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Grace Jones

Grace Jones
Grace Jones @ Fremantle Park (17 4 2011) (5648209193).jpg
Jones in performance, 2011
Born Beverly Grace Jones
(1948-05-19) 19 May 1948 (age 68)
Spanish Town, St. Catherine, Jamaica
Other names Grace Mendoza
Alma mater Onondaga Community College
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • lyricist
  • model
  • record producer
  • actress
Years active 1973–present
Home town Syracuse, New York, US
Spouse(s)
  • Atila Altaunbay (m. 1996)
Children 1
Relatives Noel Jones (brother)
Website Facebook Grace Jones
Musical career
Genres
Instruments Vocals
Labels

Grace Jones (born 19 May 1948) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, lyricist, supermodel, record producer, and actress. She was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, and raised by her grandparents. At 13 she moved with her siblings to their parents' home in Syracuse, New York. Jones started out as a model, initially in New York state, then in Paris, working for Yves St. Laurent, Claude Montana, and Kenzo Takada, and appearing on the covers of Elle, Vogue, and Stern working with Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin, and Hans Feurer.

In 1977 Jones secured a record deal with Island Records; she moved into dance, new wave, and reggae music, often collaborating with the Compass Point All Stars. She scored Top 40 entries on the UK Singles Chart with "Pull Up to the Bumper", "I've Seen That Face Before", "Private Life", "Slave to the Rhythm" and "I'm Not Perfect". Her most popular albums include Warm Leatherette (1980), Nightclubbing (1981), and Slave to the Rhythm (1985).


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