Editing Elizabeth Fraser (section)

===Cocteau Twins (1981–1997)===
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[[File:Cocteau Twins 1986.jpg|thumb|right|Fraser (centre) with Cocteau Twins, 1986]]

Fraser then became the vocalist and lyricist in [[Cocteau Twins]] in 1981 (a group founded in 1979 by Guthrie and [[Will Heggie]]); they spotted her dancing at a club one night and asked her to join their band.<ref name="homepage">{{cite web |url=http://www.elizabethfraser.com/ |title=Elizabeth Fraser's website |publisher=Elizabethfraser.com |access-date=24 June 2012 |archive-date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329231008/https://elizabethfraser.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the time, she was 17 years old and had never thought of herself as a singer. After an on-off phase, the band recorded some tracks which were sent as demos to [[John Peel]] and [[Ivo Watts-Russell]] of 4AD, which led to their signing by the London-based label and a successful career in music.<ref name="CThistory1">{{cite web|url=http://www.cocteautwins.com/html/history/history01.html |title=history&vert;chapter 1: 1982 |publisher=cocteau twins |access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref> Fraser and Guthrie formed a relationship, and in 1989 had a daughter, Lucy Belle.<ref name="ds">Simpson, Dave. "[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/26/cocteau-twins-elizabeth-fraser-interview Elizabeth Fraser: the Cocteau Twins and me]". ''The Guardian'', 26 November 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2022</ref> Guthrie liberally used alcohol and drugs throughout the years they were together,<ref name="CThistory16">{{cite web|url=http://www.cocteautwins.com/html/history/history16.html |title=History &vert; chapter 16: 1993 |publisher=cocteau twins |access-date=17 April 2014}}</ref> and Fraser had a nervous breakdown during the recording of ''[[Four-Calendar Café]]''.<ref name=press /> The couple broke up in 1993 but opted to continue a musical relationship mostly due to contractual obligations until 1998, when Cocteau Twins were finally disbanded.<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.cocteautwins.com/html/history/history18.html|publisher=CocteauTwins.com|access-date=12 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="guardian1"/>

The group released ''[[Heaven or Las Vegas]]'' in early 1990.<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=All Time Top 1000 Albums|title-link=All Time Top 1000 Albums|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2000|edition=3rd|isbn=0-7535-0493-6|page=105}}</ref> The most commercially successful of their many recordings, the album reached number seven in the [[UK Albums Chart]] immediately after its release.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/cocteau%20twins/#albums |title=Cocteau Twins, UK charts, Albums |website=Officialcharts.com |access-date=8 August 2012 |archive-date=8 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108142624/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/cocteau%20twins/#albums |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite the success of the record and the subsequent concert tours, not everything was well with the band. They parted ways with 4AD following ''Heaven or Las Vegas'' partly because of conflicts with the label's founder [[Ivo Watts-Russell]], and were close to breaking up over internal problems due in large part to Guthrie's substance abuse.<ref name="GuardianInterview">{{cite news |first1=Dave |last1=Simpson |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/26/cocteau-twins-elizabeth-fraser-interview |title=Elizabeth Fraser: the Cocteau Twins and me |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=26 November 2009 |access-date=30 December 2011 |location=London |archive-date=22 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622162851/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/nov/26/cocteau-twins-elizabeth-fraser-interview |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Heaven or Las Vegas'' was certified [[Silver (BPI certification)|Silver]] by the [[British Phonographic Industry]]. It eventually sold 235,000 copies by 1996, according to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Bambarger|first=Bradley|date=6 April 1996|title=Radio Climate Could Boost Capitol's Cocteau Twins|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tw0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA14|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|volume=104|issue=14|page=14|issn=0006-2510|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref>

In 2005, Cocteau Twins were offered the opportunity to reunite and headline the [[Coachella]] concert to be held in [[California]]. It was claimed that the Cocteau Twins members – Fraser, Raymonde and Guthrie – would have received £1.5 million each to perform at the concert. Speculation also began around this time that, following a performance at Coachella, the band would reunite and embark on a major tour.<ref name="theguardian.com">{{cite web |last1=Simpson |first1=Dave |title=Elizabeth Fraser: the Cocteau Twins and me |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/26/cocteau-twins-elizabeth-fraser-interview |website=The Guardian |access-date=12 April 2024 |date=26 November 2009}}</ref> Fraser ultimately announced her decision not to take part in the reunion. She recalled in 2009 that she "didn't remember it being that much money and in any case that's not the reason" that she would agree to a Cocteau Twins reunion.<ref name="theguardian.com"/> In 2021, Raymonde confirmed that the Cocteau Twins would "never reform" to perform or record again.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cocteau Twins' 'Milk & Kisses' Turns 25 |url=https://www.spin.com/2021/03/cocteau-twins-milk-kisses-turns-25/ |website=Spin |date=15 March 2021|access-date=12 April 2024}}</ref>

Fraser had a relationship with singer [[Jeff Buckley]]<ref name="guardian1"/> and recorded a duet with him, "All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun", written together,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lory|first1=Dave|last2=Irvin|first2=Jim|author-link2=Jim Irvin|date=2018|title=Jeff Buckley: From Hallelujah to the Last Goodbye|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tw9aDwAAQBAJ|publisher=[[Post Hill Press]]|page=312|isbn=9781682615751}}</ref> but never released commercially. She speaks about their relationship in the BBC documentary ''Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/music/features/jeff_buckley.shtml |title=Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You |access-date=7 April 2015 |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030811151427/http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/music/features/jeff_buckley.shtml |archive-date=11 August 2003 }} – BBC 4 feature.</ref> In a 2009 interview with ''[[The Guardian]]'', Fraser claimed that she found it "difficult" to think about her former Cocteau Twins bandmates, stating "they were my life, and when you're in something that deeply, you have to remove yourself completely".<ref name="theguardian.com"/>