What happened to Poly Styrene from X-Ray Spex?

Punk singer Poly Styrene, former singer with the X-Ray Spex, has died at the age of 53 after suffering from cancer. She was one of the first female punk icons, whose unorthodox yet infectious style was highly influential. Real name Marianne Elliot-Said, she had cancer of the spine and breast.

What band was Poly Styrene in?

X-Ray Spex2008 – 1979
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Marianne Joan Elliott-Said (3 July 1957 – 25 April 2011), known by the stage name Poly Styrene, was an English musician, singer-songwriter, and frontwoman for the punk rock band X-Ray Spex.

Is Celeste Poly Styrene daughter?

The film, codirected by Styrene’s 39-year-old daughter Celeste Bell and Paul Sng, recalls the trials and tribulations of the woman born Marianne Joan Elliott-Said, as seen through narrator Bell’s eyes. Viewing Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché, it doesn’t take long to be won over by the rocker’s personality.

When did Poly Styrene leave X-Ray Spex?

X-Ray Spex released one album, the acclaimed Germ Free Adolescents in 1978, before Styrene left the group. Despite her relatively short stint with the band, Styrene’s overt feminism and mixed-race heritage marked her out among her punk contemporaries and won her legions of fans for generations to come.

How old was Poly Styrene when she died?

Photograph: Nazarin Montag Poly Styrene, best known as the frontwoman with 1970s punk group X-Ray Spex, has died. Styrene was receiving treatment for an advanced form of breast cancer when she passed away yesterday (Monday 25 April). She was 53. News of her death spread across Twitter this morning, with fans expressing sorrow at her passing.

Is there a new documentary about Poly Styrene?

Titled ‘Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché’, the documentary will follow the life of the feminist icon. A new documentary surrounding the life of X-Ray Spex ’s Poly Styrene has been announced.

What kind of music did X Ray Spex make?

X-Ray Spex’s other distinctive musical element was Poly Styrene’s voice, which has been variously described as “effervescently discordant” and “powerful enough to drill holes through sheet metal”. As Mari Elliot, Poly had released a reggae single for GTO Records in 1976, “Silly Billy”, which had not charted.