Skin

Skin is a British singer and songwriter, born Deborah Anne Dyer in Brixton, London, and inspired in childhood by the music at her grandfather's basement nightclub. Known for her powerful soprano voice, she studied interior architecture and design at Teesside Polytechnic before forming Skunk Anansie in 1994; the Britrock band sold more than five million records with albums such as Paranoid & Sunburnt, Stoosh and Post Orgasmic Chill, and scored its biggest hit with Weak. The group disbanded in 2001 and reformed in 2009, and in between she released the solo albums Fleshwounds and Fake Chemical State. She has since worked as a DJ under the name D-Dyer, released the Breed EP with Nicole Moudaber, judged the Italian version of The X Factor for one season, and published the memoir It Takes Blood and Guts.