About Poly Styrene
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 is considered a pioneer for the feminist punk movement. Styrene recorded her first demo album in 1975, when she was 18 years old. In 1976, Styrene released her first single under her real name, Mari Elliott. Her manager enlisted Ted Bunting to produce the record. Her daughter Celeste has called it "similar to Althea and Donna, who she really liked." She co-wrote the B-side "What a Way" with the record's producer, Falcon Stuart.
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