Poly Styrene

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Poly Styrene is the stage name of Marianne Elliot[1] (born 1957), an English musician.

[edit] Career

Poly Styrene was a member of punk rock band X-Ray Spex. She also recorded a solo album, Translucence, in 1980. In 1986 she released the EP God's & Godesses [sic] on the Awesome record label.

[edit] Personal life

In the 1980s she joined the Hare Krishna movement and recorded at the movement's recording studios. She lives with her husband (a fellow priest) and daughter Celeste in London.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Biography at X-Ray Spex.com; Poly's real first name is spelt Marianne, and not Marion as widely reported.