Grace Jones (born 1948) is a Jamaican singer, model and actress known for her androgynous image, theatrical performances and genre-crossing recordings since the late 1970s.

Born 19 May 1948 in Spanish Town, Jamaica; career spans modelling, recording and film; breakthrough as a disco artist in late 1970s, later pivotal albums include Warm Leatherette, Nightclubbing and Hurricane.

DeBaser's reviews portray Grace Jones as a flamboyant, androgynous pop icon whose work spans disco, reggae and new wave. Key praised albums include Portfolio, Nightclubbing and Hurricane. Critics highlight her theatrical presence, vocal power and lasting cultural impact.

For:Fans of 70s/80s disco, new wave and post-punk; readers interested in fashion, queer culture and iconic performers.

 Grace Jones is a character now consigned to history, for better or worse: someone who understood, a rare occurrence, when it was the right time to step aside and who was able to leave a deep mark, if not in the history of music, certainly in culture.

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 In 1981, after the disco music era ended, following LPs like "Fame," "Muse," and "Warm Leatherette," the top model Grace Jones, Jamaican but raised in New York, a famous cover star and inventor of the female gay iconography, released "Nightclubbing" for Island Records, an album full of nuances and sonic contaminations between different genres (reggae, funk, electronic), stylistically one of the most excellent and representative of the eighties.

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 The panther still roars.

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