| First Name |
Lydia
|
| Middle Name |
Anne
|
| Last Name |
Lunch
|
| Maiden Name |
Koch
|
| Full Name at Birth |
Lydia Anne Koch
|
| Birthday |
2nd June, 1959
|
| Birthplace |
Rochester, New York, USA
|
| Height |
5' 3" (160 cm)
|
| Build |
Average
|
| Eye Color |
Blue
|
| Hair Color |
Black
|
| Distinctive Feature |
Song "New Toy"
|
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
|
| Sexuality |
Straight
|
| Ethnicity |
White
|
| Nationality |
American
|
| University |
San Francisco Art Institute
|
| Occupation Text |
Singer, songwriter, actress, self-empowerment speaker
|
| Occupation |
Singer
|
| Claim to Fame |
Song "New Toy"
|
| Music Genre (Text) |
No wave, Post-Punk, Industrial, Avant-Garde, Spoken Word
|
| Music Genre |
Pop/Rock
|
| Year(s) Active |
1976–present
|
| Music Style |
No Wave, Noise-Rock, Experimental Rock, Alternative/ Indie Rock, Punk/New Wave, American Underground, Alternative Pop/ Rock
|
| Music Mood |
Bleak, Cathartic, Literate, Visceral, Theatrical, Volatile, Provocative, Brash, Nihilistic, Confrontational, Harsh, Unsettling, Hostile, Acerbic, Reckless, Intense, Difficult, Angry, Bitter, Angst-Ridden, Fiery
|
| Instrument |
Vocals
|
| Instrument (text) |
Vocals, Guitar
|
| Record Label |
ZE, Ruby, Widowspeak Productions, Crippled Dick Hot Wax!, Atavistic, Breakin Beats
|
| Associated Acts |
Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, 8-Eyed Spy, Big Sexy Noise, Harry Crews, Sonic Youth, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Cypress Grove, Retrovirus, No Trend, Rowland S. Howard, 8 Eyed Spy, Beirut Slump, The Immaculate Consumptive, Lydia Lunch Retrovirus, James Chance, Michael Gira
|
| Official Websites |
www.lydia-lunch.org/, www.imdb.com/name/nm0526120/, www.myspace.com/lydialunch, www.nndb.com/people/061/000059881/, www.lydia-lunch-official.com/, http://lydia-lunch.net
|
| Favorite Bands |
Karen Finley
|
| Favorite Places |
Barcelona
|
| Favorite Colors |
Black
|
Lydia Lunch (born Lydia Anne Koch, June 2, 1959) is an American singer, poet, writer, actress and self-empowerment speaker. Her career was spawned by the New York City no wave scene in the 1970s, predominantly as the singer and guitarist of Teenage Jesus and the Jerks.
