Polly Styren is a screamer singer, frontwoman of the punk band X-Ray Spex. #195

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Poly Styrene (Marianne Joan Elliott-Said), British musician and frontwoman of the punk band X-Ray Spex.
Born on 3 July 1957 in England, she was of Scots-Irish and Somali descent. She led a nomadic lifestyle as a teenager, drawing inspiration from hippie culture and music.
A petite, biracial dynamo who wore braces and delivered her clever lyrics about consumerist self-deception in a joyfully wicked shriek, Styrene was perhaps the most instantly impressive punk vocalist of the seventies.
In 1976, she formed the band X-Ray Spex, which became a significant part of the punk movement. She was known for her vivid imagery and critique of consumer culture.
After the band's breakup in 1979, she released several solo albums, including Translucence (1980) and Generation Indigo (2011), which explored different musical styles. When she performed solo on the 1980 lost classic Translucence, she was just as impressive and even more captivating, singing something closer to lullabies.
Personal life: Joined the Hare Krishna movement in 1983. Active in the music industry and cultural debate.
Poly Styrene died in 2011 of breast cancer, leaving a legacy in punk music.
In 2021, a documentary film, Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché, was released, which tells the story of her life and work.
“Polly blazed a trail for me as a singer who wanted to sing about ideas,” wrote Bikini Kill’s Kathleen Hanna when Styren died in 2011. “She had one of the best, most original voices of all time.”
Poly Styrene is included in The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time
By Rolling Stone #195.
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