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EnglishBritish singer and songwriter [[La Roux]] has released three [[studio album]]s, one [[DJ mix|mix album]], one [[mixtape]], two [[extended play]]s, 17 [[single (music)|singles]] (including two as a featured artist), two [[promotional single]]s and 11 [[music video]]s. La Roux was originally formed as a duo in 2006, consisting of [[Elly Jackson]] and Ben Langmaid. They first collaborated on the [[acoustic music|acoustic]] project Automan before opting to switch to a musical style similar to that of [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[David Bowie]] and [[the Knife]], naming their new project La Roux.<ref>{{cite web |last=Phares |first=Heather |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/la-roux-mn0001062118/biography |title=La Roux {{!}} Biography |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=26 July 2014}}</ref>
 
The duo's [[La Roux (album)|eponymous debut studio album]] was released in June 2009, reaching number two on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and number seven on the [[Irish Albums Chart]].<ref name="IRE"/><ref name="UK"/> The album was eventually certified platinum by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI) and the [[Irish Recorded Music Association]] (IRMA).<ref name="BPI"/><ref name="IRMA-2009"/> In 2011, ''La Roux'' won a [[Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Kennedy |first=Gerrick D. |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2011/02/grammy-awards-la-roux-wins-official-grammy-for-electronicdance-album-and-unofficially-for-most-rad-h.html |title=Grammy Awards: La Roux wins official Grammy for electronic/dance album – and unofficially for most rad hairstyle |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=13 February 2011 |access-date=3 June 2013}}</ref> Four singles were released from the album: "[[Quicksand (La Roux song)|Quicksand]]", "[[In for the Kill (song)|In for the Kill]]", "[[Bulletproof (La Roux song)|Bulletproof]]" and "[[I'm Not Your Toy]]". "Bulletproof" peaked at number one on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and was certified gold by the BPI.<ref name="UK"/><ref name="BPI"/> Following Langmaid's departure from La Roux, Jackson released La Roux's second studio album, ''[[Trouble in Paradise (La Roux album)|Trouble in Paradise]]'', in July 2014.