Sasha Lazard

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Sasha Lazard
Born
New York City, NY, USA
OccupationSinger
Spouse
Michael Mailer
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(m. 2004;div. 2011)​
Children2
Website https://sashalazard.com/

Sasha Lazard is an American classical crossover singer. Born and raised in New York City, with time spent in Paris, she studied opera at Bennington College and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. After completing her studies, Lazard performed electronic music at various nightclubs in New York, Los Angeles, and Ibiza.

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Lazard released her debut album, The Myth of Red, on May 7, 2002, through Higher Octave Music. The album, which draws inspiration from the myth of Inanna's descent to the underworld, appeared on the Billboard charts in both the dance music and classical crossover categories. [1] Its influences include Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata, the works of Charles Pierre Baudelaire, and Antonio Cesti's Intorno all'idol mio.

The song "Angeli" by Sasha Lazard was featured in Victoria's Secret's Fall 2006 campaign. [2] Additionally, it was included in the soundtrack of the film Modigliani, starring Andy García. [3]

Lazard collaborated with soprano Shawna Stone and Grammy award-winning producer Peter Asher on Siren, which was released on March 6, 2007, on Manhattan Records/EMI.

In 2018, Lazard produced the soundtrack for the feature film Blind with Dave Eggar, Amy Lee, and Chuck Palmer. [4]

Personal life

In May 2004, she married film producer Michael Mailer. [5] They share a son named Cyrus. The two divorced in 2011. [6] She shares another son Lucien with Andrew Drexel Allen.

Discography

Studio albums

Soundtracks

YearFilmSong(s)Notes
1998 Dark Harbor "Ava Maria"Appeared as Funeral Singer
1999 Princess Mononoke "Princess Mononoke Theme Song"
Holy Smoke! "Ava Maria"
2000 Cement "Ava Maria", "O del mio dolce ardor"
Cowboys & Angels "Angel Mella Brezza"
2002 Queen of the Damned "Temptation"
2004 Modigliani "Ode to Innocence"
2006 Kettle of Fish "Unexpected"
2009 The Lodger "Marigold", "Di Notte"
2016 Blind "Bird in a Cage", "Lumiere Remix", "The Sexiest Mistake"Appeared as herself

References

  1. ↑ Billboard Staff (2002-06-08). "The Myth of Red". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
  2. ↑ Denette, Kelsey. "Sasha Lazard to Offer NYC Concerts at The Standard Hotel and The Cutting Room in June". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
  3. ↑ "Modigliani". Caldera Records. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
  4. ↑ Amabile Angermiller (March 17, 2016). "Robert Redford Records 2 Songs for 'Blind' Movie Soundtrack, With Phillip Phillips on Guitar". billboard.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  5. ↑ Alex Williams; Eric Dash (January 13, 2005). "At Celebrity Nuptials to Die for, Vendors Give Themselves Away". New York Times. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ Fink, Homer. "Paging Maury Povich: Michael Mailer Leaves Wife | Brooklyn Heights Blog" . Retrieved 2024-07-19.

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