Poly Styrene

March 20, 2025 00:02:47
Poly Styrene
KMUD- Women's Histories
Poly Styrene

Mar 20 2025 | 00:02:47

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Marianne Joan Elliott-Said, known by the stage name Poly Styrene, was an English musician, singer-songwriter, and frontwoman for the punk rock band X-Ray Spex. She was recognized as rock's original Riot grrrl, the underground feminist punk movement.

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