La Roux (pronounced /laˈruː/) is a British electropop synth duo band made up of singer Eleanor “Elly” Jackson, and synth player, co-writer and co-producer Ben Langmaid. Jackson describes their respective roles as “very much a half and half sharing situation… not like a singer producer outfit”, but also recognizing that it often can “look like a solo act”.[1]. Their music is influenced by 1980s synthpop including Yazoo, The Human League, Heaven 17 and Blancmange. In french, La Roux means “the redhead”, like Jackson’s color of hair. But with a mistake: “la” is a feminine article and “roux” is a masculine name. The correct translation would be “La Rousse”.
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