Grace Jones
Grace Jones is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, model and actor whose music brings disco, reggae and new wave together with theatrical performance.
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Overview
- From
- Jamaica, later Syracuse, New York
- Work
- Singer, songwriter, model and actor
- First albums
- Portfolio (1977), Fame (1978) and Muse (1979)
- Breakout era
- Warm Leatherette (1980) and Nightclubbing (1981)
Mini bio
How it started.
Born in Jamaica, Grace moved with her family to Syracuse, New York, before building a modeling career in New York City and Paris. Her first record deal in 1977 led to Portfolio and club favourites including “I Need a Man” and her version of “La Vie en rose”.
Finding her sound.
With Chris Blackwell, Alex Sadkin and the Compass Point All Stars, she moved into new wave and reggae on Warm Leatherette and Nightclubbing. “Pull Up to the Bumper” became a signature song. Her angular clothes and square-cut hair developed through her creative partnership with Jean-Paul Goude.
Beyond the records.
Grace also appeared in Conan the Destroyer, A View to a Kill, Vamp and Boomerang. She told her own story with Paul Morley in I’ll Never Write My Memoirs, published in 2015, and joined Beyoncé and Tems on “MOVE” in 2022.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2022MOVEFeatured performer with Beyoncé and Tems
- 1985Slave to the RhythmVocals; album made with Trevor Horn
- 1981NightclubbingSinger and songwriter
Film
- 1985A View to a KillMay Day
Books
- 2015I’ll Never Write My MemoirsCo-author with Paul Morley
Awards
Quotes
I just did what I felt like doing.Grace Jones, Amanpour & Company on PBS
In an interview rebroadcast on July 28, 2023, she described taking chances and following her own instincts.
Trivia
- Her version of “I’ve Seen That Face Before” reworks Astor Piazzolla’s “Libertango”.
- She became a regular at Studio 54 during her early recording career.
- Keith Haring painted her body for her role in Vamp.
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