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Imogen Heap is an acclaimed British singer-songwriter, record producer, and audio engineer, renowned for her ethereal vocals, innovative use of technology in music creation and performance, and genre-blending electronic art pop.Born in London, Heap rose to prominence with her debut album "iMegaphone" (1998). She gained wider recognition as half of the duo Frou Frou with Guy Sigsworth, notably for the song "Let Go" featured in the film "Garden State". Her solo career flourished with albums like "Speak for Yourself" (2005), featuring the hit "Hide and Seek", and "Ellipse" (2009), which won a Grammy for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Heap is a pioneer in music technology, developing the groundbreaking Mi.Mu gestural control gloves and advocating for fair artist compensation through projects like Mycelia and the Creative Passport.

• Heap won two Ivor Novello Awards: Most Performed Work for "Hide and Seek" (2006) and Innovation Award (2010) for her technological advancements in music.
• Her development of the Mi.Mu gloves, allowing her to control music software through gestures during live performances, represents a significant innovation in interactive music technology, developed over many years with a dedicated team.
• Heap experienced significant personal turmoil around the time of creating her album "Ellipse", including the serious illness of her then-boyfriend (now husband) and her father's terminal cancer diagnosis, which heavily influenced the album's themes and delayed its completion.
• She famously composed the song "Tiny Human" remotely via video call in 2015, singing instructions to fans gathered in their living room to play specific chords on their piano, showcasing her embrace of technology and community.
• Heap is a prominent advocate for artists' rights in the digital age, founding the Mycelia project and the Creative Passport, aiming to create a fair-trade ecosystem for music involving blockchain technology for transparent metadata and payment.