HEADLINER - GRACE JONES

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HEADLINER - GRACE JONES - 

Acclaimed singer, songwriter and actress, Grace Jones most recently released 'Hurricane,' a new album of original material, in 2010. Produced by Jones and Ivor Guest, 'Hurricane' has received widespread praise in the U.K. and Europe where it was released last year. The tracks "Williams' Blood" and "Corporate Cannibal" have emerged as hits, as has the new video for "Corporate Cannibal" directed by Nick Hooker. Last July, Jones performed in a new show at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Collaborating with acclaimed Academy Award-winning costume and production designer Eiko Ishioka, Jones debuted songs from the new album for U.S. audiences.
Born in Jamaica before relocating to Syracuse, New York with her family, Grace Jones embarked on a successful career as a model in New York City and Paris. In 1977 Jones secured her first record deal resulting in a string of dance-club hits including "I Need A Man" and her acclaimed reinvention of Edith Piaf's classic "La Vie En Rose." The three disco albums she recorded, 'Portfolio' (1977), 'Fame' (1978) and 'Muse' (1979), generated considerable success in the market and established her as a major recording artist.
Jones is equally famous for her motion picture roles in such features as "Conan the Destroyer" (1984) co-starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, "A View to a Kill" (1985) co-starring Roger Moore as James Bond, the vampire thriller "Vamp" (in which Keith Haring famously painted her body for her role as an undead exotic dancer) and "Boomerang" (1992) co-starring Eddie Murphy (for which she recorded the song "7 Day Weekend"). Her television work includes appearances on "Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special" (1988), "Beastmaster" (1999) and "Shaka Zulu: The Citadel" (2001).

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