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Grace Jones (born Grace Mendoza on May 19, 1948, in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a model, singer and actress.

Raised in Syracuse, New York, she found success in the 70s as a model, working in New York and Paris (where she shared an apartment with Jerry Hall), before rising to public prominence as a singer and personality.

Jones secured a record deal with Island Records, which resulted in a string of club hits. The three disco albums she recorded - Portfolio (1977), Fame (1978), and Muse (1979) - generated dance singles such as

Sorry/

That’s The Trouble,

I Need A Man, and a classic cover of

La Vie En Rose. During this period, she also became a muse to Andy Warhol, appearing in his portraits and accompanying him to Studio 54 on many occasions.

As the 70s drew to a close, Jones adapted the emerging new wave music to suit a different style, a significant departure from her previous output that resulted in some of her strongest work. Still with Island, and now working with producers Alex Sadkin and Chris Blackwell at Compass Point Studios, and with the considerable talents of Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare (Sly & Robbie) behind her, she released the acclaimed Warm Leatherette (1980) and Nightclubbing (1981). These included re-imaginings of songs by Sting, Iggy Pop, The Pretenders, Roxy Music, Flash and the Pan, The Normal, and Tom Petty, as well as originals like the innuendo-filled

Pull Up To The Bumper and the haunting

I’ve Seen That Face Before (Libertango). Parallel to her musical shift was an equally dramatic visual departure; Jones - working heavily with style artist Jean-Paul Goude - adopted a severe, androgynous look that enhanced her already striking presence, the iconic cover of Nightclubbing exemplifying this new identity.

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disco, female vocalists, 80s, new wave, pop
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ultimatedhani wrote:
yesterday evening

I've Done It Again <3

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Hikadu wrote:
Monday afternoon

This woman's pictures are just..amazing O_O [3] And her music is even more!

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xN- wrote:
Monday morning

This woman's pictures are just..amazing O_O [2]

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tyrique12 wrote:
Sunday evening

This woman's pictures are just..amazing O_O I need to try out her music sometime

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ultimatedhani wrote:
Sunday morning

lets make this the default please http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Grace+Jones/+images/38472263

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LovinMe4Me wrote:
last week

Devil In My Life is amazing! <3

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EssienPopoola wrote:
last month

"Grace Jones vs Madonna? Only one one winner ." - www.happenstanceradio.blogspot.com

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xAng3luSx wrote:
last month

painfully underrated [7] Fucking legend.

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immaboss wrote:
last month

Love love love her!

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frengermoy wrote:
last month

nice

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gloathcrusade wrote:
last month

I love her.

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Space_Doggy wrote:
last month

my chocolate :)

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DarkShaolin wrote:
October 2009

hurricane is great. "this is technology, mixed with a band". [3]

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a13freestate wrote:
October 2009

hurricane is great. "this is technology, mixed with a band". [2]

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DistortedMonkey wrote:
October 2009

hurricane is great. "this is technology, mixed with a band".

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magaut wrote:
October 2009

Hurricane is terrible. [2]

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netoyank wrote:
October 2009

\/ "Horrível" ou não, sem ela nunca existiria uma Lady GaGa. E ela também é a nova inspiração da Rihanna, que está em seu avatar =) mas não dá pra esperar que essa geração Crepúsculo entenda a grandeza de Grace Jones mesmo.

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augustohariss wrote:
October 2009

mulher horrivel chega da medo !

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DarkShaolin wrote:
October 2009

Grace Jones is my ultimate idol and I'm so damn sad that I won't be able to see her at the Fashion Rocks. Money does make you or break you.

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agustonunez wrote:
October 2009

Hurricane is terrible. Maybe it just needs a proper listening to. WARM! leatherette.

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