Editing Elizabeth Fraser (section)

{{Short description|Scottish singer and member of the Cocteau Twins (born 1963)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| image             = Cocteau Twins, The Moon and the Melodies 1986 (cropped).jpg
| caption           = Fraser in 1986
| landscape         = no
| name              = Elizabeth Fraser
| background        = solo_singer
| birth_name        = Elizabeth Davidson Fraser
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1963|08|29}}
| birth_place       = [[Grangemouth]], [[Stirlingshire]], Scotland
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Dream pop]]|[[gothic rock]]|[[post-punk]]|[[ethereal wave]]}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| label             = {{hlist|[[4AD]]|[[Relativity Records|Relativity]]|[[Capitol Records|Capitol]]|[[Fontana Records|Fontana]]|[[Bella Union]]}}
| years_active      = 1981–present
| past_member_of    = [[Cocteau Twins]]
}}

'''Elizabeth Davidson Fraser''' (born 29 August 1963)<ref>{{cite web|first=Nick |last=Neyland |url=http://www.prefixmag.com/news/the-cocteau-twins-liz-fraser-gives-rare-interview/35153/ |title=The Cocteau Twins' Liz Fraser Gives Rare Interview &vert; Prefix |publisher=Prefixmag.com |access-date=17 April 2014}}</ref> is a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] singer. She was the vocalist for the band [[Cocteau Twins]], who achieved success in the UK from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. Their studio albums ''[[Victorialand]]'' (1986) and ''[[Heaven or Las Vegas]]'' (1990) both reached the top ten of the [[UK Album Charts]], while other albums, including ''[[Blue Bell Knoll]]'' (1988), ''[[Four-Calendar Café]]'' (1993), and ''[[Milk & Kisses]]'' (1996), charted on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] album charts in the United States as well as reaching the top 20 in the UK. She also performed as part of the [[4AD Records|4AD]] group [[This Mortal Coil]], including the successful 1983 single "[[Song to the Siren#This Mortal Coil version|Song to the Siren]]", and as a guest with [[Massive Attack]] on their 1998 hit single "[[Teardrop (song)|Teardrop]]".

When the Cocteau Twins disbanded, Fraser embarked on a moderately low-key solo career and provided guest vocals for other artists. She released some solo material, including the singles "Underwater" (2000) and "Moses" (2009). Fraser has reportedly{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} recorded enough material for a debut solo studio album; however, a release date or further information has not been published. In 2022, Fraser released the EP ''Sun's Signature'', which includes a reworked version of her 2000 single "Underwater".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cocteautwins.com/elizabeth-fraser.html | title=Cocteau Twins Members: Elizabeth Fraser }}</ref> In May 2022, Fraser and former bandmates Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde were awarded the Visionary Award by [[The Ivors Academy]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ivorsacademy.com/awards/the-ivors | title=The Ivors &vert; the Ivors Academy &vert; Champions of Music Creators | date=23 May 2024 }}</ref>

Her distinctive style has received much critical praise in her four-decade career;<ref name="guardian1">{{cite news|first=Dave |last=Simpson |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/26/cocteau-twins-elizabeth-fraser-interview |title=Elizabeth Fraser talks about why she finds it too difficult to even think about her old Cocteau Twins bandmates &vert; Music |newspaper=The Guardian |date= 26 November 2009|access-date=3 April 2012 |location=London}}</ref> she was described by critic Jason Ankeny as "an utterly unique performer whose swooping, operatic vocals relied less on any recognisable language than on the subjective sounds and textures of verbalised emotions".<ref>{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3932}}</ref>