Paula P-Orridge

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Paula P-Orridge (born Paula Brooking on February 23rd, 1963 in Westminster, London, and also known as Alaura O'Dell) is a British musician.

P-Orridge's musical career began in 1979 when she met musician and artist Genesis P-Orridge while working at a Tesco supermarket in Hackney, London. Prior to meeting Genesis she had had some connection to the Industrial Records music scene by having performed with band 23 Skidoo. Genesis was a member of seminal band Throbbing Gristle, an originator of industrial music and an influential figure in the development of post-punk and electronica. Prior to Throbbing Gristle's last show, Paula married Genesis in Tijuana, Mexico; they had two daughters, Caresse and Jeunesse. Though she was not a member of the group, many fans consider Paula to have been an influence on Throbbing Gristle's music.

In the early Nineties, British TV Channel Channel 4 aired a program called Dispatches in which it was alleged that Genesis and Paula had participated in satanic ritual abuse and abused their own children. Subsequently Paula and Genesis left the United Kingdom in a self-imposed exile during which they divorced.

In 1995 while in the United States she released a solo ambient music and spoken word album called Sacred Dreams on San Francisco music label Silent Records. Sacred Dreams differed from her previous work, and she released the album under the name "Alaura O'Dell". The album was recorded in December of 1994 in collaboration with Justin Beck. The album was also the debut of Paula's new interest in spirituality and new-age mysticism.