As the weather here in London remains stubbornly cold and miserable, our thoughts (of course!) continue to be preoccupied with our pending return to the delights of the Costa del Sol (one week on Saturday) - and I feel in the mood for one of Spain's most entertaining bands, one of our favourites, and one we haven't featured for a while...
...the ultra-camp sort-of-Goth-cum-dance duo Fangoria!
It may be nowhere near Hallowe'en, but that's not going to stop the terrifyingly startling Alaska and her chums. They're in full haunting mood - forgive their Desfachatez [impudence]...
Facts about (lead singer) the magnificent Alaska:
- Born Olvido Gara Jova in Mexico, of Spanish/Cuban exile parents, she apparently told her mother when she was a child that she would love to be a boy just to be gay.
- Her earliest bands Los Pegamoides and Dinarama were heavily influenced by punk and post-punk bands such as Siouxsie and the Banshees and Depeche Mode; on forming Fangoria her musical style changed more towards electro-dance.
- Alaska is widely regarded in Spain as a "gay icon" and is a fervent supporter of Madrid Gay Pride.
- She had a starring role as Bom in the Pedro Almodóvar film Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón.
I could imagine that choon in the Eurovision Song Contest!
ReplyDeleteNot long to wait now, I will have to think about your cover whilst you're away. Has Mr Devine even bothered with the rota this year?
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Fangoria actually tried to get Spain's nomination for Eurovision back in 1985, but lost out to this instantly-forgettable number!
DeleteMr DeVine hasn't said anything about "the rota", but then again, lately he tends to pop in briefly then disappear again for days... Jx
Just the tonic I needed this morning.
ReplyDeleteLove her to bits.
She's amazing! And she and I are the same age. I doubt I'd look quite so dramatic in high heels, however. Jx
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