Martina Topley-Bird

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Martina Topley Bird Hayley Madden/Redferns

Biography

Martina Topley-Bird (born 7 May 1975, St Pancras, London) is an English vocalist and songwriter who first gained fame as the featured female vocalist on trip hop pioneer Tricky's debut album, Maxinquaye (a printing error credited her as "Martine"). She worked with him on his follow-up albums and, in 2003, released her own solo album, Quixotic.

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BBC Reviews

  1. The Blue God 2008

    Review of The Blue God

    Reviewed by Paul Clarke

    A hall of mirrors, warping reflections of Ella Fitzgerald, two-tone ska, dark...

  2. Quixotic 2003

    Review of Quixotic

    Reviewed by Sue Keogh

    Everyone's been wondering where on earth she'd got to. As such, the weight of...

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