Noisettes (occasionally written as NOISEttes to mark the difference in pronunciation from noisette- a cooking term meaning hazelnut-flavoured or hazel in French) are an indie rock band from London comprising singer and bassist Shingai Shoniwa, guitarist Dan Smith, and drummer Jamie Morrison. The band first achieved commercial success and nationwide recognition with the second single of their second album, "Don't Upset the Rhythm (Go Baby Go)" which reached number two on the UK Singles Chart in Spring 2009.

The band formed in 1996 when guitarist Smith and singer Shoniwa were attending the BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology in Croydon, both of whom had previously been in the band Sonarfly. Drummer Morrison (formerly of Living With Eating Disorders, Willis, Six Toes, Jaywalk Buzz, Loden Jumbo and others) was recruited after Smith saw him performing on the UK television show 'Later... with Jools Holland' with his then band, Willis.^[1] The Noisettes quickly formed a reputation for being one of the rowdiest live acts in London.^[2]

Shingai Elizabeth Maria Shoniwa^[2] (first name pronounced /ʃɪŋˈɡaɪ/ shing-guy; born on 1 September 1981) is an English singer of Zimbabwean descent and best known as the vocalist andbassist for the UK indie rock band Noisettes. Her first name, Shingai, means ‘persevere’ in theShona language.^[3][4]

Shoniwa grew up in a South London public-housing estate; her father died when she was 11, leaving her to a single mother who had emigrated from Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).^[5] The experience, Shoniwa says, absolutely informs her music. “Wanting to escape from reality can inspire the greatest and most trivial creative natures in people,” and “I think escapism is something that connects all of us. Everybody has their own little soundtrack, and I guess I’m trying to make my own soundtrack to my escape plan. I want people to realize that there’s so much more.”^[6] 

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Live - New Pop Festival 2009