Mary Byker
| Mary Byker | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ian Garfield Hoxley |
| Also known as | Mary Mary |
| Born |
20 December 1963 Leicester, England |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
| Associated acts | Gaye Bykers on Acid, Pop Will Eat Itself, Pigface, Apollo 440 |
Mary Byker (a.k.a. Mary Mary) (born Ian Garfield Hoxley, 20 December 1963, Sprowston, Norwich, England), is a singer, producer and DJ known for his work as the lead singer of Gaye Bykers on Acid, Pop Will Eat Itself, Pigface and Apollo 440.
Byker was born on 20 December 1963 in Sprowston, a suburb of Norwich, to father Ken Hoxley and mother Wendy Hoxley. Byker spent his early years living in Long Melford and Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk before his family relocated to Leicestershire in 1970. He attended the Kibworth Primary School, Kibworth High School and Robert Smyth School in Market Harborough.
Byker was a founding member of grebo band Gaye Bykers on Acid, which he formed with bassist Robber Byker in 1985 before being joined by guitarist Tony Byker and drummer Kevin Hyde in 1986.... The band recorded several albums before dissolving in 1990. Following this, he worked with Martin Atkins in the Industrial Music supergroup Pigface as well as Hyperhead before joining Apollo 440 in 1996. In 2002 he toured with former bandmate Noko as part of Maximum Roach. In 2010 he joined the recently reformed Pop Will Eat Itself as co-vocalist alongside Graham Crabb. When not touring and recording with Pop Will Eat Itself, Byker works as a DJ while occasionally scoring music for films and television .
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