Justine Suissa
{{BLP sources|date=September 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|image= |
| name = Justine Suissa
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| background = solo_singer
| occupation = Singer, songwriter
| birth_name = Justine Simone Freha Suissa
| alias =
| birth_place =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1970|03|21}}
| origin = London, England
| genre = Vocal trance
| 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{{cite magazine|last1=Rodriguez|first1=Krystal|title=Above & Beyond Deliver Acoustic Tour de Force at Hollywood Bowl|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7386213/above-beyond-hollywood-bowl-review-dance|accessdate=4 July 2016|magazine=Billboard|date=29 May 2016}} 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.{{Cite news|title=Justine Suissa - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music|language=en-GB|work=BBC|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/d7bf93e8-0bad-4c4d-801d-f0aa58940244|access-date=2020-08-11}}
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 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20040425/7501/|title=UK Singles Chart, 25/04/2004|publisher=Official Charts Company}} She also collaborated on a major dance hit, "Burned With Desire", with Armin van Buuren in 2003.{{cite magazine|last1=Murray|first1=Gordon|title=Martin Gore Goes to No. 1, Armin van Buuren Debuts|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6560828/martin-gore-number-one-armin-van-buuren|accessdate=4 July 2016|magazine=Billboard|date=8 May 2015}}
She has been called "[one] of the electronic world's most powerful vocalists" and "a mainstay in the trance world".{{cite web |author=MSO |url=http://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/above-beyond-new-album-debuts-1 |title=Above & Beyond New Album Debuts at No. 1 |website=Grateful Web |date=3 June 2016 }}{{cite news|title=Women in EDM: Are the times changing?|url=http://www.youredm.com/2013/05/24/women-in-edm-are-the-times-changing-2/|accessdate=4 July 2016|publisher=Your EDM|date=24 May 2013}}
Discography
= Studio albums =
==as OceanLab==
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! scope="col" style="width:12em;" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Details |
| scope="row"| Sirens of the Sea
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| scope="row"| Sirens of the Sea: Remixed
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= Singles =
==As lead artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of singles ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Song ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Album |
| scope="row"| "Missing" {{small|(with Unclubbed)}} | 2009 | Unclubbed |
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| scope="row"| "Sundeath" {{small|(with Mark Revell)}} | 2010 | rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Almost Home"{{Cite web |last=King |first=Ariel |date=20 August 2021 |title=Above & Beyond, Justine Suissa are 'Almost Home' with new single |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2021/08/above-beyond-justine-suissa-are-almost-home-with-new-single/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828083441/https://dancingastronaut.com/2021/08/above-beyond-justine-suissa-are-almost-home-with-new-single/ |archive-date=28 August 2021 |accessdate=2 September 2021 |website=Dancing Astronaut}} {{small|(with Above & Beyond)}} | 2021 |
===As OceanLab===
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of singles ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Song ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Album |
| scope="row"| "Clear Blue Water"
| 2001 | rowspan="4"| Non-album single |
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| scope="row"| "Satellite"
| rowspan="3"| 2003 |
| scope="row"| "Sky Falls Down" |
| scope="row"| "Beautiful Together" |
| scope="row" | "Sirens of the Sea"
| rowspan="3"| 2008 | rowspan="5" | Sirens of the Sea |
| scope="row"| "Miracle" |
| scope="row"| "Breaking Ties" |
| scope="row"| "On A Good Day"
| rowspan="2"| 2009 |
| scope="row"| "Lonely Girl" |
| scope="row"| "If I Could Fly on the Surface" {{small|(vs. Mike Shiver)}} | rowspan="2"| 2010 | rowspan="4"| Non-album single |
| scope="row"| "On A Good Day (Metropolis)" {{small|(with Gareth Emery)}} |
| scope="row"| "Satellite" {{small|(re-release)}} | 2015 |
| scope="row"| "Another Chance"
| 2016 |
===As Keylime===
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of singles ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Song ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Album |
| scope="row" | "Girlfriend"
| 2003 | rowspan="2"| Non-album single |
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| scope="row"| "Float Away"
| 2006 |
==As featured artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of singles ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Song ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Album |
| scope="row" | "Autumn Tactics" {{small|(Chicane featuring Justine Suissa)}} | 2000 |
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| scope="row"| "One More Step To Heaven" {{small|(Silvester featuring Justine Suissa)}} | rowspan="3"| 2003 | Non-album single |
| scope="row"| "Burned With Desire" {{small|(Armin van Buuren featuring Justine Suissa)}} | 76 |
| scope="row"| "Out There (5th Dimension)" {{small|(Masters & Nickson featuring Justine Suissa)}} | rowspan="2"| Non-album single |
| scope="row"| "Somewhere (Clear Blue)" {{small|(Elevation featuring Justine Suissa)}} | 2004 |
| scope="row"| "Perception" {{small|(Markus Schulz featuring Justine Suissa)}} | 2010 |
| scope="row"| "Phoenix From The Flames" {{small|(Boom Jinx featuring Justine Suissa)}} | 2011 | rowspan="2"| Non-album single |
| scope="row"| "Half The Man" {{small|(Boom Jinx featuring Justine Suissa)}} | 2015 |
| scope="row"| "Alright Now" {{small|(Above & Beyond featuring Justine Suissa)}} | 2017 |
=Guest appearances=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of singles ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Song ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Artist(s) ! scope="col"| Album |
| scope="row" | "Never Wanted This" {{small|(featuring Justine Suissa)}} | 2003 | rowspan="3"| Armin van Buuren | 76 |
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| scope="row"| "Wall of Sound" {{small|(featuring Justine Suissa)}} | rowspan="2"| 2005 | rowspan="2"| Shivers |
| scope="row"| "Simple Things" {{small|(featuring Justine Suissa)}} |
| scope="row"| "Little Something" {{small|(featuring Justine Suissa)}} | 2015 | rowspan="4" | Above & Beyond |
| scope="row"| "Naked" {{small|(featuring Justine Suissa)}} | rowspan="2"| 2018 | rowspan="2"| Common Ground |
| scope="row"| "Cold Feet" {{small|(featuring Justine Suissa)}} |
| ! scope="row"| "Almost Home" {{small|(featuring Justine Suissa)}} |2021 | |
=Songwriting and Production credits=
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| scope="col" style="width:160px;"| Title
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Artist(s) ! scope="col" style="width:180px;"| Album ! scope="col" | Credits ! scope="col" | Written with ! scope="col" | Produced with |
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| scope="row"| "Sun & Moon" {{small|(featuring Richard Bedford)}} | 2011 | rowspan="2"| Above & Beyond | Co-writer | Jonathan "Jono" Grant, Tony McGuinness, Paavo Siljamaki, Sorcha Shepherd | – |
| scope="row"| "Bittersweet & Blue" {{small|(featuring Richard Bedford)}} | 2018 | Co-writer/Producer |
References
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External links
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- [http://www.aboveandbeyond.nu/acoustic/ Above and Beyond]
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