Miss le bomb is the pseudonym of artist and musician Catriona Shaw (born in

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, Scotland). After finishing her studies at

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in 1997 she moved to

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, Germany to continue her studies at the

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and quickly became involved in the underground music circuit there. Teaming up with fellow students Emanuel Günther aka Dompteur Mooner of Zombie Nation and Benjamin Bergmann she formed Club le Bomb, an illegal Sunday club where

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and

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were staged and with which they toured around

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in 2000 under the title "Club le Bomb: World Tour". She also enjoyed some success as lead singer of the pop covers project Queen of Japan (with musicians Hans Platzgumer and Albert Poeschl). After moving to

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in 2004 she started to produce music as Miss le Bomb, and regularly collaborates with Electronicat.

Discography as Miss le Bomb

* ''Pinkitan'', ( Girl Monster), Chicks on Speed Records, 2006 * ''Jealousy'', Careless Records, 2006 * ''Lost Gigabyte'', (with Electronicat), Pudel Produkte, 2006 * ''Vampire Moped Dead'', (The Wired Ones), Wired Records, 2006 * ''Birds want to have cats'', (Re:bird), Angelika Koehlermann, 2004 * ''Keiren'', (with Electronicat), Echokammer, 2003

Discography as Catriona Shaw

* ''Keyboard Lies'', (as E:Gum), Klein Records, 2002 * ''Miss Me'', (with Hans Platzgumer), Doxa Records, 2002

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External links

Official siteMiss le Bomb on DiscogsBavarian wiki site (German language)Catriona Shaw on DiscogsMiss le Bomb interview on PhinnwebOfficial Club le Bomb pageQueen of Japan
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miss Le Bomb Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century Scottish women singers Academy of Fine Arts, Munich alumni Alumni of the Edinburgh College of Art

Discography as Miss le Bomb

Discography as Catriona Shaw

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