>>10501521>Siouxsie Sioux (/ˈsuzi su/, SU-zi-Su), is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer.[1] She was the lead singer of the rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees (1976–1996). They released 11 studio albums, and had several UK Top 20 singles including "Hong Kong Garden", "Happy House" and "Peek-a-Boo", plus a US Top 25 single in the Billboard Hot 100, with "Kiss Them for Me".Siouxsie also formed a second group, the Creatures (1981–2005). With the Creatures she recorded four studio albums, and singles including "Right Now". After disbanding the Creatures in the mid-2000s, she has continued as a solo artist, using just the name Siouxsie, and released the album Mantaray to critical acclaim in 2007.
AllMusic named Siouxsie as "one of the most influential British singers of the rock era".[2] Her songs have been covered by Jeff Buckley ("Killing Time"), Tricky ("Tattoo") and LCD Soundsystem ("Slowdive") and sampled by Massive Attack ("Metal Postcard") and the Weeknd ("Happy House"). In 2011, she was awarded for Outstanding Contribution to Music at the Q Awards[3] and in 2012, she received the Inspiration Award at the Ivor Novello Awards.[4]
In 2023, Siouxsie announced her return to the stage with European, US and UK dates from May 2023.
