Biography
Name: Grace Jones
Birth Name: Grace Mendoza
Nickname: The Queen of Gay Discos
Birth Date: May 19,1948
Birth Place: Spanish Town, Jamaica
Sex: Female
Nationality: Jamaican
Height: 5'10 1/2"
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Sexual Orientation: Bisexual
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Instrument: Vocals
Years Active: 1973-present
Label: Island Records, Manhattan Records, Capitol, Wall of Sound/Pias Records
Profession: Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Model
Major: Disco, Urban, Soul, Dance-Pop, New Wave, Dance, Dancehall
First Major Screen Credit: Gordon's War (1973)
University: Syracuse University
Speaks: French
Husband: Atila Altaunbay
Father: Robert W. Jones, who was a politician and Apostolic clergyman
Mother: Marjorie
Brother: Bishop Noel Jones
Son: Paulo
Awards and Nominations
Saturn Awards
1985 – Best Supporting Actress for Conan the Destroyer: Nomination
1986 – Best Supporting Actress for A View to a Kill: Nomination
1987 – Best Supporting Actress for Vamp: Nomination
Grammy Awards
1983 – Best Long Form Music Video for her A One Man Show: Nomination
MTV Video Music Award
1986 – Best Female Video for "Slave to the Rhythm": Nomination
Razzie Awards
1987 – Worst Supporting Actress for Siesta: Nomination
Q Music Award
2008 – Idol award: Winner
Studio Albums
Portfolio (1977)
Fame (1978)
Muse (1979)
Warm Leatherette (1980)
Nightclubbing (1981)
Living My Life (1982)
Slave to the Rhythm (1985)
Inside Story (1986)
Bulletproof Heart (1989)
Hurricane (2008)
Live Albums
A One Man Show (2010)
Compliations
Island Life (1985)
The Ultimate (1993)
Island Life 2 (1996)
Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions (1998)
20th Century Masters-The Millennium Collection: The Best of Grace Jones (2003)
The Universal Masters Collection (2003)
The Collection (2004)
The Grace Jones Story (2006)
Color Collection (2006)
Singles (Recommended Songs)
"The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game"
Grace Jones-Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician
Jazz,曾幾何時
我也看過這位黑人女歌手的黑膠大碟
沒有記錯應該是slave to the rhythm那一張
不過她的歌曲一首也沒聽過
謝謝介紹........
Posted by: 安仔 | 07/20/2010 at 03:26 AM