Justine Suissa
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Justine Suissa | |
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Birth name | Justine Simone Freha Suissa |
Born | 21 March 1970 |
Origin | London, England |
Genres | Vocal trance |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Years active | 2000–present |
Associated acts | OceanLab |
Justine Simone Freha Suissa (born 21 March 1970) is a British singer-songwriter, the vocalist of trance group OceanLab.
Career and collaborations[]
She has collaborated with Armin van Buuren, Markus Schulz and Robbie Rivera, and has continued to work with Above & Beyond outside of OceanLab, most recently on their 2016 world tour[1] and participating on four songs on the band's 2018 album Common Ground. Three songs "Cold Feet", "Naked" and the album's lead single "Alright Now" she appeared as a featured artist and the song "Bittersweet & Blue", featuring Richard Bedford, which marked her first co-written credit.[2]
Suissa came to wider notice when she featured on the hit Chicane album Behind The Sun in 2000. She formed OceanLab with Above & Beyond, achieving a top-twenty UK hit with "Satellite" in 2004.[3] She also collaborated on a major dance hit, "Burned With Desire", with Armin van Buuren in 2003.[4]
She has been called "[one] of the electronic world's most powerful vocalists" and "a mainstay in the trance world".[5][6]
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
as OceanLab[]
Title | Details |
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Sirens of the Sea |
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Sirens of the Sea: Remixed |
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Singles[]
As lead artist[]
Song | Year | Album |
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"Missing" (with Unclubbed) |
2009 | Unclubbed |
"Sundeath" (with Mark Revell) |
2010 | Non-album singles |
"Almost Home"[7] (with Above & Beyond) |
2021 |
As OceanLab[]
Song | Year | Album |
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"Clear Blue Water" | 2001 | Non-album single |
"Satellite" | 2003 | |
"Sky Falls Down" | ||
"Beautiful Together" | ||
"Sirens of the Sea" | 2008 | Sirens of the Sea |
"Miracle" | ||
"Breaking Ties" | ||
"On A Good Day" | 2009 | |
"Lonely Girl" | ||
"If I Could Fly on the Surface" (vs. Mike Shiver) |
2010 | Non-album single |
"On A Good Day (Metropolis)" (with Gareth Emery) | ||
"Satellite" (re-release) |
2015 | |
"Another Chance" | 2016 |
As Keylime[]
Song | Year | Album |
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"Girlfriend" | 2003 | Non-album single |
"Float Away" | 2006 |
As featured artist[]
Song | Year | Album |
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"Autumn Tactics" (Chicane featuring Justine Suissa) |
2000 | Behind the Sun |
"One More Step To Heaven" (Silvester featuring Justine Suissa) |
2003 | Non-album single |
"Burned With Desire" (Armin van Buuren featuring Justine Suissa) |
76 | |
"Out There (5th Dimension)" (Masters & Nickson featuring Justine Suissa) |
Non-album single | |
"Somewhere (Clear Blue)" (Elevation featuring Justine Suissa) |
2004 | |
"Perception" (Markus Schulz featuring Justine Suissa) |
2010 | Do You Dream? |
"Phoenix From The Flames" (Boom Jinx featuring Justine Suissa) |
2011 | Non-album single |
"Half The Man" (Boom Jinx featuring Justine Suissa) |
2015 | |
"Alright Now" (Above & Beyond featuring Justine Suissa) |
2017 | Common Ground |
Guest Appearances[]
Song | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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"Never Wanted This" (featuring Justine Suissa) |
2003 | Armin van Buuren | 76 |
"Wall of Sound" (featuring Justine Suissa) |
2005 | Shivers | |
"Simple Things" (featuring Justine Suissa) | |||
"Little Something" (featuring Justine Suissa) |
2015 | Above & Beyond | We Are All We Need |
"Naked" (featuring Justine Suissa) |
2018 | Common Ground | |
"Cold Feet" (featuring Justine Suissa) | |||
"Almost Home" (featuring Justine Suissa) |
2021 |
Songwriting and Production credits[]
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits | Written with | Produced with |
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"Sun & Moon" (featuring Richard Bedford) |
2011 | Above & Beyond | Group Therapy | Co-writer | Jonathan "Jono" Grant, Tony McGuinness, Paavo Siljamaki, Sorcha Shepherd | – |
"Bittersweet & Blue" (featuring Richard Bedford) |
2018 | Common Ground | Co-writer/Producer | Jonathan "Jono" Grant, Tony McGuinness, Paavo Siljamaki | Above & Beyond, Andrew Bayer |
References[]
- ^ Rodriguez, Krystal (29 May 2016). "Above & Beyond Deliver Acoustic Tour de Force at Hollywood Bowl". Billboard. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Justine Suissa - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "UK Singles Chart, 25/04/2004". Official Charts Company.
- ^ Murray, Gordon (8 May 2015). "Martin Gore Goes to No. 1, Armin van Buuren Debuts". Billboard. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ MSO (3 June 2016). "Above & Beyond New Album Debuts at No. 1". Grateful Web.
- ^ "Women in EDM: Are the times changing?". Your EDM. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ King, Ariel (20 August 2021). "Above & Beyond, Justine Suissa are 'Almost Home' with new single". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
External links[]
- Justine Suissa discography at Discogs
- Above and Beyond
- Living people
- Trance singers
- Armada Music artists
- 1970 births