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Lydia Lunch

1959 - Today

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Lydia Lunch (born Lydia Anne Koch; June 2, 1959) is an American singer, poet, writer, actress and self-empowerment speaker. Her career began during the 1970s New York City no wave scene as the singer and guitarist of Teenage Jesus and the Jerks. Her work typically features provocative and confrontational noise music delivery and she has maintained an anti-commercial stance, operating independently of major labels and distributors. The Boston Phoenix named Lunch one of the ten most influential performers of the 1990s. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Lydia Lunch is the 2,232nd most popular singer (down from 2,210th in 2024), the 12,252nd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,916th in 2019) and the 624th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Lydia Lunch ranks 2,232 out of 4,381. Before her are Yuri, Kitty Wells, Teddy Park, Thomas Allen, Chris Fehn, and Jimmy Witherspoon. After her are Chiara Siracusa, Daimaou Kosaka, Azam Ali, Loukas Giorkas, Pandora, and Camille.

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Among people born in 1959, Lydia Lunch ranks 534. Before her are Andy McNab, Mackenzie Phillips, Tamara E. Jernigan, Sergey Baburin, Jean Ravelonarivo, and Zhan Videnov. After her are Lutz Heßlich, Giorgio Vanzetta, Demet Akbağ, Boman Irani, Franco Chioccioli, and Fernando Álvez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lydia Lunch ranks 12,255 out of 20,380. Before her are Brandon Call (1976), Ana Ortiz (1971), Renée Richards (1934), Walter Lord (1917), Ted Demme (1963), and Dana Vollmer (1987). After her are Hugh Marlowe (1911), Fannie Lou Hamer (1917), Chris Frantz (1951), Troy Ruttman (1930), Edward Andrews (1914), and Ryan Hurst (1976).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Lydia Lunch ranks 624. Before her are T.I. (1980), Jack Harlow (1998), Dave Williams (1972), Kitty Wells (1919), Chris Fehn (1973), and Jimmy Witherspoon (1920). After her are Jerry Vale (1930), Don Toliver (1994), David Ruffin (1941), Mary Wells (1943), Redfoo (1975), and Roy Clark (1933).

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