Emma Shapplin (born Crystêle Joliton on May 19, 1974, Paris) is a French soprano coloratura who primarily performs contemporary classical crossover.

Emma Shapplin started her music career in classical music but then moved to hard rock. She discovered that although rock gave her more artistic freedom than classical music, it was still not enough for her, so she decided to create her own style. This became a combination of archaic opera and modern trance and/or pop music. Although she was raised speaking French, Shapplin decided to perform in Read more...