Siobhan de Maré is a singer, mostly known from lending her voice to the album ''

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'' by the UK band

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in 1997. In 2000, she joined

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(formerly of

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) to form Violet Indiana, which varies from shimmery

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style with similarities to

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, to sparse single-guitar songs with less effects. Siobhan has a sensual, ethereal voice, and she is the fifth child of

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drummer

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Albums

Siobhan has fronted two bands so far in her career, the trip hop sounding "Mono" and guitar based "Violet Indiana". More recently De Mare has been writing and recording with Gary Bruce under the name Swoone. The track This Bullet Never Kills was released in May 2015 with an album, ''Handcuffed Heart'' released in August 2018.

Mono

*''

'' (1997)

Violet Indiana

*''Choke'' EP (2000) *''Special'' EP (2001) *''Roulette'' (2001) *''Killer Eyes'' EP (2001) *''Casino'' (2002) (Compilation) *''Beyond The Furr'' EP (2004) *''Russian Doll'' (2004)

Swoone

*''This Bullet Never Kills'' (Single) (2015) *''Never Let Go'' (2017) a track on the compilation ''Static Waves 6'' by Saint Marie Records *''Handcuffed Heart'' (2018)

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-singer-stub