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My Take
Poly Styrene is one of those artists I keep returning to. Born Marianne Joan Elliott-Said and raised in Bromley, she fronted X-Ray Spex and is rightly called a pioneer of feminist punk. But what moves me is not the label; it is the nerve of a young woman in braces shouting down consumer culture and rigid ideas of beauty and gender. Her voice still sounds astonishingly free decades on. She died far too young in 2011, yet her work refuses to age. To me she represents punk at its bravest and most joyfully defiant.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Poly Styrene
- Name (Japanese)
- ポリー・スタイリーン
- Reading
- ぽりー・すたいりーん
- Born
- July 3, 1957 – April 25, 2011
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rooster
- Origin
- London Borough of Bromley, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / vocalist / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.poly-styrene.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/poly_styrene
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poly%20Styrene
Frequently asked questions
When was Poly Styrene born?
July 3, 1957 – April 25, 2011.
Where is Poly Styrene from?
Poly Styrene is from London Borough of Bromley, United Kingdom.
What does Poly Styrene do?
Poly Styrene works as singer-songwriter, vocalist, singer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.