Madeleine Peyroux (born 1974)[1]is an American jazz singer and songwriter who began her career as a teenager on the streets of Paris.

She sang vintage jazz and blues songs before finding mainstream success in 2004 when her album Careless Love sold half a million copies.

She recorded cover versions of songs from the 1930s and '40s (Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Fats Waller) with a group of seasoned musicians: James Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, Leon Parker, Vernon Reid, and Marc Ribot.

Careless Love was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) after having sold half a million copies.

[16] In 2013 a New York Times music writer compared her vocal style to that of Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Edith Piaf.

[17] Her song "A Prayer" appeared in the television show Deadwood (2005), and her version of "J'ai deux amours" was included in the film Diplomacy (2014).