Grace Jones

Biography

Grace Mendoza, 19 May 1948, Spanish Town, Jamaica, West Indies (1952 and 1954 have also been listed as her year of birth). Six feet of style, looks and attitude, Jones moved to New York City in 1964, then became a successful Paris model, appearing on the covers of Vogue, Elle and Der Stern. After a flirtation with acting, she made some unexceptional disco records that sold on the strength of her image and her explicit stage show. Both were carefully crafted by her boyfriend, French artist... Read more

Genres

Action & Adventure Movies Comedy Movies Dance Documentaries Horror Movies Music Videos & Concerts Pop / Rock Pop / Rock R&B / Soul Sci-Fi / Fantasy Movies Western Movies

Tags

disco

new wave

pop

female vocalists

80s

seen live

funk

reggae

electronic

soul

trip-hop

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