Lille (song)
| "Lille" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Lisa Hannigan | ||||||||||
| from the album Sea Sew | ||||||||||
| Released | 25 August 2008 (digital only) | |||||||||
| Genre | Folk, indie, plinky plonk rock[1] |
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| Writer(s) | Lisa Hannigan | |||||||||
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"Lille" is the debut solo single by Lisa Hannigan, taken from her award-nominated debut album Sea Sew. It received its world premiere on Tony Fenton's Today FM show on 31 July 2008, demoed on lisahannigan.com and was later released as a free download in Ireland on 25 August 2008.[2]
Lille became an airplay hit on Irish and American radio stations[3] and earned the admiration of the Grammy-nominated Californian singer-songwriter Jason Mraz who invited Hannigan to support him on a 42-date US tour in late 2008[4] Hannigan then signed with ATO Records in the US, where her album was released in February 2009,[5] although it is currently available from the US's iTunes Store.
Hannigan performed "Lille" on The Late Late Show on 12 September 2008.[6]
The song was also performed at the nominations ceremony of the 2009 Mercury Prize in London when Sea Sew was shortlisted for the award.[7] The performance preceded increased media interest in the singer in the United Kingdom.[7]
The song features in the Neil Jordan film Ondine.[8]
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- ↑ Lille Songfacts
