Grace Jones La Vie En Rose Top Pop

Grace Beverly Jones OJ (born 19 May 1948) is a Jamaican model, singer and actress. In 1999, she ranked 82nd on VH1 s 100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll, and in 2008, she was honored with a Q Idol Award. Jones influenced the crossdressing movement of the 1980s and has been an inspiration for artists including Annie Lennox, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Solange, Lorde, Róisín Murphy, Brazilian Girls, Nile Rodgers, Santigold, and Basement Jaxx. In 2016, Billboard magazine ranked her as the 40th greatest dance club artist of all time. Beginning in 1977, Jones embarked on a music career, securing a record deal with Island Records and initially becoming a star of New York City s Studio 54centered disco scene. In the early 1980s, she moved toward a new wave style that drew on reggae, funk, postpunk, and pop music, frequently collaborating with both the graphic designer JeanPaul Goude and the musical duo Sly Robbie. Her most popular albums include Warm Leatherette (1980), Nightclubbing (198