Leoncia Maria Martin, known professionally as Leoncie,
is an Indian–Icelandic musician. Her other stage names are Icy Spicy Leoncie and Indian Princess Leoncie.
Life
Leoncie was born in
Goa in India. She is of Indian and Portuguese descent (Goa was a
Portuguese Colony
The Portuguese Empire ( pt, Império Português), also known as the Portuguese Overseas (''Ultramar Português'') or the Portuguese Colonial Empire (''Império Colonial Português''), was composed of the overseas colonies, factories, and the l ...
until 1961).
She studied music at
Trinity College Of Music
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance is a music and dance conservatoire based in London, England. It was formed in 2005 as a merger of two older institutions – Trinity College of Music and Laban Dance Centre. The conservatoire has ...
London.
In 1982 she moved to
Kópavogur, Iceland after marrying an Icelander, where she worked as an entertainer.
A singer-songwriter, she has been compared to
Madonna
Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...
and the
Peruvian entertainer
Tigresa del Oriente
Juana Judith Bustos Ahuite (born 22 November 1945) is best known as La Tigresa del Oriente (lit. Spanish for The Eastern Tigress, the "east" being the Peruvian Amazon) is a Peruvian singer, hairdresser, actress, makeup artist and model. Due to th ...
.
In 2003, ''
Morgunblaðið
''Morgunblaðið'' (, ''The Morning Paper'') is an Icelandic newspaper. ''Morgunblaðið''s website, mbl.is, is the most popular website in Iceland.
History
''Morgunblaðið'' was founded by Vilhjálmur Finsen and Ólafur Björnsson, brother of ...
'' called her "one of the most unusual and controversial artists in the country."
Icelandic musician said in 2015 "It is difficult to explain or describe Leoncie, or her cultural significance to foreigners. Perhaps she could be described as an un-ironic Icelandic/Indian version of
Ru Paul
RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960; stylized as RuPaul) is an American drag queen, television personality, actor, musician, and model. Best known for producing, hosting, and judging the reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' ...
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In 2016, journalist called her "the ''
enfant terrible'' of Icelandic outsider music."
She has appeared on the British shows ''
The X Factor'' and ''
Eurotrash.''
Discography
* ''My Icelandic Man'' (1985)
* ''Story from Brooklyn'' (1992)
* ''Love Message from Overseas'' (2001 or 2003)
* ''Sexy Loverboy'' (2002)
* ''Invisible Girl'' (2005)
* ''Radio Rapist-Wrestler'' (2005)
* ''Pukki Bollywood Baby'' (2008)
* ''Wild American Sheriff'' (2009)
* ''Dansaðu við Leoncie'' (2011)
* ''Gay World'' (2012)
* ''Mr. Lusty'' (2017)
References
External links
Official YouTube channel*
Musician/Wrestler/Soul Toucher ''
Iceland Review'' 2009, archived
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20th-century Icelandic women singers
Living people
People from Goa
21st-century Icelandic women singers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Icelandic women singer-songwriters