Eilera

Eilera (born Aurélie Potin Suau) is a French musician, songwriter, guitarist and music producer. She is known for her idiosyncratic musical and vocal style within the Rock/Metal genre.

Eilera
Birth nameAurélie Potin Suau
OriginMontpellier, France
GenresArt rock, folk-rock, celtic metal, art metal, pop rock, experimental rock, Gothic Rock, Progressive Metal
Occupation(s)singer, songwriter
Instrumentsvocals, guitar, programming
Years active1998–present
LabelsSpinefarm Records, Adipocère Records, Indie, Echozone (DE), Inverse Records (FI)
Associated actsChrysalis, Pariisin Kevät, U Meet
Websitewww.eilera.com

Biography

Eilera first began playing music at the age of twelve when she began taking classical guitar lessons.[1] At the age of seventeen she moved on to the electric guitar and began playing metal music.[1] At the age of nineteen she decided to form her own metal band but for some time was unsuccessful at recruiting members she could work with.[2] It wasn't until she met members of the bands Hegemon, and Kalisia in Montpellier that she was able to put a working band together under the name of Suspiria.[2]

Eventually, Suspiria changed its name to Chrysalis and released Between Strength and Frailty, a demo that was distributed by the French record label Adipocere Records.[2] During this time Eilera and fellow Chrysalis guitarist Loïc Tézénas began working on a side project they called Bliss which mixed electronic music with metal music.[3] In 2003, Eilera along with Loïc decided to disband Chrysalis for various reasons and began to focus solely on their side project now known as Eilera. That same year the duo self-released Eilera's first album, a full-length demo titled Facettes.

In 2004, Eilera caught the attention of Finnish label Spinefarm Records and a recording contract was made.[4] In 2005, Eilera along with Loïc worked with record producer Hiili Hiilesmaa, cellist Max Lilja, drummer Antti Lehtinen, and other session musicians to record Eilera's first album under Spinefarm Records. The product, released that same year was an EP titled Precious Moment. In 2007, Eilera followed up her EP with her first studio album titled Fusion also recorded with the help of Hiili Hiilesmaa, Max Lilja, and Antti Lehtinen.

When Universal bought Spinefarm, her collaboration with the company ended and she started working in an independent structure. She self-released the album Darker Chapter… and stars. She was a pioneer in exploring new ways of selling her songs online with special aesthetics on her own website. After a tour in France, Eilera ended her collaboration with Loïc Tézénas and she moved to Finland permanently, in order to write the next chapter of her story.

In Finland, Eilera has experienced new collaborations, including a short one with Pariisin Kevät on their first album Meteoriitti, on which she wrote in French and composed for the track Alkemisti and recorded in Finnish on the track Pyykkipäivä. She met Celtic harp player Lily Neill, with whom she practised in the buildings of the Sibelius Academy . Surrounded by a cellist and the bass player Jan Sormo, they covered Eilera's songs and Tori Amos' song Winter.

After this acoustic break Eilera composed the new album. The first 2 test-songs of this album were recorded at studio Finnvox in February–March together with Eilera's old friend Tero Kinnunen (Nightwish) and a band of new musicians.

Wishing for a more live approach, Eilera decided that the whole album would be recorded live in studio.

Five official videos were released in support of the album. Three of them were shot live in studio for the songs Angel Made Temptress, Deadly Together and Your Way. They were released to accompany the album release. A lyric video for Face Your Demons followed, as well as a video for Male Female Balance. The latest was shot in Espoo, Finland.

All videos were shot by Eilera's old friend Mitja Harvilahti. The last two videos opened a fruitful collaboration with Chilean visual artist David Letelier.

Eilera announced during summer of 2017 that she would be working on the making of a new record that is acoustic-based and on the themes of waves. In January 2019, the album was announced to be ready, with a photograph taken from the Finnvox Studios of Helsinki. Eilera wrote in Facebook during the recording process that Waves is a Franco/Finnish/Chilean collaboration.[5]

Discography
TitleTypeRelease
date		Label
Facettesdemo album2003self-released
Precious MomentEP2005Spinefarm Records
Fusionstudio album2007Spinefarm Records
Darker Chapter... and stars, Part Istudio album2010self-released
Darker Chapter… and stars, Part IIstudio album2012self-released
New Singles:"Frozen Path"
"Into the Sea"		2014self-released
Face Your Demonsstudio album2016Echozone

References
  1. Eriksson, Mike (January 2007). "Ladies of Rock". Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
  2. Suau, Aurélie Potin. "Biography". Retrieved 25 October 2008.
  3. "The Beginning". Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
  4. "2003–2004". Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
  5. Eilera Official Team
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