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 is considered a pioneer for the feminist punk movement. == Early life == Poly Styrene was born Marianne Joan Elliott-Said in 1957 in Bromley, Kent, and brought up in Brixton, London. Her mother, who raised her alone, was a Scottish-Irish legal secretary. Her father was a Somali-born dock... [more on Wikipedia]
As a songwriter, Poly Styrene first charted in 1978 with The Day the World Turned Day-Glo.The artist scored 4 UK Top‑75 entries.
Top songs: #1: Germ Free Adolescence - #2: The Day the World Turned Day-Glo - #3: Identity - #4: Highly Inflammable
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