Suspiria Franklyn
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Suspiria Franklyn is a Portuguese
Portuguese people
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 singer. She works in different areas, such as music, plastic arts, photography, journalism, poetry writing, production & management, cinema and photographic modelling.

Franklyn was born in Lisbon, Portugal. Most famous for her music
Music
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al work, she started to compose and paint at the age of 14. Six years later her artistic career achieved worldwide exposure.

Musically speaking, she is the singer of several bands, such as Les Baton Rouge, Suspicious, Everground, Kiute Loss, Mediatic Slaves and Women Non-Stop. She already recorded seven EPs and eight LP's (official records and studio sessions), that rapidly became worldwide, being noticed from Japan
Japan
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 to Brazil
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. The fact that she was able to reach the American CMJ Charts was a plus to be the only Portuguese woman to have her name on the Rock n´ Roll American History.

She was the first Portuguese woman to play at the South by Southwest (SXSW Festival) and one of the few to riot at the mythical club CBGB’s, Black Cat (from Dave Grohl-Nirvana), Maxwell’s (from Steve Shelley-Sonic Youth) or Manitoba’s (from Richard Manitoba-MC5 and The Dictators). Presently, Suspiria have her name in the "Rock n' Roll History Book".

Suspiria Franklyn extensively toured all over Europe and the United States, sharing stages with Sylvain Sylvain (New York Dolls), Marky Ramone (Ramones), Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys), Tim Kerr (Big Boys), Peaches, Dick Dale, Joan Jett, The Hives, NOFX, Franz Ferdinand, Toy Dolls... among many others.

Her work is so versatile that she is invited very often to collaborate with other artists such as “Rockaway Beach” with Marky Ramone (live appearance/2003), Peaches (with whom she started a band and made several jam sessions/2004) or “Im on a High” with the Belgian band Millionaire (MTV video appearance/2005). She also makes special appearances as a photographic model and actress in several movies.

In 2002 Suspiria left Lisbon and moved to Berlin
Berlin
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, where she lived until 2006. During that period, she had the opportunity to travel a lot and show her work in New York
New York
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, Los Angeles
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, London
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, Amsterdam
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, Berlin or Vienna
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, places where she was claimed by the media due to her originality and the way she deals and interprets the general public.

Suspiria always made it with a very personal and particular attitude towards art and life, which is a reflection of herself, her work and her live performances, becoming unique events.

At the moment, Suspiria lives in Portugal
Portugal
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 and she had been doing several art exhibition
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s and working on her first book.
Her art gallery
Art gallery
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 websites are called Suspiriart - there you can visit a variable collection of paintings (canvas and paper) made since 1994 till nowadays. In her point of view, one of the main goals in art is to “stop, think and begin the action”.

Everground, Kiute Loss and Women Non-Stop (1994-1998)

Suspiria started to make music in 1994. She had a couple of songs composed and wanted to find a band to play with but she was not lucky at all: some bands considered her music too aggressive and loud and some bands just did not want a "girl" playing there so she just had one thing to do, start her own band and make it totally female, and loud, and aggressive! And that's how she started Everground during 1995, the first female Riot Grrrl
Riot grrrl
Riot grrrl was an underground feminist punk movement based in Washington, DC, Olympia, Washington, Portland, Oregon, and the greater Pacific Northwest which existed in the early to mid-1990s, and it is often associated with third-wave feminism...

 band in Portugal. It was a hard thing to do cause there was not many female band members back then, specially drummers, but Suspiria, Tania, Joana and Silvia were the four girls with the right attitude to face the imposed rules. Together they toured around the country and went to Barcelona
Barcelona
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 to play at the BAM Festival.
The band released onde studio session demo and one official EP for the Bee Keeper/Milkshake Records.

Two years later, Suspiria became the drummer of the experimental punk band Kiute Loss, together with James Jacket, Peter Shamble and Eve Von Schiller.

In the end of 1998, she founded "Women Non-Stop" together with Corrine Dumas and Paulo Eno (the charismatic singer of 77), as well as the Jeanette Plat Corporation - joining some friends with the purpose of stimulate people to have an active role in an artistical environment. She made several conferences in punk clubs, universities and schools with special education
Special education
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 - the lemma was "Its not a problem to be a girl".

Les Baton Rouge (1998-today)

At the end of 1998, Suspiria and her brother, the guitarist James Jacket, start Les Baton Rouge, one of the most known and exciting live bands in Portugal inside the Punk/New Wave scene.
From 2001 till 2004 they made two major tours in Europe and three major tours in The United States
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. The press claimed them as "The Sensation Band" and they were considered one of the best live acts of the decade, playing all over the world.
Their performances at several TV Shows such as "Fearless Music
Fearless Music
Fearless Music is a musical showcase filmed in New York City, NY featuring bands that are on the cusp of the mainstream and indie rock circuits. The word "fearless" refers to the show taking a chance on musicians that other mainstream media would be afraid to promote.The show started and currently...

" (New York), "Chic-a-Go-Go
Chic-a-Go-Go
Chic-a-Go-Go is a Public-access television cable TV children's dance show that airs on Chicago Access Network Television . The show bills itself as "Chicago's Dance Show for Kids of All Ages".-Show description:...

" (Chicago) and "Texas Live TV" (Austin), were important to give them worldwide exposure.

They were the first Portuguese band to play at the South by Southwest
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 (SXSW Festival) and one of the few to riot at the mythical clubs CBGB
CBGB
CBGB was a music club at 315 Bowery at Bleecker Street in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.Founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973, it was originally intended to feature its namesake musical styles, but became a forum for American punk and New Wave bands like Ramones, Misfits, Television, the...

, Maxwells (property of Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...

 drummer Steve Shelley
Steve Shelley
Steven Jay Shelley is an American drummer, best known as the drummer of alternative rock band Sonic Youth.-Biography:...

), Mercury Lounge
Mercury Lounge
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, Crocodile Cafe
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The Crocodile is a music club at 2200 2nd Avenue at Blanchard Street in the neighborhood of Belltown in Seattle, Washington, USA. Opened as the "Crocodile Cafe" on April 30, 1991 by Stephanie Dorgan, it quickly became a fixture on the local music scene. It closed on December 15, 2007...

, Toads Place or Manitoba's (property of Richard Manitoba
Richard Manitoba
Richard "Handsome Dick" Manitoba is an American punk rock singer and radio personality, best known as the lead singer of the New York City band The Dictators.- Background :...

 from The Dictators
The Dictators
The Dictators are an American punk rock band formed in New York City in 1973. Critic John Dougan said that they were "one of the finest and most influential proto-punk bands to walk the earth." The Dictators are represented in the "Punk Wing" of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in Cleveland, Ohio...

 and MC5
MC5
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).

Their last record, "My Body-The Pistol", was released in 2004 by Elevator Music Records, and it was produced by the mythical name of Tim Kerr (Big Boys, Monkey Wrench, The Bellrays
The Bellrays
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) and was described by the American Church of Girl Radio as "Some of the best music in living history", hitting a top rank at the CMJ American Charts in the last years.

During 2001 Suspiria moves to Berlin (Germany) where she remains till 2006, always playing & touring with Les Baton Rouge.
Peaches
Peaches (musician)
Merrill Beth Nisker , better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany. Her songs are noted for disregarding traditional gender norms and their use of sexually explicit lyrics...

 was a fan of the band so they became friends and started to play together, making nice jam sessions at the Tacheles Studios in Berlin.

Maximum Rock n Roll wrote that "Les Baton Rouge, with Suspiria on vocals, is good post punk in a true sense. This may be lumped being Riot Grrrl, but is cooler than that, is very cool!"

Along the years, Suspiria and Les Baton Rouge had the pleasure to perform with artists like Sylvain Sylvain
Sylvain Sylvain
Sylvain Sylvain is an American rock guitarist, most notable for being a member of the New York Dolls.-Early years:...

 (New York Dolls
New York Dolls
The New York Dolls is an American rock band, formed in New York in 1971. The band's protopunk sound prefigured much of what was to come in the punk rock era; their visual style influenced the look of many new wave and 1980s-era glam metal groups, and they began the local New York scene that later...

), Marky Ramone
Marky Ramone
Marky Ramone is an American musician. He is best known for being the drummer for the Ramones, but has also played in other notable bands like Dust, Wayne County and the Backstreet Boys, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, and the Misfits.Although he is not the original drummer , Marky is the only living...

 (Ramones
Ramones
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), Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys...

 (Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1978. The band became part of the American hardcore punk movement of the early 1980s. They gained a large underground fanbase in the international punk music scene....

), Tim Kerr (Big Boys), Peaches
Peaches (musician)
Merrill Beth Nisker , better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany. Her songs are noted for disregarding traditional gender norms and their use of sexually explicit lyrics...

, Dick Dale
Dick Dale (singer)
Dick Dale is an American singer and musician, best known as a featured singer and saxophone player on the TV variety show The Lawrence Welk Show....

, Joan Jett
Joan Jett
Joan Jett is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and actress.She is best known for her work with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts including their hit cover "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", which was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 from March 20 to May 1, 1982, as well as for their other popular...

, The Hives
The Hives
The Hives are a Swedish garage rock band that first garnered attention in the early 2000s as a prominent group of the garage rock revival. Their mainstream success came with the release of the "greatest hits" album Your New Favourite Band, featuring their most well-known song "Hate to Say I Told...

, NOFX
NOFX
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, Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand (band)
Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish post-punk revival band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The band is composed of Alex Kapranos , Bob Hardy , Nick McCarthy , and Paul Thomson .The band first experienced chart success when their second single, "Take Me Out", reached #3 in...

, Toy Dolls
Toy Dolls
The Toy Dolls are an English punk rock band formed in 1979. Departing from the angry lyrics and music often associated with punk rock, The Toy Dolls worked within the aesthetics of punk to express a sense of fun, with songs such as "Yul Brynner Was a Skinhead", "My Girlfriend's Dad's a Vicar" and...

, The Briefs
The Briefs
The Briefs are a punk rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 2000 and originally consisting of Daniel J. Travanti , Steve E. Nix , Lance Romance and Chris Brief . They play punk rock music, influenced by acts such as Buzzcocks, The Undertones and The Adverts...

, Boom Boom Kid
Boom Boom Kid
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... among many others.

Presently, Suspiria & Les Baton Rouge have their name in the "Rock n Roll History Book".

Suspicious (2005-today) and Mediatic Slaves (2005-2007)

During one of Les Baton Rouge's European tours, Suspiria met the Belgian punk singer Caroline Werbrouck from Harakiri. They became friends and since both wanted to explore new music areas, they started the Electro Wave band Suspicious during 2005. The band was just the two of them on stage with two guitars, one drum machine and aggressive melodic vocals. Their shows were always a lot of fun: good sense of humor with social criticism and a lot of dance with the audience. Together they toured around Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Germany and United States.
Their creativity, enthusiasm and attitude towards music is still a source of inspiration to electro female bands today.

"Mediatic Slaves" was founded in Portugal during 2005 by James Jacket and Synthetique. Suspiria joined the band a singer/guitar player in 2006. The band does not exist anymore as all the members are playing with Les Baton Rouge at the moment.

Everground

  • Acid Candy (Jeanette Plat Corporation Records) Studio Sessions 1996
  • Everground (Bee Keeper/Milkshake Records) EP 1997

Les Baton Rouge

  • Get the Picture? (Jeanette Plat Corporation Records) Studio Sessions (Vol. I) 1998
  • Get the Picture? (Jeanette Plat Corporation Records) Studio Sessions (Vol. II) 1999
  • Slut Machine (Jeanette Plat Corporation Records) Studio Sessions 2000
  • Sexcentric (Munster Records) EP 2001
  • Women Non-Stop (Elevator Music Records) Album 2002
  • Chloe Yurtz (Elevator Music Records) EP 2003
  • My Body-The Pistol (Elevator Music Records) Album 2004

Suspicious

  • Put Your Body Where Your Mouth Is (Jeanette Plat Corporation Records) EP 2005
  • Just Listen And Shut Up (Jeanette Plat Corporation Records) EP 2006

Movies

  • Monsieur Jean (Portugal, 1999)
  • Sonny Vincent
    Sonny Vincent
    Sonny Vincent is a punk rock musician. He has been active since the mid-1970s, when he was part of the New York City punk rock scene....

    - Life & Career (Portugal, 2001)
  • Tim Kerr - Documentary (USA, 2004)
  • Josué Santos (Portugal, 2008)
  • Bee Keeper/Milkshake (Portugal, 2010)

Videos

  • Life Beyond Mirror - Les Baton Rouge (Portugal, 2001)
  • Im on a High - Millionaire (Belgium, 2005)
  • Dance Lab - Les Baton Rouge (Portugal, 2009)

TV & radio shows

  • Cherry Blossom Live/Terre T. Show WFMU
    WFMU
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     - New Jersey (USA, 2002)
  • Chic-a-Go-Go
    Chic-a-Go-Go
    Chic-a-Go-Go is a Public-access television cable TV children's dance show that airs on Chicago Access Network Television . The show bills itself as "Chicago's Dance Show for Kids of All Ages".-Show description:...

    - Chicago (USA, 2003)
  • Fearless Music
    Fearless Music
    Fearless Music is a musical showcase filmed in New York City, NY featuring bands that are on the cusp of the mainstream and indie rock circuits. The word "fearless" refers to the show taking a chance on musicians that other mainstream media would be afraid to promote.The show started and currently...

     - New York (USA, 2004)
  • Texas Live TV - Texas (USA, 2004)
  • Hybrid Lounge - New York (USA, 2006)
  • Camara Clara - Lisbon (Portugal, 2008)
  • Portugal no Coração - Lisbon (Portugal, 2009)

Collaboration with other artists

  • With Abbinoiza & KasjaNoova - Beauty (Belgium, 2005)
  • With James Jacket - Disfigured Heart (Germany, 2005)
  • With Deadboy - Yeah Yeah (Portugal, 2006)
  • With The Higher Elevations - Paperback (Sweden, 2007)
  • With M.A.U. (Man And Unable) - Playing Tricks (Portugal, 2008)

Suspiriart/paintings

Although Suspiria has been painting since 1994, only in 2009 she started to make art exhibitions, showing another one of her talents to the public in general.
Her art gallery websites are called Suspiriart - there you can visit a variable collection of paintings (canvas and paper) made since 1994 till nowadays.
In her point of view, one of the main goals in art is to “stop, think and begin the action”.

Art shows

  • Livraria Paulus (Fátima, Portugal) - from 9 to 27 October 2009
  • Torre de Menagem/Festival Feministizarte (Braga, Portugal) - from 27 to 29 November 2009
  • Ministry of National Defense
    Ministry of National Defence (Portugal)
    The Ministry of National Defence , MDN, is a Portuguese government ministry.-External links:*...

    (Lisboa, Portugal) - from 2 to 16 February 2010

External links

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