Lisa Gerrard

Lisa Gerrard is an Australian musician and singer who gained international renown as part of the music group Dead Can Dance with fellow Australian Brendan Perry. Her

Lisa Gerrard is an Australian musician and singer who gained international renown as part of the music group Dead Can Dance with fellow Australian Brendan Perry. Her career spans from 1981 to the present, and she has been involved in a wide range of projects. Gerrard received a Golden Globe award and an Academy Award nomination for her score to the 2000 film Gladiator.

Born April 12, 1961 in Melbourne, Lisa Gerrard grew up in the multi-ethnic suburb of East Prahran with her Irish immigrant parents, where she was exposed to Greek, Turkish, Italian, Irish and Arab cultures. Her upbringing in this diverse suburb had a large influence on her music, particularly on later Dead Can Dance albums and in her solo and collaborative work.