Sharin Foo
{{Short description|Danish musician and singer (born 1973)}}
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Sharin Foo (born 22 November 1973) is a Danish musician and singer playing in the rock group The Raveonettes.
Early life
Foo was born in Emmelev, Djursland, Denmark, on 11 November 1973. She was raised in a hippy commune.{{cite journal | last = Jacobsgaard | first = Nanna | title = Sharin Foo: Det er rock'n roll at være med i Vild med dans ("Sharin Foo: It's rock 'n' roll to be in Dancing With The Stars") | journal = Berlingske Tidende | date = August 30, 2015 | language = Danish | url = http://www.b.dk/personlig-udvikling/sharin-foo-det-er-rockn-roll-at-vaere-med-i-vild-med-dans }}
Foo's father is musician Kim Tai Foo,{{cite journal | last = Sheffield | first = Rob | authorlink = Rob Sheffield | title = Move Over, Sweden | journal = Rolling Stone | date = September 4, 2003 | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/move-over-sweden-20030904 }} a second-generation Danish-Chinese who played in the Danish folk-rock band Djursland Spillemænd.[http://www.discogs.com/artist/1538281-Djursland-Spillem%C3%A6nd Djursland Spillemænd] in the Discogs website
At an early age, Foo spent time in India studying the musical traditions of dhrupad and qawwali.
Career
When Foo returned to Denmark, she got involved in the local punk scene and met Sune Rose Wagner in Copenhagen in 2001. They formed The Raveonettes and recorded their debut album, the EP Whip It On, in 2002 for the Crunchy Frog label, of Denmark.
Rolling Stone editor David Fricke's positive review of their performance at the 2002 Spot music festival held in Denmark resulted in a number of offers from major recording labels.{{cite journal | last = Moser | first = Margaretr | title = The Spot festival | journal = The Austin Chronicle | date = June 4, 2010 | url = http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2010-06-04/1036796/ }} They signed with Sony Records and released their first full-length album, Chain Gang of Love, on the Columbia label, in 2003. The group, since its inception, has been touring constantly, in various line-ups around Wagner & Foo.
Personal life
Foo married in 2007 musician and songwriter Greg Edwards, of the experimental rock band Autolux. They have one daughter, Molly Foo Edwards, born on 13 September 2008.{{cite journal| last =Michaud| first =Sarah| title =Raveonettes’ Sharin Foo Welcomes Daughter Molly| journal =People| date =August 26, 2014| url =http://www.peoplepets.com/node/389426}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The couple separated in February 2015 and divorced in August of the same year.{{cite journal | last = Voergaard | first = Peter | title = 'Vild med dans'-deltageren Sharin Foo skal skilles ("Dancing with the Stars participant Sharin Foo divorced") | journal = BT | date = June 2, 2008 | language = Danish | url = http://www.bt.dk/film-og-tv/vild-med-dans-deltageren-sharin-foo-skal-skilles }}
Foo's sister, Louise, is also a musician and singer who has been in the group Giana Factory, and the collective Ohmarymary. Louise Foo toured with The Raveonettes in the summer of 2008, replacing for some dates her sister who had to avoid stage work in order to better conclude her pregnancy, on doctor's orders.
{{cite journal | last = Thiessen | first = Brock | title = Raveonettes Swap Foos For European Tour | journal = Exclaim! | date = June 2, 2008 | url = http://exclaim.ca/music/article/raveonettes_swap_foos_for_european_tour }}
In 2011, Sharin Foo acted as judge in the Danish TV talent show Danmarks største stemme ("Denmark's Greatest Voice").{{cite journal | title = Voice - Danmarks Største Stemme Præsenterer Danske Supertjerner I Coachroller ("Voice - Danish greatest stars as vocal coaches") | journal = TV2 | date = September 30, 2011 | language = Danish | url = http://omtv2.tv2.dk/nyhedsartikler/nyhedsvisning/voice-danmarks-stoerste-stemme-praesenterer-danske-superstjerner-i-coachroller/?tx_news_pi1%5BoverwriteDemand%5D%5Bcategories%5D=&cHash=8d0ebbfc1ddb896095f64fdd36269d57 }} In 2012, along with graphic designer Camilla Hjerl who's also from Denmark, Foo opened Hurra!, an online shop and blog that "curates and sells a selection of Danish art- and design-objects",[http://lindsayluv.com/2013/01/danish-darling-sharin-foo-shares-her-wares-hurra-2/ "Danish Darling Sharin Foo Shares Her Wares- Hurra!"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404224732/http://lindsayluv.com/2013/01/danish-darling-sharin-foo-shares-her-wares-hurra-2/ |date=April 4, 2014 }} by Lindsay Luv, January 2013 which led, in 2013, to a pop-up shop in Venice, California.[https://web.archive.org/web/20131208154125/http://artrebels.com/blog/hurra-pop-delivering-danish-design-sunny-california "Hurra! pop-up delivering Danish design in sunny California], ArtRebels website
In 2015, she competed in the Danish version of Dancing With The Stars along with dancing partner Frederik Nonnemann.{{cite news|language=Danish|trans-title= 'Dancing with the stars' participant must get divorced|last=Grønbech|first=Jens |date=26 August 2015 |title='Vild med dans'-deltager skal skilles|url=https://underholdning.tv2.dk/kendte/2015-08-26-vild-med-dans-deltager-skal-skilles|work=TV2 |access-date=4 July 2021}} Foo subsequently stated that the dancing offered her a "new body-awareness" and she has become "more brave" about her physicality.{{cite news|language=Danish|trans-title= 'Dancing with the stars' has changed me|last= Skram de Fries|first=Helle |date=29 November 2015 |title=Sharin Foo: Vild med dans har ændret mig|url=https://www.billedbladet.dk/kendte/danmark/tv/tv-2/sharin-foo-vild-med-dans-har-aendret-mig|work=Billed Bladet |access-date=4 July 2021}} The dancing couple were voted out halfway through the competition.{{cite news|language=Danish|trans-title=Sharin Foo after exit: I did not reach my full potential|last1= Kofoed|first1=Julie | last2=Grønbech|first2=Jens |date=16 October 2015 |title=Sharin Foo efter exit: Jeg nåede ikke mit fulde potentiale|url=https://tv.tv2.dk/2015-10-16-sharin-foo-efter-exit-jeg-naaede-ikke-mit-fulde-potentiales|work=TV2 |access-date=4 July 2021}}
Foo lived in Los Angeles, California for 17 years with her daughter, but is now living in Denmark.{{cite news|language=Danish|trans-title= Sharin Foo: It has been difficult to talk about the fact that I have moved to Denmark and my daughter has stayed in the USA|last= Truelsen |first=Marie-Louise|date=7 February 2020 |title=Sharin Foo: Det har været svært at tale om, at jeg er flyttet til Danmark, og min datter er blevet i USA|url=https://www.alt.dk/boern/sharin-foo-er-flyttet-tilbage-til-danmark-uden-sin-datter|access-date=9 December 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1534985}}
- [https://myspace.com/sharinfoo My Space] official page
- [https://www.facebook.com/Sharin-Foo-Official-207224492680008/ Facebook] official page
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Category:21st-century bass guitarists
Category:21st-century Danish women singers
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Category:People from Syddjurs Municipality
Category:Musicians from the Central Denmark Region
Category:Danish expatriates in India
Category:Danish expatriates in the United States
Category:Danish people of Chinese descent
Category:Danish rock guitarists