Lady Miss Kier
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Lady Kier as the Goddess Nemesis
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kierin Magenta Kirby |
| Born | August 15, 1963 |
| Origin | Youngstown, Ohio, United States |
| Genres | Electronica, dance-pop, house, hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, DJ, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels |
Elektra Records Pluto Moon Records |
| Associated acts | Deee-Lite |
| Website | ladykier.com |
Kierin Magenta Kirby (born August 15, 1963), better known as Lady Miss Kier, is an American singer, DJ and fashion icon. She is notable as having been the vocalist for the now defunct Deee-Lite. This was followed by a career as an international DJ and a songwriting solo career. She supported Green Party candidate Jill Stein in the 2016 US Presidential election.
Kirby was born in Youngstown, Ohio, and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She spent time in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where she attended Kempsville High School, and Washington, DC; in 1982, at age 19, she settled in New York City, New York, to pursue a career in fashion design. She briefly attended the Fashion Institute of Technology to study textile design. She supported herself as a waitress, bartender, coat checker, bathroom attendant, go-go dancer, and art gallery receptionist while concentrating on design.
In 1986, Kirby met Ukrainian-born Dmitry Brill ("Supa DJ Dmitry") in New York, when she made him silver platform boots and a glitter blue spacesuit for his band, Shazork. That same year, she began experimenting with singing and writing music with Brill.
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