December 2005, drawing the presenter on an

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. Her father, Alastair Dougall, is a singer-songwriter. She is the granddaughter of former

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Career

Personal life

Solo discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

References