Perri Lister (born 10 April 1959) is an English former dancer, singer and actress. She was a dancer with the British dance troupe

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'' in the late 1970s – early 1980s in the United Kingdom.Billy Idol biography
In the 1980s Lister was a backing vocalist for a number of pop music acts, including

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, with whom she had a nine-year relationship.

Early life

Perri Lister was born on 10 April 1959 in

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, England, the daughter of Bert Lister, a stage manager, dresser and chauffeur, by his third wife, stage actress Gail Kendall. Her paternal grandmother was an amateur opera singer."Obituary: Bert Lister". ''Independent''. Philip Hoare. 9 November 1995
Retrieved 13 April 2015

Entertainment career

In 1978, she was a member of the dance troupe

, which performed on British television's ''

''. They were noted for their sexually suggestive costumes and risqué dance routines.Haden-Guest, Anthony (1997). ''The Last Party: Studio 54, disco and the culture of the night''. William Morrow. p.155 Lister was one of the original

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, a group of young, flamboyantly dressed people who patronised the elite

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club night Blitz in the early 1980s, among whom were

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, and Marilyn. She appeared as a dancer in the 1980 musical

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''. Lister began a relationship with rock singer

in 1980, over whom she allegedly exerted a big influence.Biography Billy Idol Wayango meet my musicSavage, Jon (1996). ''Time Travel''. Chatto & Windus. p.199 She sang the French lyrical backing vocal chorus, "Les yeux sans visage" on his 1984 hit single " Eyes Without a Face", and appeared in several of his music videos, including "

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" in which she played the bride; "

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", and she was the girl bound to a cross in the second video for his song "

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".''Mademoiselle, Volume 96, Editions 7–9 (1990). Condé Nast Publications. p.248 ''Mademoiselle'' described Lister's sexy performance in the latter video as "sizzling". She danced topless in the 1982

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video for the single release "The Chauffeur", and sang backing vocals for the band Visage, and

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and Cheryl Poirier. The group released an album titled ''Boomerang'' (1986) and a

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of " These Boots Are Made for Walkin.''Spin'' Magazine. March 1987. p.33

Personal life

Lister and Billy Idol together have a son, Willem Wolf Broad,.Hochman, Steve (1999). ''Popular Musicians: The Doobie Brothers-Paul McCartney''. Salem Press. p.512 who was born in Los Angeles, California on 15 June 1988. When an American model held a press conference claiming to be Idol's girlfriend, Lister responded by holding one of her own, maintaining that she was "and always had been Idol's girlfriend".Biography Billy Idol Wayango meet my music
Retrieved 13-02-11 The couple broke up in 1989. To date, Lister resides in Los Angeles.''Amica'' magazine. Milan, Italy: RCS Mediagroup S.p.A. #1 January 2012 Her son Willem is a member of the rock band FIM.

Filmography

* ''Can't Stop the Music'' (1980) as a dancer * ''Eternity'' (1989) as Sean's secretary * ''

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'' (1989), television series, as Lucy * '' Bad Influence'' (1990) as Claire's friend * ''

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'' (1990) as Cherry * ''Michael Angel'' (1998) as Sylvia Masters * ''2 Dudes and a Dream'' (2009) as Mrs. Price

Discography

* '' The Anvil'' (1982), Polydor * ''

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'' (1982), Island Records * '' Don't Take My Coconuts'' (1983), EMI America * '' Doppelganger'' (1983), Island Records * ''

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'' (1983), Chrysalis * ''Boomerang'' (1986), Atlantic Records * "

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" (1986), Atlantic Records

References

External links

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