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Deborah Dyer
Skin performing live
Skin performing live
Background information
Birth name Deborah Anne Dyer
Also known as Skin
Born 3 August 1967 (1967-08-03) (age 40)
Origin Flag of England Brixton, London, England
Genre(s) Indie, Rock
Occupation(s) Singer
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active 1995 - Present
Label(s) One Little Indian, Virgin, EMI, V2
Associated acts Skunk Anansie
Website SkinMusic.net

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Skunk Anansie

See main article Skunk Anansie

Skin's career in music began in Skunk Anansie who were a band often grouped as part of the britrock movement in the UK. Skunk Anansie were an English rock band whose members included Skin (Deborah Dyer Cass (Richard Lewis Ace (Martin Kent and Mark Richardson Skunk Anansie were an English rock band whose members included Skin (Deborah Dyer Cass (Richard Lewis Ace (Martin Kent and Mark Richardson British rock and roll, or Brit rock, was born out of the influence of Rock and roll and Rhythm and blues from the United States, but added The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located They were noted for being a multi-racial band, and having Skin, a black, skinhead, female as their lead singer. Joining Skin in the line up for the band were Ace on guitar, Cass on bass guitar, and Mark on drums. After forming in 1994, the band released three albums. Paranoid & Sunburnt, Stoosh and Post Orgasmic Chill sold over 4 million copies worldwide. Paranoid and Sunburnt is the first studio Album by British rock band Skunk Anansie, first released in 1995 Stoosh is the second studio Album by British Rock band Skunk Anansie, first released in 1996 Post Orgasmic Chill is the third and final studio Album by British Rock band Skunk Anansie, first released in 1999 They are best known for their single "Weak", but have had a series of other hits including "Charity", "Hedonism" and "Charlie Big Potato". In 2001 the band decided to split. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Ace released a solo album entitled Still Hungry, Mark became a replacement drummer for the band Feeder and Skin went on to pursue a solo career. Feeder are a British rock band formed in Newport, South Wales in 1992 by singer /songwriter/ Guitarist Grant Nicholas

Solo career

Fake Chemical State
Fake Chemical State

After Skunk Anansie split, Skin released her debut solo album Fleshwounds. Fleshwounds is the debut album from ex- Skunk Anansie lead singer Skin. The album was toned down from her Skunk Anansie days and did not gain the same acclaim from Skunk Anansie fans. She even ditched her trademark bald look and grew her hair into a boyish crop. The album was not a massive success in the UK, two singles were released from it: "Trashed" and "Faithfulness". "Lost", a double A-Side with "Getting Away With It", was a planned third single but was pulled shortly before release; promo CDs were sent out to radio stations but it received no airplay. " Getting Away with It " was the first single by the English band Electronic, which comprised Bernard Sumner of New Order Elsewhere in Europe the album's success was greater. For example, in Italy it peaked at #6 in the album chart, and in Germany it peaked at #18.

After releasing Fleshwounds, Skin went on to perform various solo gigs around Europe. She was also support for the European leg of Robbie Williams' and Placebo's world tours. Robert Peter Maximilian Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer Placebo are an Alternative rock band formed in London in 1994 currently comprising Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal and Steve Forrest

Soon after touring she began to record her second album, Fake Chemical State, which was released for sale on 20 March 2006, preceded by new single Just Let the Sun two weeks earlier. Fake Chemical State is the follow up to Skin's debut album Fleshwounds. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. " Just Let The Sun " was the second release from Skin's second album Fake Chemical State. The first single actually issued from this album was Alone in My Room, a download-only track released on 7 November 2005. " Alone in My Room " is a song by Skin, which was the first single to be released from Skin's second album Fake Chemical State. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 'Alone In My Room' was also the name given to Skin's first UK solo tour in two years, which commenced in Berlin in November 2005. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. For this album she shaved her head bald again, returning to the look she had in her Skunk Anansie days.

Skin's next solo outing was a small promotional 'Fake Chemical State' tour. It kicked off in Glasgow on 17 March 2006. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. She went onto perform many large festivals around Europe including Rock Werchter in Belgium and the Southside/Hurricane festivals in Germany. Rock Werchter is an annual Music festival in the village of Werchter in Belgium since 1974 The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Southside Festival, also just Southside, is a music festival that takes place near Tuttlingen, southern Germany, usually every June The Hurricane Festival, also just Hurricane, is a music festival that takes place in Scheeßel near Bremen, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. She performed on the main stage at most of these festivals.

As of April 2007 Skin has been recording her third solo album, working again with Gordon Raphael. Gordon Raphael is a Record producer and musician from Seattle Washington.

In February 2008 she announced that she was working with Timo Maas and Martin Buttrich on a side project called "Format-3"

Her 2008 song "Tear down these houses" was released as a part of the soundtrack to Parlami d'Amore, directed by Silvio Muccino. Timo Maas (born 1970 in Hanover, West Germany) is an Electronic music DJ / producer and Remixer Career Silvio Muccino (born April 14, 1982) is an Italian Actor. Biography Muccino was born in Rome on April 14 1982

Discography

For Skin's full discography, including tracklistings, see Skin discography. Skin is the former lead singer of Skunk Anansie and now a solo artist
For Skunk Anansie's full discography see Skunk Anansie discography. Skunk Anansie released 3 albums Two of which Paranoid & Sunburnt and Stoosh were released on One Little Indian.

Albums

With Skunk Anansie

As a Solo Artist

Singles

With Skunk Anansie

As a solo artist

Appearances

External links

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