Editing Goldfrapp (section)

{{short description|English electronic music duo}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2013}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Goldfrapp
| image             = GoldfrappPonders.jpg
| caption           = [[Alison Goldfrapp]] performing live in Cambridge, 2005 <!-- do not replace by images you found on the internet, album covers, or other "fair use" images -->
| landscape         = yes
| background        = group_or_band
| origin            = [[London]], England
| genre             = {{flatlist|
*[[Synth-pop]]
*[[electroclash]]
*[[trip hop]]
*[[folktronica]]
*[[Ambient music|ambient]]
}}
| years_active      = 1999–2022 (on hiatus)<ref name="October"/><ref name="October2"/>
| label             = {{flatlist|
*[[Mute Records|Mute]]
*[[Parlophone]]
*[[Astralwerks]]
}}
| website           = {{URL|https://www.goldfrapp.com/|goldfrapp.com}}
| past_members   = * [[Alison Goldfrapp]]
* [[Will Gregory]]
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'''Goldfrapp''' were<ref name="October"/><ref name="October2"/> an English [[electronic music]] duo from [[London]], formed in 1999.<ref name="cholermag">{{cite web|url=http://cholermagazine.com/2002/01/25/scaling-felt-mountain-an-interview-with-will-gregory-of-goldfrapp/|title=Scaling Felt Mountain: An Interview with Will Gregory of Goldfrapp|last=Flinn|first=Sean|work=Choler Magazine|date=25 January 2002|access-date=25 March 2013|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232837/http://cholermagazine.com/2002/01/25/scaling-felt-mountain-an-interview-with-will-gregory-of-goldfrapp/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The duo consisted of [[Alison Goldfrapp]] (vocals, [[synthesizer|synthesiser]]) and [[Will Gregory]] (synthesiser).

Despite favourable reviews and a short-listing for the [[Mercury Prize]],<ref name="AMBIO"/><ref name="guardian1"/> their 2000 début studio album ''[[Felt Mountain]]''<ref name="AMFelt">{{cite web
                      | url=http://allmusic.com/album/felt-mountain-mw0000099041
                      | title=Felt Mountain – Goldfrapp
                      | last=Phares
                      | first=Heather
                      | publisher=[[Allmusic]]. [[Rovi Corporation]]
                      | access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref> did not chart highly.<ref name="UKCharts"/> Goldfrapp's second album ''[[Black Cherry (Goldfrapp album)|Black Cherry]]'', which incorporated [[glam rock]] and [[synth-pop]] sounds into their music, was released in 2003.<ref name="AMBLack"/> The album's dance-oriented sound was carried over to their third album, ''[[Supernature (Goldfrapp album)|Supernature]]''.<ref name="AMBIO"/> ''Supernature'' took Goldfrapp's work further into [[dance music]], and enjoyed international chart success.<ref name="UKCharts"/><ref name="billboardalbums"/> The album produced three number-one US dance singles,<ref name="billboardalbums"/> and was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album|Best Electronic/Dance Album]] at the [[49th Grammy Awards]].<ref name="Grammy1"/>

Their fourth album ''[[Seventh Tree]]'' placed a greater emphasis on ambient and [[downtempo]] music,<ref name="AMSeventh"/> drawing inspiration from [[nature]] and [[paganism]],<ref name="GuardianManicure"/> while their fifth album, ''[[Head First (Goldfrapp album)|Head First]]'', found the group exploring 1980s-influenced synth-pop.<ref name="SydneyStar"/> ''Head First'' also earned the duo their second Grammy Award nomination for Best Electronic/Dance Album in 2010.<ref name="Grammy2"/> Goldfrapp released their critically acclaimed sixth studio album, the [[folktronica]]-influenced ''[[Tales of Us]]'', in September 2013.<ref name="Metro2013">{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/02/28/goldfrapp-reveal-details-of-new-album-and-tour-dates-3521304/|title=Goldfrapp reveal details of new album and festival dates|work=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|date=28 February 2013|access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref> Goldfrapp released their seventh studio album, ''[[Silver Eye]]'', in March 2017, which debuted at number six on the [[UK Albums Chart]]. The same position was achieved by Alison Goldfrapp's May 2023 debut solo album  ''[[The Love Invention]]''.

The duo has been on indefinite hiatus since 2022.<ref name="October">{{cite web |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/alison-goldfrapp-the-love-invention-interview |title=Alison Goldfrapp on Her Disco-Ready New Album and Embracing Vintage Fashion |website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |date=16 May 2023 |access-date=6 October 2024}}</ref><ref name="October2">{{cite web |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/alison-goldfrapp-rules-goldfrapp-reunion-070000021.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGl3pVTMD-45L1xG8IxZ2miSCWolpjfFwHZ7-O44rNW7f8pzqx6ZruhnUKAl6Qh091-04ubZYDt395vWYx2wGQiYMWL3L_hAYrrd0fX3sj7jGcufBV9eWzQiLjiEGxDGVdU0i86IIqGtCWZWIuMe6DSLwhsWVGvuruuNrFa75HGC |title=Alison Goldfrapp rules out Goldfrapp reunion |website=[[Yahoo News]] |date=10 June 2023 |access-date=6 October 2024}}</ref>