Amanda Lear
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Amanda Lear (born 18 November 1939 is a French singer, lyricist, composer, painter, TV presenter, actress and novelist. She is the daughter of an Englishman and a Russian exile. Currently she lives in Saint-Étienne-du-Grès, France near Avignon in the south. She studied art in Paris and in the 60s moved to London. During this period she got to know the most prominent designers, musicians and artists belonging to the artistic circles she frequented. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Amanda+Lear"
Key facts
- Born
- Amanda Tap or Tapp , c. 1939–50 , ( various dates given – see § Early life ), Saigon , French Indochina , (present-day Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter painter television personality actress model
- Spouse
- Alain-Philippe Malagnac ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1979 ; died 2000 )
- Height
- 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
- Hair color
- Blonde
- Eye color
- Brown
- Genres
- Pop dance Euro disco pop rock new wave Eurodance jazz
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Years active
- 1965–present
- Labels
- Ariola Records Five Records Carrere Records Ricordi International Chène Music ZYX Music Le Marais Productions Edina Music Just Good Music for Your Ears Little Boom Records
- Website
- www .amandalear .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Amanda Lear ( French pronunciation: [amɑ̃da liʁ]; née Tap or Tapp) is a French singer, songwriter, painter, television presenter, actress and former model.
She began her professional career as a fashion model in the mid-1960s and went on to model for Paco Rabanne, Ossie Clark and others. She met Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí and remained his closest friend and muse for almost 20 years. Lear first came into the public eye as the cover model for Roxy Music's album For Your Pleasure in 1973. From the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, she was a million-album-selling disco star signed to Ariola Records, primarily impacting continental Europe and Scandinavia. Lear's first four albums earned her mainstream popularity, charting in the top 10 of European charts, including the best-selling Sweet Revenge (1978). Her bigger hits included "Blood and Honey", "Tomorrow", "Queen of Chinatown", "Follow Me", "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)", "The Sphinx", and "Fashion Pack".