Russian Red (Spain)

Earlier this year when Russian Red announced she was doing a concert in Taipei tickets promptly sold out. So she announced another show for that tour and that also sold out. Well it seems like Taiwan can't get enough of Russian Red and so she returns for another two shows in Taiwan (Taipei and Kaohsiung) just 22 weeks after her last tour.

From Russian Red's official website:
In Taiwan, the reaction of those who attended her two shows at The Wall was spectacular. In fact, both her concerts were sold out with 1300 tickets sold one month before the event. People queued for two hours to attend the concerts. The audience, quiet and respectful, chanted the songs with the artist and patiently waited to obtain an autograph from Russian Red after the show. In several Taiwanese sales charts, Fuerteventura is currently at #2 for three consecutive weeks now, right behind Lady Gaga

Russian Red is the pseudonym of Lourdes Hernández (Madrid, 1986), indie and folk singer-songwriter.

Known by many as the Spanish Feist, in reference to the Canadian singer-songwriter who inspires her in many of her attitudes on the microphone, Hernández—who writes and sings all of her compositions in English—states that she sings in that language instinctively because she has always listened to music in English. Her voice and performing style are also reminiscent of the childlike and simple, poetic approach utilized by California singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom.

The name Russian Red comes from the colour of a lipstick that Hernández herself usually wears. When asked how she chose the name, Hernández stated: "I had a band without a name some time ago. Since then, I was haunted by an obsession: to find the ideal artistic name. One day, I fell in love with this colour that a girl was wearing. I pronounced its name, and now it is my pseudonym."

Little by little, Hernández has become well-known in the Spanish indie arena, performing more than 60 shows during 2007 and taking part in the prestigious Primavera Sound, among other festivals.
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/russianready

Tickets: books.com.tw