Poly Styrene
Poly Styrene | |
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Styrene in 2010 | |
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| Birth name | Marianne Joan Elliott-Said |
| Born | 3 July 1957 Bromley, England |
| Died | 25 April 2011 (aged 53) Sussex, England |
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| Years active | 1976–2011 |
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| Formerly of | X-Ray Spex |
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. She was recognized as rock's original Riot grrrl, the underground feminist punk movement.