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<![endif]--><!--StartFragment--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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Simon’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">One of France’s most acclaimed young artists and composers
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal">Emilie Simon </b>is releasing her new album,
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Franky Knight</i></b>, in the U.S. on
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">August 14<sup>th</sup></b>. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Franky Knight</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">
</i>is an intensely emotional album that maintains a sense of both melancholy and joy. Renowned for her inventive production skills and use of electronic software in her music, Emilie creates an ingenious and beguiling soundscape that is uniquely her own. Review
the album – Link to stream is <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><a href="http://plaidelephant.com/emilie-simon-press-page">here</a></b>!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The U.S. release of her new album coincides with the theatrical release of the Audrey Tautou film
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">Delicacy</i></b>, directed by the Foenkinos Brothers and based on the multi-million selling novel of the same name.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes">
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">Franky Knight</i></b> serves as the primary soundtrack to the movie, with Emilie also creating all of the original score for the film.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">With acclaim that includes three wins at France’s prestigious
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal">“Victoires de la Musique”</b> (French equivalent to the
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">GRAMMY Awards</b>) and nominations for the<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> Prix Constantin
</b>and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Cesars</b> (French equivalent to the U.S Academy Awards),
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Emilie Simon</b> has blazed a path in her native France as a forward thinking composer, singer/songwriter and dynamic electro-pop musician as well as one of the country’s best selling female recording artists. Check out
the new stop-motion animation film for her song, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">
“Franky’s Princess”</b>, which premiered on NPR’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">
All Things Considered</i>. The video can be seen here:<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:
normal">
</i><a href="http://n.pr/KpFlfJ">http://n.pr/KpFlfJ</a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Emilie Simon
</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">performed at the prestigious
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Salle Pleyel </b>in Paris, France on April 29<sup>th</sup>. After playing several fan favorites from her previous releases, Emilie premiered tracks from her upcoming album,
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Franky Knight</i></b>. Stream the stunning performance at:
<a href="http://www.citedelamusiquelive.tv/Concert/0987470.html">http://www.citedelamusiquelive.tv/Concert/0987470.html</a>. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial"><a href="http://www.emiliesimonmusic.com/">http://www.emiliesimonmusic.com/</a><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial;
mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria"><br>
For more information on Emilie Simon, please contact:<br>
PRESS HERE<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial;
mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria">Chloe Walsh
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:Arial"><a href="mailto:chloe@pressherepublicity.com"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Cambria">chloe@pressherepublicity.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:
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