In-Grid

The name Ingrid was given by her parents as tribute to the actress and movie star Ingrid Bergman, who was her father’s favorite. Ingrid’s parents ran a movie theatre in a small city near Parma and Reggio E., an area known as the cradle of Italian music. This allow Ingrid to grew up watching movies and listening to sound tracks which, as herself declares, fueled her ambition and desire to convey all her strong emotions to as many people as possible. Ingrid’s artistic path started with painting and acting but soon singing turned out to be her most powerful form of expression. She began with piano-bar, musicals and local jazz bands, but soon her soft and unique voice, together with an incredible capacity of interact with audiences during her shows, brought her to meet the famous dance music producers Larry Pignagnoli and Marco Soncini. They offered Ingrid to write the lyrics and sing their brand new tune, and soon Tu es foutu came to life. The track describes the end of a relationship where the singer tells to her lover that she feds up with his empty promises. Released in March 2002, Tu es foutu immediately became an international hit, getting the Platinum disc in Mexico, Poland and Ukraina and the Gold disc in the Scandinavia, Australia, Greece, Czech Rep, Romania and Russia. Tu es foutu success has allowed In-Grid to bring her talent, passion and music on the stages all around the world and she is still considered one of the most talented artists on the eurodance music scene.