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, Young began playing piano as a child. She has released seven studio albums. Young has also sung with several artists including

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and The Damned. She also recorded with record producer

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, drummer

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Career

In 1997, she released her debut album ''

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''. In the early 2000s, she began working with Tony Visconti on ''

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'', which featured a duet with David Bowie, "Saviour". On 2004's '' X'', the opening track "No Other God" was a duet with Brian Molko of Placebo. Besides her own work, Young has also been featured on other artists' records. She appeared on David Bowie's '' Heathen'' in 2002. She also provided the operatic vocals in Morrissey's single "

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" in 2008. She then sang vocals on an alternate version of "New Kid" by Monokino in 2009, and collaborated with GUIDES to perform a cover of "Leave Me Alone" by New Order in 2015. In May 2014, Young released her seventh album, '' The Knife Shift'', which was recorded with Dave Grohl who played drums and guitar. In 2019, Young released her tenth and latest studio album, ''The SubSet'', which she wrote, arranged, produced, and mixed. The album was rated 8 out of 10 by ''

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''.

Discography

Studio albums

*''

'' (1997) *''

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'' (1999) *''

'' (2003) *'' X'' (2004) *''

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'' (2006) *'' Music for Strippers, Hookers, and the Odd On-Looker'' (2009) *''

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'' (2011) *'' The Knife Shift'' (2014) *''

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'' (2017) *''

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'' (2019) *''Beauty Shop'' (2022)

Singles

*"Saviour" ft.

(Kro/Sony Masterworks 2020 — originally released on ''Breasticles'', 2003) *"Touch Tongues" (N- 2003, Portugal) *"Kill the Father" (

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/ Attack 2006, UK) *"London Cry" (Sanctuary/Attack 2006, UK) *"Pearl of a Girl" (Digital Release Only, TVPI 2014, US)

EP

*''V the Volcanic'' (2011)

References

External links

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