Lætitia Sadier (born 6 May 1968, sometimes known as Seaya Sadier, or "The Shah" after an Anglophone rendering of the last syllable of her forename) is a French musician best-known as the singer of the influential experimental pop band Stereolab.
Sadier was working as a nanny when she met McCarthy leader Tim Gane at a gig in Paris during the late 1980s. Sadier was disillusioned with the rock scene in France, and soon moved to London to be with Gan...
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Lætitia Sadier (born 6 May 1968, sometimes known as Seaya Sadier, or "The Shah" after an Anglophone rendering of the last syllable of her forename) is a French musician best-known as the singer of the influential experimental pop band Stereolab.
Sadier was working as a nanny when she met McCarthy leader Tim Gane at a gig in Paris during the late 1980s. Sadier was disillusioned with the rock scene in France, and soon moved to London to be with Gane and to pursue her career. She had contributed vocals to McCarthy's third and final album. The band broke up in 1990 and she and Gane immediately formed Stereolab. For the first incarnation of the band, they enlisted ex-Chills bassist Martin Kean, drummer Joe Dilworth and Gina Morris on backing vocals.
While Tim Gane has written the bulk of the music in Stereolab, it is Sadier's singsong, alto vocals and often revolutionary lyrics (both in English and French) that have become trademarks of the band's sound. Sadier also plays keyboards,...
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