Viv Albertine

Person · Open Library

Works

5

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Film & TV

Sydney - Australia

Viviane Katrina Louise "Viv" Albertine is an Australian-born British singer and songwriter, best known as the guitarist for the English punk group the Slits.

Known for

• Punk Girls - Die weibliche Geschichte des britischen Punk — Self2024
• Punk — Self2019
• Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits — Self2018
• Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers — Self2017
• Girl in a Band: Tales from the Rock 'n' Roll Front Line — Self2015
• The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill — Self2014
• Exhibition — D2013
• Sid! By Those Who Really Knew Him2009
• Punk rule O.K. — Herself1996
• Women in Rock — Herself1980

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Female

Origin

United Kingdom

Active from

1954-12-01

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

6,711

Total plays

42,834

Viv Albertine. Born Sydney, Australia. French/Corsican father, Swiss mother. Brought up in North London (Muswell Hill). Quite poor. Comprehensive school. Favourite subjects, buying records; clothes, boys, art, English. Age17 went to art school. Dropped out and worked at Dingwalls, music venue Camden Town. Went to another art school met Mick Jones, saw The Sex Pistols first show. Bought Horses, Patti Smith. Dropped out. Bought Les Paul Junior with £200 my grandmother left me. <a href="https://www

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Part of

The Slits

Given name

Louise

Gender

female

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Sydney

Occupation

film director

Educated at

Chelsea College of Art and Design

Languages spoken

English language

Student of

Keith Levene

Genre

punk rock

Instrument

voice

Record label

Island Records

Official website

www.vivalbertine.com

Image

Viv Albertine O2 Bristol.jpg

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