Ari Up

Film & TV

Munich, Germany

Ariane Daniela Forster, known by her stage name Ari Up, was a German vocalist best known as a member of the English post-punk band The Slits. In 1976, at the age of 14, Up formed the Slits with drummer Palmolive. Soon after the Slits were touring as the opening act for the Clash. Ari Up's love of reggae led the Slits into a "jungly" dub style. She was the most flamboyant member of the group,…

Known for

• Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits — Self (archive footage)2018
• Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers — Self2017
• Hated — Self2012
• Punk: Attitude — Herself2005
• Women in Rock — Herself1980
• Rude Boy — Self (uncredited)1980
• The Punk Rock Movie — Self1978
• Death Is Their Destiny — Self1978
• Jubilee — Street Girl1978

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Group

Country

JP

Active from

2011

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

2,556

Total plays

18,030

Ariane Daniele Forster (17 January 1962 – 20 October 2010), known by her stage name Ari Up, was a German vocalist best known as a member of the English punk rock band the Slits. Ari Up was born in Munich, West Germany. Both her parents were involved in the music industry; her father, Frank Forster, was a German schlager singer, and her mother Nora Forster had connections within the rock music scene. Her godfathers were Austrian singer and composer Udo Jürgens and Jon Anderson, the vocalist of t

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Part of

The Slits

Given name

Daniela

Family name

Forster

Gender

female

Citizenship

Germany

Place of birth

Munich

Place of death

Los Angeles

Mother

Nora Forster

Occupation

guitarist

Languages spoken

German

Genre

punk rock

Instrument

voice

Official website

ariup.com

Image

The Slits-24.jpg

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