Rose Elinor Dougall (born 13 March 1986) is an English singer, songwriter and instrumentalist. She was a member of

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and has performed with

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. She also performs and records as a solo artist.

Career

Dougall joined

in 2003 after being introduced to the initial line-up by Monster Bobby at The Basketmakers pub in

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. With the Pipettes, Dougall took lead vocals on the singles "Judy" and "

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". During her time with the Pipettes, she also provided guest vocals for The Young Playthings,

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and Dr Colossus. On 18 April 2008, it was announced in a blog post on the band's

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that Dougall and bandmate Rebecca Stephens had amicably left the band "to pursue other musical projects". After her departure from

, Dougall pursued a solo career. Her debut 7" "Another Version Of Pop Song" received praise from many quarters. Her second single, "Start/Stop/Synchro" was reviewed in publications such as the ''

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'',

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, ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Under The Radar''. Her third single, on digital download, was scheduled for release on 23 November 2009, the first to feature her live band The Distractions. A CD release of her singles to date "Singles 1,2,3" was released in Japan on 9 December 2009. Her first solo album, ''Without Why'', was released on 30 August 2010. Dougall is a vocalist and instrumentalist on

and the Business Intl's album '' Record Collection'' and co-wrote the last song on the album, "The Night Last Night". She appeared in a cameo on Ronson's video for "The Bike Song" and also with his band on ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross''. She has toured with Ronson, with her band also providing the support act. Dougall appeared as a guest on

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's ''Roundtable'' on at least four occasions since September 2010. In November 2016 she performed with the

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at the

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in a production of

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's Carbon Life. In April 2022, she announced on social media a new collaboration with

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under the name The Waeve.

Personal life

Dougall was born in

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in London, but raised in Brighton and attended

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as late as mid-2006, and as a student appeared uncredited on the

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show '' James May's Top Toys'' in December 2005, drawing the presenter on an

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. Her father, Alastair Dougall, is a singer-songwriter. She is the granddaughter of former

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news broadcaster Robert Dougall. Her brother Thomas was a guitarist with Rose's backing band, was formerly of Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong and now plays in the psychedelic/kraut-rock group

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. She is in a relationship with her Waeve collaborator

, with whom she has a daughter.

Solo discography

Albums

*''Without Why'' (2010) *''Stellular'' (2017) *''A New Illusion'' (2019)

EPs

* ''The Distractions EP'' (2012) * ''Future Vanishes'' (November 2013)

Singles

*"Another Version of Pop Song" (December 2008) *"Start/Stop/Synchro" (June 2009) *"Fallen Over" (November 2009) *"Find Me Out" (May 2010) *"Stellular" (November 2016) *"Space To Be" (April 2017) *"First Sign" (January 2019)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dougall, Rose 1986 births Living people British indie pop musicians English keyboardists Alumni of Camberwell College of Arts English people of Scottish descent People educated at Brighton College Musicians from Brighton and Hove Dougall, Rose Elinor 21st-century English women singers 21st-century English singers The Pipettes members